A journey from London to Scarborough, in several letters from a gentleman there, to his friend in London : Letter I. The Passage to Scarborough by Sea. An Account of what is most remarkable in the Way thither by Land, and a Description of the several Towns, Villages, Gentlemen's Seats, &c. on the Road, particularly Edmonton, Cheshunt, Ware, the New-River Head, Puckeridge, Gogmagog-Hills and Cambridge. Letter II. St. Ives, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Stilton, Burleigh-House and Park, Stamford, Lord Gainsborough's Seat, the Roman Fosseway, Grantham, Lord Tyrconnel's Seat and Park, Ancaster, Lincoln, the Cathedral and Castle. Letter III. Lincoln-Heath, Spittle, the Wolds of Lincolnshire, Redbourn, Hibberstow, Barton on the Humber, Hull, the Garrison, &c. Letter IV. Beverley, the Minster; Driffield, Foxhole and Seymore; thence to Scarborough. Letter V. Scarborough, the Description of it towards the Sea, and its lofty Situation; the Harbour and Piers; the Shipping; great Plenty and Variety of Fish; the beautiful Parterre on the Sands; Sports and Exercises there; of the Spaw, the Resort thither of late Years; a humorous Description and Character of Dicky Dickinson, Keeper of the Wells; the manner of Gentlemen and Ladies bathing in the Sea, Verses on a Lady bathing in the Sea. The Town and Buildings described, Ledgings, and Provisions, number of Inhabitants, Hackney-Chairs. Long-Room, its pleasant and lofty Situation, Balls and Assemblies, the Phar? Bank, Billiard-Tables, &c. The Ordinaries, and the Custom of them; the Play-House, Booksellers Shop, the Coffee-House; with an Account of the various Diversions and agreeable Amusements of the Place. With a list of the nobility, quality, and gentry at Scarborough, during the spaw season, in the year 1733 . Taken from the Subscription-Books at The Spaw, and The Long-Room, The Booksellers Shop, and The Coffee-House. To which is annex'd an account of the nature and us of the Scarborough spaw-water, interspers'd with some Observations and Remarks.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

England--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

England.

Genre:

Letters.

Travel literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv,68,x,[8]p.,plate )

Other Title:

Journey from London to Scarborough, in several letters from a gentleman there, to his friend in London.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for C?sar Ward and Richard Chandler, at the Ship between the Temple-Gates in Fleet-Street: and sold at their shop in Scarborough, M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]

Notes:

'A list of the nobility', has a separate titlepage; 'An account of .. the Scarborough spaw-water' has a separate titlepage and pagination; the register is continuous.

With four final advertisement leaves.

Braces in imprint.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling and Sixpence.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T66783.

OCLC:

642662292