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An History of Birmingham

An History of Birmingham

by William Hutton

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Author
Hutton, William, 1723-1815
Title
An History of Birmingham (1783)
Credits
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Charlie Kirschner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
Language
English
LoC Class
DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Subject
Birmingham (England) -- History
Category
Text
eBook-No.
13926
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13926
Release Date
November 2, 2004
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.AN
  2. 2.HISTORY — OF — BIRMINGHAM. — THE SECOND EDITION, — WITH CONSIDERABLE ADDITIONS. — By W. HUTTON.
  3. 3.PREFACE.
  4. 4.CONTENTS.
  5. 5.COPPER-PLATES. — AN
  6. 6.HISTORY &c.
  7. 7.SITUATION.
  8. 8.SOIL.
  9. 9.WATER.
  10. 10.BATHS.
  11. 11.AIR.
  12. 12.LONGEVITY.
  13. 13.Ancient State of Birmingham .
  14. 14.BATTLE OF CAMP-HILL. — 1643.
  15. 15.BIRMINGHAM.
  16. 16.THEIR NAMES.
  17. 17.TRADE.
  18. 18.The BUTTON.
  19. 19.The BUCKLE.
  20. 20.GUNS.
  21. 21.LEATHER.
  22. 22.STEEL.
  23. 23.NAILS.
  24. 24.BELLOWS.
  25. 25.THREAD.
  26. 26.PRINTING, — By JOHN BASKERVILLE.
  27. 27.BRASS FOUNDRY.
  28. 28.HACKNEY COACH.
  29. 29.BANK.
  30. 30.GOVERNMENT.
  31. 31.CONSTABLES.
  32. 32.Of the TOWN of BIRMINGHAM, from 1732, to 1782.
  33. 33.COURT OF REQUESTS.
  34. 34.LAMP ACT.
  35. 35.RELIGION AND POLITICS.
  36. 36.PLACES OF WORSHIP.
  37. 37.DERITEND.
  38. 38.SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S.
  39. 39.SAINT MARY's.
  40. 40.SAINT PAUL's.
  41. 41.OLD MEETING.
  42. 42.NEW MEETING.
  43. 43.CARR's LANE MEETING.
  44. 44.BAPTIST MEETING.
  45. 45.QUAKER's MEETING
  46. 46.METHODIST's MEETING.
  47. 47.ROMISH CHAPEL.
  48. 48.JEWISH SYNAGOGUE.
  49. 49.THEATRES.
  50. 50.AMUSEMENTS.
  51. 51.HOTEL.
  52. 52.WAKES.
  53. 53.CLUBS.
  54. 54.IKENIELD STREET.
  55. 55.LORDS OF THE MANOR.
  56. 56.ULUUINE, (since ALWYNE, now ALLEN,)
  57. 57.RICHARD, — 1066,
  58. 58.WILLIAM, — 1130,
  59. 59.PETER DE BIRMINGHAM, — 1154.
  60. 60.WILLIAM DE BIRMINGHAM, — 1216.
  61. 61.WILLIAM DE BIRMINGHAM, — 1246.
  62. 62.WILLIAM DE BIRMINGHAM, — 1265.
  63. 63.WILLIAM DE BIRMINGHAM, — 1306.
  64. 64.WILLIAM DE BIRMINGHAM, — LORD BIRMINGHAM. — 1316.
  65. 65.SIR FOUK DE BIRMINGHAM, — 1340.
  66. 66.SIR JOHN DE BIRMINGHAM, — 1376.
  67. 67.WILLIAM DE BIRMINGHAM, — 1430.
  68. 68.SIR WILLIAM BIRMINGHAM, — 1479,
  69. 69.EDWARD BIRMINGHAM, — 1500,
  70. 70.1537,
  71. 71.JOHN, DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, — 1537,
  72. 72.THOMAS MARROW, — 1555,
  73. 73.THOMAS ARCHER, ESQ. — for 1,700 l . in 1746,
  74. 74.ANDREW, LORD ARCHER,
  75. 75.SARAH, LADY ARCHER, — 1781,
  76. 76.MANOR HOUSE. — (The Moat.)
  77. 77.PUDDING BROOK.
  78. 78.THE PRIORY.
  79. 79.JOHN A DEAN'S HOLE.
  80. 80.LENCH'S TRUST.
  81. 81.FENTHAM'S TRUST.
  82. 82.CROWLEY'S TRUST.
  83. 83.SCOTT'S TRUST.
  84. 84.FREE SCHOOL.
  85. 85.CHIEF MASTERS.
  86. 86.CHARITY SCHOOL: — COMMONLY, — The BLUE SCHOOL.
  87. 87.DISSENTING CHARITY-SCHOOL.
  88. 88.WORKHOUSE.
  89. 89.OLD CROSS,
  90. 90.WELCH CROSS.
  91. 91.SAINT MARTIN's.
  92. 92.Upon one of the CENTRE PILLARS.
  93. 93.NORTH GALLERY.
  94. 94.SAME GALLERY.
  95. 95.RECTORS.
  96. 96.A terrier of the rectory, written by the rector, about 1680 .
  97. 97.SURPLICE FEES.
  98. 98.SAINT PHILLIP's.
  99. 99.In the FRONT GALLERY.
  100. 100.BIRTHS AND BURIALS.
  101. 101.GENERAL HOSPITAL.
  102. 102.PUBLIC ROADS.
  103. 103.CANAL.
  104. 104.DERITEND BRIDGE.
  105. 105.ADJACENT REMARKS. — SOHO.
  106. 106.DANES CAMP: — DANES BANK, OR BURY FIELDS.
  107. 107.GENTLEMEN'S SEATS.
  108. 108.THE MOATS.
  109. 109.BLACK GREVES.
  110. 110.ULVERLEY, OR CULVERLEY.
  111. 111.HOGG'S-MOAT.
  112. 112.YARDLEY.
  113. 113.KENT'S-MOAT.
  114. 114.SHELDON.
  115. 115.KING'S-HURST.
  116. 116.COLESHILL.
  117. 117.DUDDESTON.
  118. 118.SALTLEY.
  119. 119.WARD-END.
  120. 120.CASTLE BROMWICH.
  121. 121.PARK-HALL.
  122. 122.BERWOOD.
  123. 123.ERDINGTON.
  124. 124.PIPE.
  125. 125.ASTON.
  126. 126.WITTON.
  127. 127.BLAKELEY.
  128. 128.WEOLEY
  129. 129.SUTTON COLDFIELD.
  130. 130.PETITION FOR A CORPORATION.
  131. 131.BRASS WORKS.
  132. 132.PRISON.
  133. 133.CLODSHALES CHANTRY.
  134. 134.OCCURRENCES. — EARTHQUAKE, &c.
  135. 135.PITMORE AND HAMMOND.
  136. 136.RIOTS.
  137. 137.THE CONJURERS.
  138. 138.MILITARY ASSOCIATION.
  139. 139.BILSTON CANAL ACT.
  140. 140.WORKHOUSE BILL.
  141. 141.THE CAMP.
  142. 142.MORTIMER's BANK.
  143. 143.F I N I S.

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