The local historian's table book, of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads [&c.] connected with the counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham. Historical division, Том 3 |
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adjoining afterwards aged Alnwick April arrived assembled attended August bart bells belonging Berwick bishop bishop of Durham Bishopwearmouth boat body Brandling bridge building carriage castle chapel Chester-le-street church city of Durham Clifford's fort coal coffin colliery commenced county of Durham Cuthbert Darlington December discovered duke duke of Northumberland elegant engines engraved erected explosion took place feet fell fire broke foundation stone Gateshead gentlemen George grace guns harbour Hexham honour horses Ibid inscription John John Dobson July June lady laid London lord lordship March marquis marquis of Londonderry mayor Messrs morning Morpeth nearly neighbourhood Newcastle Nicholas North Shields Northumberland November o'clock occasion October opened parish persons pieces presented proceeded river Tyne river Wear Seaham September ship side society South Stockton street Sunderland Thomas tower town Tynemouth waggons wall Wallsend William window workmen yards years.-Ibid years.-Local Papers
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Стр. 367 - John Your locks are like the snaw ; But blessings on your frosty pow, John Anderson my jo. John Anderson my jo, John, We clamb the hill thegither ; And mony a canty day, John, We've had wi...
Стр. 231 - for making and maintaining a railway or tramroad from the river Tees, at Stockton, to Witton Park Colliery, with several branches therefrom, all in the county of Durham...
Стр. 116 - All these persons (except four, who were buried in single graves) were interred in Heworth chapel-yard, in a trench, side by side, two coffins deep, with a partition of brick and lime between every four coffins.
Стр. 135 - A View of Northumberland, with an Excursion to the Abbey of Mailross, in Scotland,
Стр. 127 - An ingenious and highly interesting experiment was performed in the presence of a vast concourse of spectators, on the railway leading from the collieries of Kenton and Coxlodge, near Newcastle, by the application of a steam-engine, constructed by Messrs. Fenton, Murray and Wood, of Leeds, under the direction of Mr. John Blenkinsop, the patentee, for the purpose of drawing the coal wagons.
Стр. 115 - A slight trembling, as from an earthquake, was felt for about half a mile around the workings; and the noise of the explosion, though dull, was heard at three or four miles distance, and much resembled an unsteady fire of infantry. Immense quantities of dust and small coal accompanied these blasts, and rose high into the air, in the form of an inverted cone. The heaviest part of the ejected matter, such...
Стр. 176 - This dreadful accident was caused entirely by the perverse obstinacy of a young man, named John Moody, one of the hewers, who, in defiance of the orders of the overman, refused to use Sir H. Davy's lamp, and lighted a candle, which was twice put out by the workmen whom he was to relieve, but he re-lighted it by unscrewing the lamp, and thus sacrificed his own life, and the lives of his companions.
Стр. 50 - Must be reserv'd for such : these herd together; The common damn'd shun their society, And look upon themselves as fiends less foul. Our time is fix'd, and all our days are...
Стр. 218 - This month, the lower part of the horn of a deer, of extraordinary size, was dug up in the grounds at Campville, South Preston, near Tynemouth. Mr. Fenwick, the proprietor, had ordered a well to be filled up, first removing the walling stones. Considerably in the earth, near the stones, the remains of this large antler were found, in the north-east angle of the Roman camp, called in Brand,
Стр. 367 - Durham, having been created a peer by the style and title of Baron Durham, of the city of Durham, and of Lambton castle, in the county of Durham, a new writ for an MP for the county was issued January...