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The bath and Bristol guide [electronic resource] : or, tradesman's and traveller's pocket-companion....

The bath and Bristol guide [electronic resource] : or, tradesman's and traveller's pocket-companion....

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The bath and Bristol guide [electronic resource] : or, tradesman's and traveller's pocket-companion. Containing, I. A description of Bath; the first Discovery of its Waters; of the Public Buildings, viz. the Churches, Hospitals, Squares, Streets, Rooms for Public Assemblies, &c. II. The quantites of water each bath contains; the daily Produce of the Waters, and the Hours for Bathing. III. Rules relating to Bath; Orders for the better Regulation of the Chairmen; with the Distances from the Public Places of Resort to several Parts of the City; and what they are to take for each fare they carry. IV. A Table of the Posts going out, and arriving at Bath; the Time of the Coaches, Waggons, Carriers, and Boats going out, and arriving; and an exact Measurement of the Roads between Bath and London, according to the Stones erected every Mile. V. A Description of Bristol. VI. A List of the Carriers that come into, and set out from the City of Bristol, with the Days they keep, the Places they come from, and the Inns they put up at; with an Alphabetical Index, whereby any Person may easily find out the Carrier he wants, with the Place he belongs to; also an Account of the going out and coming in of the Post. VII. Directions for all Travellers, &c. when to Pass over at Aust or New Passage, between England and Wales; with the Prices of Goods, Cattle, and Passengers going over at both Passages. VIII. The Prices of conveying a Letter from the General Post-Office to any Part of England, Ireland, or Flanders; with the going out of the Marls. IX. An account of the roads; the Distances from Place to Place. And other useful observations. .

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The bath and Bristol guide [electronic resource] : or, tradesman's and traveller's pocket-companion. Containing, I. A description of Bath; the first Discovery of its Waters; of the Public Buildings, viz. the Churches, Hospitals, Squares, Streets, Rooms for Public Assemblies, &c. II. The quantites of water each bath contains; the daily Produce of the Waters, and the Hours for Bathing. III. Rules relating to Bath; Orders for the better Regulation of the Chairmen; with the Distances from the Public Places of Resort to several Parts of the City; and what they are to take for each fare they carry. IV. A Table of the Posts going out, and arriving at Bath; the Time of the Coaches, Waggons, Carriers, and Boats going out, and arriving; and an exact Measurement of the Roads between Bath and London, according to the Stones erected every Mile. V. A Description of Bristol. VI. A List of the Carriers that come into, and set out from the City of Bristol, with the Days they keep, the Places they come from, and the Inns they put up at; with an Alphabetical Index, whereby any Person may easily find out the Carrier he wants, with the Place he belongs to; also an Account of the going out and coming in of the Post. VII. Directions for all Travellers, &c. when to Pass over at Aust or New Passage, between England and Wales; with the Prices of Goods, Cattle, and Passengers going over at both Passages. VIII. The Prices of conveying a Letter from the General Post-Office to any Part of England, Ireland, or Flanders; with the going out of the Marls. IX. An account of the roads; the Distances from Place to Place. And other useful observations. .

Publisher

Bath : printed and sold by Thomas Boddely, in King's-Mead-Street. Sold also by the booksellers of Bath and Bristol, [1753]

Date

[1753]

Record Identifier

74Vv0LE4VwKZ

MMS ID

991015808949702626

Language

English

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[4],59,[1]p. ; 8°.

Publication information

Publisher

Bath : printed and sold by Thomas Boddely, in King's-Mead-Street. Sold also by the booksellers of Bath and Bristol, [1753]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

[1753]

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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The bath and Bristol guide [electronic resource] : or, tradesman's and traveller's pocket-companion. Containing, I. A description of Bath; the first Discovery of its Waters; of the Public Buildings, viz. the Churches, Hospitals, Squares, Streets, Rooms for Public Assemblies, &c. II. The quantites of water each bath contains; the daily Produce of th...

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General note

Price from imprint: Price Six-Pence.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

With a dedication.

Citation / References Note

ESTC T163738.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74Vv0LE4VwKZ

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv0LE4VwKZ

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MMS ID

991015808949702626