Lanterna Rally

Author: J. Baxter Langley

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781230142418

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. 1863 edition. Excerpt: ...Hudson, Esq., tha "railway king," who at the time was Lord Mayor of York. Holy Trinity Church is on the road from Darlington to Staindrop, and was erected in 1837. The Catholic Church in Paradise Lane was built in the Gothic style, from designs by Ignatius Bonomi, in 1827, and is presided over by the Bight Bev. W. Hogarth, D.D., titular bishop of Hexham. There are also chapels for Baptists, Friends, Congregationalists, and three bodies of Methodists. In its educational institutions Darlington is highly favoured. It contains a Grammar School founded by Queen Elizabeth, two National Schools, three British Schools, a Catholic School, and a Female School of Industry. Besides the Grammar School, Darlington contains about twenty public charities, including a Bluecoat School, au Apprentices' Fund and numerous Alms Houses Among the other principal manufacturing and commercial establishments at Darlington are those of Messrs. Henry Pease and Co., who, besides two extensive wool warehouses, have three mills. The first, the Low Mill, is near the old church. Here the first operations are performed on the wool--washing, carding, and combing. The second or Priestg-ate Mill stands in the locality whose name it bears. Here the wool undergoes a variety of processes until it is ready for sale as yarn, or Tor the third or Northgate Mill, where the weaving processes are carried on. The principal goods manufactured by Messrs. Pease and Co. are Coburg's, for the production of which they are celebrated. The firm was established above 120 years ago, and gives employment to 800 men, women, and children. The Stockton and Darlington Eailway Company's Carriage and Waggon Works provide employment for a large number of persons, and the premises are about to...