The parochial history and antiquities of Stockton upon Tees

Title

The parochial history and antiquities of Stockton upon Tees

Alternative Title

Full title: The parochial history and antiquities of Stockton upon Tees : including an account of the trade of the town, the navigation of the river, and of such parts in the neighbourhood as have been connected with that place. In a series of letters; embellished with views of public buildings, &c. / by John Brewster, M.A. vicar of Greatham and lecturer of Stockton.

Creator

John Brewster, 1753-1842

Publisher

Stockton : Printed by R. Christopher; sold by Vernor & Hood, Birchin-Lane, T. Egerton White-Hall, and W. Clarke, New Bond-Street, London

Date

1796

Format

x, 178 pages : frontispiece, plates (1 folded), map, plan ; 30 cm

Description

Includes index.

Errata, page 178.

Title-vignette and tail piece; both by Thomas Bewick, according to Hugo, The Bewick collector, no. 91.

Plates: P.1: A view of the principal street of Stockton in the county of Durham, taken from the end of the Bridge Road (folded) -- P.53: Design and plan for altering the course of the River Tees ... 1791 -- P.84: Plan of the town of Stockton -- P.85: North-east view of the town-house, Stockton -- P.122: Stockton Church form the south west. -- P.148: Miscellaneous [coins, etc.]

Provenance

Lacking preliminaries, facsimile title-page; Bookplate: Rebound by Robin A. Hill, Bishopthorpe; untrimmed, with deckled edges.

Presented by Principal Daniel Woolf [Gift2015]

Contributor

Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828, illustrator.
Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.), former owner.
Schulich-Woolf Collection.

Language

English

Identifier

DA690.S842 B73 1796 folio

Files

DA690 S842 B73 1796 folio.jpg

Collection

Citation

John Brewster, 1753-1842, “The parochial history and antiquities of Stockton upon Tees,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/185.