The New Tablet of Memory; Or, Mirror of Chronology, History, Statistics, Arts and Science (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 Excerpt: ...university founded by the king of Prussia, 1809 Bernard castle, Durham, built, 1270 Berry Pomperoy castle, Devon, built, 1070 Bethlehem hospital, Moorfields, built, 1553--rebuilt, 1675--pulled down, 1818, and removed to Lam beth, being built on the site of the Dog and Duck gardens, and called "New Bethlehem hospital"--first stone laid, April 20, 1812 Beveston castle, Gloucestershire, built, 1076 Beverley church, in Yorkshire, built, 7U Billing (Little) Priory, Northamptonshire, built, 1076 Billingsgate established as a free port for the sale offish, 1699 Bindon abbey, Dorsetshire, built, 11/2 Bingham priory, Norfolk, built, 1206 Birkhedde priory, Cheshire, built, 1189 Birmingham (free chapel in) began by subscription, 1803 Bishop Auckland's palace, Durham, rebuilt, 1665 Bishopsgate, London, pulled down and sold, 1761 Black friars-bridge voted for in common council, 1/55 _ bill passed, May 17, 1756--and the first stone laid, Oct. 31, 1760--passable, 1766--finished, 1770 _ cost 150,840/.--toll-houses built, June, 1773--burnt by the rioters, and re-erected, June 7, 1780--toll taken off, June 24, 1785--Sunday toll took place, June 24, 1786--bridge paved, 1792 Blantyre priory, Scotland, built, 1296 Bliburgh priory, Suffolk, built, 1110 Bodiam castle, Suffolk, built, 1139 Bodleian library, Oxford, rebuilt and found-ed, 1598--first stone laid of, July 19, 1610 Bolton abbey, Yorkshire, built, 1120--castle built, 1297 Bonn university founded by the king of Prussia, 1818 Boston church, Lincolnshire, founded, 1309 Bothel castle, Northumberland, built, 1330 Botolph's priory, Colchester, built, 1109 Bow-bridge first built, 1087 Bow church, Cheapside, built, 1673. present tower finished, 1680 Boxgrove priory, Sussex, built, 1110 Bradenstoke priory, Wilts, built...