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Title: The history of the castle, town and forest of Knaresbrough, with Harrogate, and it's medicinal springs
Year: 1809 (1800s)
Authors: Hargrove, Ely, 1741-1818
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Publisher: Knaresbrough Printed by Hargrove
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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on Sundays, throughout the year.

THE situation of High-Harrogate is exceedingly
pleasant, and commands a most extensive prospect of
the distant country, finely varied by towns, villages,
fields, and woods. The cathedral of York is seen dis-
tinctly, at the distance of twenty miles, and the view
is terminated by the mountains of Craven on the west,
Hambleton-hills, and the Yorkshire-wolds on the east.

THIS part of England being contracted into the
form of an isthmus, connecting the northern, with
the southern parts of the kingdom; Harrogate lies
near the centre, at no very great distance from the
irish sea on one side, and the german ocean, or the
north sea on the other. In consequence of this situ-
ation, the most usual winds felt here, proceed either
from some point easterly or westerly; and, although
the air is keen, it is exceedingly pure, after travers-
ing an open, elevated, healthy country. The weather,
owing to the same cause, must necessarily be variable,
and tempests, from the west or east, experienced in
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Medal of the Yorkshire Archers

HARROGATE. 121

their full violence; yet, as the moist and warm va-
pours from these two seas, are continually attempering
the atmosphere, severe frosts cannot continue for any
length of time, nor snow remain long unthawed.
The air is thought to be much purer, than that of the
vale of York, and calculated to promote longevity;
to which, likewise, a judicious choice and use of the
waters here, may very much contribute.

THE TEATRE was erected in the year 1788, and
opened on the first of July, in the same year, by Mr.
Samuel Butler, the manager.

ON the second of August, 1793, the YORKSHIRE
ARCHERS held their first meeting at Harrogate.
Their targets were placed at the distance of one hun-
dred yards, on the green before the Granby inn.
Here also, was pitched the societys tent, from the
top of which, waved a most beautiful flag. The
shooting commenced about eleven o'clock, and ended
at four, when THOMAS FENTON, esq., proved cap-
tain of the target 5 and, JOHN DIXON, esq., captain
of numbers. The Yorkshire archers, had a target
at the general meeting of all the societies in Eng-
land, held May 27, 1791> on Blackheath, and were
within one arrow of gaining a medal, there shot for.

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