Lanterna Rally

Author: James Tunstall

Publisher:

Published: 2016-06-16

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9781332825769

Excerpt from Rambles About Bath and Its Neighbourhood What, a few years ago, were fields or cabbage gardens in the direction of Weston, Lansdown (charlcombe), Newbridge and other localities, are now covered by villas and mansions, vying with each other in the comfort and luxury of their appointments, and the cry is not for tenants to occupy them, but for more eligible sites and more villas for tenants who are always ready to take them. All this, be it observed, is new since Lord Macaulay conversed with us thirty years ago on the exquisite beauties of Bat which even then charmed eyes familiar with the masterpieces of Bramante and Palladio. It must be remembered, too, that Bath is the centre of a large and rich agricultural district abounding with populous villages, small towns, country seats, and manufactories of some importance, and that these help to stimulate and sustain a spirit of enterprise amongst the tradesmen of the city, whose warehouses, shops, and goods are equal to, if they do not outvie, those of any other place out of London. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.