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The Thames Tunnel has reached to within 100 fret of the Middlesex shore, 800 feet of brickwork having been ..

... The Thames Tunnel has reached to within 100 fret of the Middlesex shore, 800 feet of brickwork having been completed Saturday week, when the Interprising workmen were regaled by their employers, era the tunnel was advanced only 28 feet, but double that ...

Published: Saturday 27 October 1838
Newspaper: Leicestershire Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 50 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Fall Two of the Arches of the Greenwich Railroad —About a quarter past seven o'clock on Sunday night a fearful

... ght brickwork and earth, become heaps of ruins. The arches that have fallen in were the last the chain running from St. Thomas's Hospital to Bermondsey-street. hey were about thirty feet high the piers are about four feet thick, of solid brickwork, and ...

Published: Friday 22 January 1836
Newspaper: Leicester Journal
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 323 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MELTON MOWBRAY

... coroner, on the bodies of Thos. Baguley, aged 8 years, and Thos. Wesson, aged 10 years, who were killed by the falling of the brickwork in a baker's oven. It appears that Mr. Baguley, Harby, (father of one of the boys) had a new oven made a short time previous ...

Published: Saturday 15 November 1845
Newspaper: Leicestershire Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 212 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

satisfaction with the previous arrangements of the architect, workmen, and all concerned. The failure of a ..

... and all concerned. The failure of a floor beam of such dimensions as that which gave way, supported as it was by a pier of brickwork and two wooden supporters, seems to he a circumstance against which human prudence could not bave thought a guard necessary ...

Published: Wednesday 11 June 1828
Newspaper: Leicester Herald
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 128 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Storm at Rothlev.— On Monday laat, about midday, a thunder storm passed over Rotbley. tbe effects of which will be

... building are tied to each other by a plate of hooping iron, which raaa from one aide of tbe building to tbe other be- tween tbe brickwork.) One part of. tbe charge passed frors, tue esrth, aioug an Old pnddlug ;fa which was hanging against the wall, by the ,ide ...

Published: Saturday 25 June 1842
Newspaper: Leicester Chronicle
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 550 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Bell Betel.—The Christmas Dinner at the above Hotel, will take place on Weduesday next, January 221. We are glad to

... with slate anti brick, appeared to have caught fire, but whether from an accumulation of soot, or the gradual decay in the brickwork terminating the shaft of the flue, it is impossible to ascertain. The file was soon extinguished, betore the building sustained ...

Published: Saturday 18 January 1840
Newspaper: Leicester Herald
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 230 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ABalice intellicatut

... removine the chalk from the tog of the brick-work. There was a great quantily of soil above the brick-work. I cannot exactly sin how much, perhaps between 20 and 30 feet deep. When first got there I saw the brick-work from the inside ; at the top of the ...

Published: Saturday 09 April 1842
Newspaper: Leicester Herald
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3829 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY

... bridges remaining to be built on tbis division. Tbe tunnel at Red Hill is excavated its full size, although some of the brickwork remains to be completed. Considerable progress has been made with the earth- work. The total earthwork in this contract is ...

Published: Saturday 24 August 1839
Newspaper: Leicester Chronicle
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1161 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE THUNDER-STORM OF THURSDAY

... in great danger, and very little hopes are entertained of his recovery. Upoa examining the premises it was found that the brickwork of the chimney had been dislodged, and the leaden pipes were broken at the top, but not melted, which, however, had taken ...

Published: Friday 08 June 1838
Newspaper: Leicester Journal
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 687 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Dreadful Explosion.—An explosion took place last week, at Hail's powder-mills, Oare, near Faversham, Kent, by ..

... with her family of six children, was greatly injured by the conclusion. All the windows, and a great portion the tiles and brickwork were demolished. clock the room was forced from its position, yet accident of the slightest degree occurred to either the ...

Published: Saturday 17 November 1838
Newspaper: Leicestershire Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 290 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

published, (to be continued Monthly* !«• 6d.> No. ]. of the ARCHITECTURAL MAGAZINE; or, Popular Journal ARCH ..

... Choice of House.—On Loudon Shop Fronts.—On rendering Lath and Plaster Partitions Fire-proof —An Improved Roasting Oven of Brick-work. —Oil the U>e of Slate in Cabinet Furniture. —Architectural Max-, ims.—Part 11. Revietrt.— Part 111. Miscellaneous Intelligence: ...

Published: Saturday 08 March 1834
Newspaper: Leicester Chronicle
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 268 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ATTEMPT TO BREAK OUT OF NEWCATE

... putting his hand under the matting which hune against the w all of the prison close to th» Old Bailey, he found that the brickwork was loose, ami puiling out one brick a number of others tumbled out, followed by an immense quantity of old mertar. “Ob, ...

Published: Friday 04 April 1834
Newspaper: Leicester Journal
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 864 | Page: 4 | Tags: none