This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 edition. Excerpt: ...kind of stone of which they are composed. The City Jaol and Sessions-house is situated on the new road, and has more the appearance of a gentleman's house than a prison. The first stone for this building was laid in 1805, by CHAP. V. Robert Fowler, Mayor, and it was finished in 1809, during the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 edition. Excerpt: ...kind of stone of which they are composed. The City Jaol and Sessions-house is situated on the new road, and has more the appearance of a gentleman's house than a prison. The first stone for this building was laid in 1805, by CHAP. V. Robert Fowler, Mayor, and it was finished in 1809, during the mayoralty of Thomas Colton, who held the first sessions there on the 15th of July. This building, both as a Sessions-house and a Gaol is supposed to be as complete as any in the kingdom. It is visited weekly by the magistrates, to see that the unfortunate have such attention paid to their comfort as is required, and upon other business. Race Course. The Race Course is about half a miie from the west side of the city, and is allowed to be as good as any in the kingdom. The races are held for three days in September. The stand, a handsome erection with a collonade in front, was erected by subscription in 1827. The course is upon a public common, appropriated to such freemen and householders as live about the High Bridge, the former being allowed to stock it with three head of cattle, and such of the latter as are not free, with only one. There are three other commons belonging to the town; one is near the toll bar, called the South Common; the other is near Brayford, and called the Holmes; and the third is eastward of the city, and named the Monk's Leas. The last two are exclusively for freemen. Antiquities. With a view to complete the description of those topics which this portion of the work is intended to embrace, it is necessary that we should advert to the more recent discoveries of antiquarian relics. In September 1809, some workmen who were employed in levelling the ground near the keep of the castle, found a brass coin, in tolerable...
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