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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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the ground-work of a cottage: Itis carefully preserved; and, with several other curio-sities, remains for public inspection. The learnedRoger Gale was of opinion, that these pavements werethe floors of the banqueting-houses, or of the grandapartments, chief rooms, or baths, in the private hou-ses of the better sort of people, even down to thelowest times. That the ruins of this ancient cityhave raised the ground, considerably above its formersurface, is very evident, from the situation of thesepavements, which are near two feet below the presentlevel. In the year 1770, as some men were employed inthrowing up a turnpike way, within this town, theydiscovered the foundations of a range of buildings,Sl6 feet in length, and 24 in breadth; the two out.sides, were exactly parallel to each other, running fromeast to west; and, between them were several partitions.These foundation-walls, were of stone, strongly cemen-ted, three feet thick; and five feet below the presentsurface. aldburgh. 315
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The form of this city,* was nearly a square: Its walls,which may yet be traced, measured, in circumference,2,500 yards. • See the above plan, copied from Drake:—a, The church.—b, Borough-hill.—c, Studforth-hill.—e, Ermine-street.—y, Old road, from York.—r, Road to Boroughbridge.—4c, Eoad to Knaresbrough*—p, Tessalatedpavements.—u, The river Ure. 2 D 2 316 ALDBURGH. In the month of March, 1794, the foundation ofthe city wall was opened, for the purpose of procu-ring stone, on the west side, leading from thence toBoroughbridge: The breadth, was 15 feet; and depth,about the same number of feet below the surface. Atfirst, there appeared layers of red grit stone, in irregu-lar pieces, mixed with lime and coarse sand, whichcontinued about seven feet deep; then, eight feetof layers of pebbles, bedded in blue clay, resting ona bed of sand. Within, or near the foundation, werefound, at the same time, pieces of urns, several querns,or mill-stones, horns of deer,* sawn off ap

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