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[Journal], 1807 Jun-Aug.

Title: [Journal], 1807 Jun-Aug.

Holograph of a tour through Derbyshire, the Lake District, and nearby cities such as Liverpool, Shrewsbury and Worcester by an unidentified young woman in the company of "Mr.Pinchback and dear Eliza." Written in a highly literary style, the journal describes in detail the "fascinating and sublime views" and the author's emotional reactions to them, including Smedley's Cavern, Castleton Peak, Keswick, Ambleside, Coniston, Kendal, Derwent Water, and many other traditional beauties of the Lake District. In Colebrookedale, she viewed the Iron bridge and the "dismal regions" of the ironworks and comments on the harsh working conditions. The author is also interested in artistic interpretations of picturesque sights, even carrying "a small camera, given me many years since by my beloved father." She records the purchase of a print by Pocklington and her pleasure at the exhibition of William Green's "highly finished drawings of the Lakes," and comments frequently on the "captivating effect" of the landscapes she views. Other topics include historic churches, houses and gardens visited; her affection for Eliza; the conditions of roads and inns; and descriptions of meetings with other travelers.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (142 p., many blanks) ; 26 x 20 cm.

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Pocklington, Joseph, 1736-1817. Glossary of place-names in and around London, 1781.

Title: Glossary of place-names in and around London, 1781.

An alphabetically organized manuscript listing of selected towns, churches, parks, bridges and other buildings in and around London, with notes on the most significant features of each of them. The item is signed at end: Carlton Jany 1781. Joseph Pocklington of Carlton upon Trent Nottinghamshire. The notes, with the exception of a more extensive opening entry on Westminster Abbey, are terse ("Fleet Prison very large", "Commons House of a spacious room", "British Museum worth seeing") and highly subjective (St. Paul's Cathedral is "the most magnificent church in the world"). Many entries include dimensions, cost of construction, or, in the case of hospitals and charity schools, endowment and annual income. Some of these figures provide an interesting sidelight on life in 18th century London; for example "Newgate Market may sell £40 worth of butter before 8 or 9 in the morning". The entry on South Sea House includes a reference to the South Sea Bubble of 1720. There is an entry on Bethlehem Hospital (or Bedlam) which at the time contained "about 200 lunatics". The entry on Richmond includes details of the remains of the palace there. Inserted is a ticket with small manuscript map of the area around and immediately to the west of St. Paul's.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ([15] p.) ; 14 cm.

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