The Pictorial Handbook of London
The Pictorial Handbook of London

Author: John Weale

Publisher: Arkose Press

Published: 2015-09-26

Total Pages: 960

ISBN-13: 9781343568228

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The Pictorial Handbook of London
The Pictorial Handbook of London

Author: Henry G. Bohn

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-14

Total Pages: 970

ISBN-13: 9780656620708

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Excerpt from The Pictorial Handbook of London: Comprising Its Antiquities, Architecture, Arts, Manufacture, Trade, Social, Literary, and Scientific Institutions, Exhibitions, and Galleries of Art; Together With Some Account of the Principal Suburbs and Most Attractive Localities The greatest quantity known to have fallen in twenty-four hours is in. The proportion of what falls when the sun is above the horizon is only - rds of that which falls when it is below it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Pictorial Handbook of London
The Pictorial Handbook of London

Author: John Weale

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-21

Total Pages: 956

ISBN-13: 9780484312523

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Excerpt from The Pictorial Handbook of London: Comprising Its Antiquities, Architecture, Arts, Manufacture, Trade, Social, Literary, and Scientific Institutions, Exhibitions, and Galleries of Art The Thames thence runs southerly through a gorge in the Chil tern Hills, which slope down abruptly towards the narrow valley of the river; it passes Bensington, Wallingford (where it receives a small stream), Pangbourne (where another joins it), Streatley, Ma ple Durham and Purley Hall to Henley. Near Reading, it receives the Kennet, which is formed by the meeting of two rivulets at Marl borough, and is augmented by subsidiary streams at Newberry and at Upton, before it joins the main river. The town of Reading itself is situated upon the Kennet, at a distance of 1% mile from the junction with the Thames. This portion of the river is ren dered navigable for boats 109 ft. Long, by 17 ft. Wide, and 4 ft. Draught of water. Above Reading, the Kennet is canalized for a distance of 185 miles, at which point the Kennet and Avon Canal locks into it. Boats of from 50 to 70 tons navigate on this canal, for the width of the water-line is 44 ft., of the floor-line, 24 ft., with a minimum depth of 5 ft.; the locks are 80 ft. Long between gates, by 14 ft. In width. The Kennet and Avon Canal joins London directly with Bath and Bristol. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.