The York Buildings Company: A Chapter in Scotch History. Read Before the Institutes of Bankers and Chartered Accountants, Glasgow, 19th February,
The York Buildings Company: A Chapter in Scotch History. Read Before the Institutes of Bankers and Chartered Accountants, Glasgow, 19th February,

Author: David Murray

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2018-02-14

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781377352237

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The York Buildings Company
The York Buildings Company

Author: David Murray

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-03

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780266239710

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Excerpt from The York Buildings Company: A Chapter in Scotch History, Read Before the Institutes of Bankers and Chartered Accountants, Glasgow, 19th February 1883 Since the success of the New River Scheme, projected by Sir Hugh Middleton in 1609, an extraneous water supply had become a necessity in London, and in the course of the 17th century there were established the Thames, London Bridge, and Shadwell Companies, and the Hampstead Conduit.2 At York Buildings the water3 was led from the river into canals furnished with sluices, and thence pumped up by horse power to cisterns on the higher ground, from which it was conveyed to the customers' houses by service pipes connected with two 7-inch elmwood mains laid through the streets.' 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 York Buildings Company
The York Buildings Company

Author: David Murray

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781341129926

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Salt
Salt

Author: Christopher A. Whatley

Publisher: Birlinn Ltd

Published: 2023-09-14

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1788855906

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Salt is a vital commodity. For many centuries it sustained life for Scots as seasoning for a diet dominated by grains (mainly oats), and for preservation of fish and cheese. Sea-salt manufacturing is one of Scotland's oldest industries, dating to the eleventh century if not earlier. Smoke- and steam-emitting panhouses were once a common sight along the country's coastline and are reflected in many of Scotland's placenames. The industry was a high-status activity, with the monarch initially owning salt pans. Salt manufacture was later organised by Scotland's abbeys and then by landowners who had access to the sea and a nearby supply of coal. As salt was an important source of tax revenue for the government, it was often a cause of conflict (and military action) between Scotland and England. The future of the industry – and the price of salt for consumers – was a major issue during negotiations around the Union of 1707. This book celebrates both the history and the rebirth of the salt industry in Scotland. Although salt manufacturing declined in the nineteenth century and was wound up in the 1950s, in the second decade of the twenty-first century the trade was revived. Scotland's salt is now a high-prestige, green product that is winning awards and attracting interest across the UK.

Aaron Hill
Aaron Hill

Author: Christine Gerrard

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9780198183884

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During his lifetime Aaron Hill was one of the most lively cultural patrons and brokers on the London literary scene - an image hard to square with the company of undistinguished scribblers to which Pope relegated him in the Dunciad. Aaron Hill: The Muses' Projector, 1685-1750, the firstbiography of this fascinating figure for nearly a century, aims to correct the distorted picture of the Augustan cultural scene which Pope passed down to posterity. Hill deliberately confronted Pope in his attempt to free poetry's sublime and visionary potential from the stale platitudes ofneo-classical convention. An early champion of women poets, he also enjoyed close relationships with Eliza Haywood and Martha Fowke, and brought his three writing daughters Urania, Astrea, and Minerva into close contact with his lifelong friend the novelist Samuel Richardson. In 1711 Hill, as stagemanager and librettist, introduced Handel to the English stage, as well as lobbying tirelessly for innovation in the eighteenth-century theatre. His entrepreneurial energies, directed at both commercial and cultural projects, mirror the zeitgeist of early Hanoverian Britain.