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... Wall Mr. James , Wirksworth Wall Mr. Richard , Wirksworth Wallis Mr. George , Derby Walker and Son Messrs . Derby Walker Mr. Thomas , Derby Walker Mr. James , Belper Walker Mr. Thomas , Belper Walters Mr. Henry , Alfreton Walters Mr ...
... Wall Mr. James , Wirksworth Wall Mr. Richard , Wirksworth Wallis Mr. George , Derby Walker and Son Messrs . Derby Walker Mr. Thomas , Derby Walker Mr. James , Belper Walker Mr. Thomas , Belper Walters Mr. Henry , Alfreton Walters Mr ...
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... wall hill , qz . gr . on sh . Cliff Ash hill , qz . gr . on sh . Gib hill , sh . Wardgate hill , Hulland , gr . Hulland Ward Village , sh . Derby hill , Hulland , qz . gr . on sh . Mansel Park , sh . and gr . on r . m . Brailsford hill ...
... wall hill , qz . gr . on sh . Cliff Ash hill , qz . gr . on sh . Gib hill , sh . Wardgate hill , Hulland , gr . Hulland Ward Village , sh . Derby hill , Hulland , qz . gr . on sh . Mansel Park , sh . and gr . on r . m . Brailsford hill ...
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... walls , intersecting each other at right angles , have ob- truded on the wildness of these moorland wastes , and robbed them of a beauty which they once possessed . In a few years they will wear a different appearance , and corn will ...
... walls , intersecting each other at right angles , have ob- truded on the wildness of these moorland wastes , and robbed them of a beauty which they once possessed . In a few years they will wear a different appearance , and corn will ...
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... , 1678. - 8vo . + Wonders of the Peak , 1681 . + Leigh's Natural History of Lancashire , Cheshire , and the Peak in Derbyshire . Oxon . 1700. — fol . extending from the wall , at the west side of OF THE COUNTY OF DERBY . 15.
... , 1678. - 8vo . + Wonders of the Peak , 1681 . + Leigh's Natural History of Lancashire , Cheshire , and the Peak in Derbyshire . Oxon . 1700. — fol . extending from the wall , at the west side of OF THE COUNTY OF DERBY . 15.
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Stephen Glover Thomas Noble. extending from the wall , at the west side of the first dome , almost to the bottom of the ... walls of the large cavern was lined with incrustations of three kinds ; the first was the deep yellow stalactites ...
Stephen Glover Thomas Noble. extending from the wall , at the west side of the first dome , almost to the bottom of the ... walls of the large cavern was lined with incrustations of three kinds ; the first was the deep yellow stalactites ...
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