Black's Guide to the Channel IslandsDavid Thomas Ansted |
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Aberdeen accommodation Alderney Aubin's Baths beautiful Billiard Room boats Bouley Bay breakwater Brelade's called Carriages Casquets Castle Cornet caverns Channel Islands Church cliff Coaches Coffee-Room comfort commands connected convenient cove Creux curious detached Distance from Harbour Distance from St east EDINBURGH Elizabeth Castle England English excellent extremity Fares feet FIRST-CLASS FAMILY HOTEL First-Class Hotel Fishing Fort Regent French Gentlemen GLASGOW Gorey grand granite GREENOCK Grève de Lecq Grosnez ground Grouville Grouville Church Guernsey pound headland Helier's Herm houses interest Inverness Jerbourg Jersey Jethou Ladies Lake land Lihou Loch Loch Katrine London magnificent miles Minquiers Mont Orgeuil northern numerous Oban Omnibus Ouen's Passengers Peter Port picturesque Pier places Post PRINCES STREET principal Proprietor Railway Station road rocks rocky route ROYAL HOTEL scenery Scotland seen Serk shore side situated Steamers Stirling Table d'Hôte Tickets tide Tourists town Trains valley Visitors walk
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Page 83 - OSSIAN. The Poems of Ossian in the Original Gaelic. With a Literal Translation into English, and a Dissertation on the Authenticity of the Poems.
Page 45 - Lakes," and at an easy distance from the Railway Station. Visitors will have every comfort, combined with moderate charges. Parties purposing to proceed by first Steamer up Lochlomond would do well to arrive at the Hotel the previous evening. Visitors staying at this Hotel have the privilege of going through the Grounds and Flower Gardens of Sir James Colquhoun, Bart., and Mr. Campbell of Tillychewan, and have permission to visit " Mount Misery," which commands 17 miles of the most beautiful portion...
Page 95 - Price 4s. 6d. and 8s. 6d. per bottle. The heat of Summer also frequently communicates a dryness to .the Hair, and a tendency to fall off, which may be completely obviated by the use of ROWLANDS...
Page 39 - The Porters of the Hotel await the arrival of each Train for the removal of Luggage, &c.
Page 32 - Hotel, it being situated within three minutes' walk of the Sulphur and Cheltenham Springs, seven minutes' walk from the Railway Station, and in the immediate vicinity of the Public Baths, Concert-Rooms, &c.
Page 69 - TICKETS will (with certain exceptions) be issued at all the Principal Stations to Parties of not less than Six 1st Class, or TEN 2nd or 3rd Class Passengers desirous of making Pleasure Excursions to Places of Interest on the London and North-Western Railway, The Tickets will be available for return the same day only.
Page 52 - Penzance stands unrivalled for the variety and quiet beauty of its scenery, whilst the mildness of its climate is admirably adapted to invalids. Arrangements en Pension from Oct. 1st to April 1st. Apartments en suite. Reading, Dining, Ladies' Drawing, Billiard, and Smoking Rooms.
Page 95 - Exposed to the scorching rays of the sun and heated particles of dust, will find ROWLANDS...
Page 35 - Hotel is conveniently situated, being within three minutes' walk of the Railway Station, and is patronised by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, and other members of the Royal Family.
Page 39 - HOTEL is situated on the Lower Lake, close to the water's edge, within ten minutes' drive of the Railway Station, and a short distance from the far-famed Gap of Dunloe.