Illustrated London [engr. by A.H. Payne, with text by W.I. Bicknell. 2 pt., both imperf.].1846 |
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... whole direction was in the member's own hand - writing , with his signature also annexed . Even this was found to be in- sufficient it was therefore determined by law , that the date should appear on the face of the letter , written ...
... whole direction was in the member's own hand - writing , with his signature also annexed . Even this was found to be in- sufficient it was therefore determined by law , that the date should appear on the face of the letter , written ...
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... whole country . In 1815 an Act was passed for building a suitable and convenient General Post Office , and the present site having been selected , and several houses pulled down , the first stone of the new building was laid in May ...
... whole country . In 1815 an Act was passed for building a suitable and convenient General Post Office , and the present site having been selected , and several houses pulled down , the first stone of the new building was laid in May ...
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... whole building is warmed by heated air , and the passages and offices are lighted by about a thousand argand lamps . The London District Post extends nearly twelve miles in every direction . At receiving - houses , about two hundred in ...
... whole building is warmed by heated air , and the passages and offices are lighted by about a thousand argand lamps . The London District Post extends nearly twelve miles in every direction . At receiving - houses , about two hundred in ...
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... - coaches , omnibuses , mail - carts , horses , and pedestrians , being employed according as the varied circumstances may require ; the whole ma- chinery , however multiplied , serving the important purposes of THE POST - OFFICE . 35.
... - coaches , omnibuses , mail - carts , horses , and pedestrians , being employed according as the varied circumstances may require ; the whole ma- chinery , however multiplied , serving the important purposes of THE POST - OFFICE . 35.
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... whole is surmounted with six large gas lamps . The gates are ornamented with escutcheons of the royal arms , and on the top of the stone wall which divides the adjoining houses on both sides of the roadway , is the figure of a stag , re ...
... whole is surmounted with six large gas lamps . The gates are ornamented with escutcheons of the royal arms , and on the top of the stone wall which divides the adjoining houses on both sides of the roadway , is the figure of a stag , re ...
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