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Title: An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Railroads -- Great Britain Europe -- Guidebooks England -- Guidebooks
Publisher: (London) : Morton & Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ay by eight oclock.The sands and the shingle are one long mile of nursery until one oclock.The place is asleep all the afternoon, and by ten every light is out but thatof the moon, which makes a i)ath of pleasant light across a silent sea, andilluminates a deserted shore.—I?i7i/y Telegraph. 23 ;S2- ^s^^ ■S: TUN BRIDGE WELLS. While the great majority of our lioliday and health-seekers flock annuallyto the seaside, it is left to inland watering-places to satisfy the requirementsof those who prefer inland enjoyments and surroundings or are scarcely strongenough to indulge in sea-bathing. Ot these inland watering-places Tun-bridge Wells has certainly been the most popular, and is now the mostthriving. The Chalybeate Springs were accidentally discovered by a dissi-pated young nobleman in 1606, and the curative properties of the waterhaving effected a most remarkable improvement in his health, large numberswere attracted to the spot, and the town of Tunbridge Wells sprang intoexistence.
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TUNBRIDGE WELLS. The objects of primary importance to visitors are naturally the Springs,to which indeed Tunbridge Wells owes its origin. They are situated at theentrance to The Parade, or as it was formerly called The Pantiles, andare accessible to the general public on merely nominal terms. Tunbridgeware or mosaic, the sole indigenous manufacture, is fully entitled to notice,and the varied articles produced evidence much artistic skill. At seaside places the shore is generally the centre of attraction,—at Tun-bridge Wells the Common is the place of fashionable resort, while theshady Grove offers a pleasant retreat from the scorching heat of a sultrysummers day. The motto upon the entrance gate, Silva quam dilecta, willby most visitors be deemed an appropriate one. Amusements of all descrip-tions, both in and outdoor, are sufficiently numerous to drive dull careaway without rendering a prolonged stay as arduous as a London season,while the numberless excursions available amidst the

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