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Chester (England) - Guidebooks - Early works to 1800
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The chester guide, giving an account of its antiquities, buildings, customs, churches, government, trade, &c. Together with a list of the earls of Chester, embellished with views of the Cathedral, old east-gate, and bridge-gate, outer Castle-Gate, and the barrs. To which is added a directory;
Date: [1797]- Books
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The directory and guide for the city and county of Chester; With a concise history of their antiquities, fortifications, churches, government, trade, fairs, streets, &c. charitable foundations, markets, inns, gentlemen's seats. remarkable prospects, &c. including, a list of the Earls of Chester, from Hugh Lupus, down to the present Earl; also an account of the arrivals and departures of the mails, posts, stage coaches, carriers, rates of chairmen, carmen, &c. &c. comprehending also a chronology of remarkable and interesting events which have happened in Chester, for near five hundred years past, also an alphabetical list of the clergy, merchants, tradesmen, &c. in the city, as well as in the market towns throughout the county; in Wrexham, and its vicinity. Written and compiled by W. Cowdroy, of Chester, printer, 1789:
Cowdroy, W.Date: [1789]- Books
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The chester guide, giving an account of its antiquities, buildings, customs, churches, government, trade &c. Together with a list of the Earls of Chester, embellished with views of the Cathedral, old East-Gate, and Bridge-Gate, outer Castle-Gate, and the barrs. To which is added a directory;
Date: [1795]- Books
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The Chester guide: or, An account of the antient and present state of that city. Containing a concise description of its antiquities, fortifications, churches, government, trade, fairs, streets, lanes, and rows, charitable foundations, markets, inns, gentlemens seats in its environs, remarkable prospects, &c. Including a list of the Earls of Chester; together with the times of going out and coming in of the posts, post coaches, machines, waggons, carriers, names and places of abode of the news carriers, rules and rates of the assemblies, the rates of chairs, carmen, &c. Likewise the distances of the neighbouring market towns and places, gentlemens seats, &c. To which is added a directory: containing an alphabetical list of the clergy, merchants, tradesmen, &c. in the city and market towns in the county. The second edition, with additions and corrections. embellished with a perspectice view, and a ground plan of the city.
Date: 1782- Books
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Chester guide: or An account of the antient and present state of that city. Containing a concise description of its antiquities, fortifications, churches, government, trade, fairs, streets, lanes, and rows, charitable foundations, markets, inns, gentlemens seats in its environs, remarkable prospects, &c. Including a list of the Earls of Chester; together with the times of going out and coming in of the posts, post coaches, machines waggons, carriers, names, and places of abode of the news carriers, rules and rates of the assemblies, the rates of chairs, carmen, &c. Likewise the distances of the neighbouring market towns and places, gentlemens seats, &c. To which is added, a directory: containing an alphabetical list of the clergy, merchants, tradesmen, &c. in the city. The third edition, with additions and corrections. Embellished with a ground plan of the city.
Date: [1787]