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Recreation for the Young and the Old. an Excursion to Brighton, With an Account of the Royal Pavilion
Recreation for the Young and the Old an Excursion to Brighton With an Account of the Royal Pavilion Author:John Evans Subtitle: A Visit T Tunbridge Wells; and a Trip to Southend. in a Series of Letters General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1821 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free... more » trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: LETTER III. ft? ome. Dear Tunbridge Wells, Adieu! Poem on Tunbridge Wells. DEAR FRIEND, Our month expiring at Tunbridge Wells, we meditated our departure for town. Accordingly, our capacious vehicle from Islington was at the door early in the morning with punctuality. On leaving The Wells, the cavern on the left of the London road must he recognised. We had often observed it in our walks and rides: it has by no means an attractive appearance. Here are indeed many sand rocks; one just above, against which is raised an house, inhabited by poor people, seemingly to augment its stability. The Cavern below reminded me of some of the retreats in Gil Bias, whither a banditti withdrew after the depredations of the day. Its interior I did not explore; its only recommendation is its darkness and obscurity. It has twoentrances, having a division resembling the thigh bone of some huge animal, not altogether unlike the mammoth, of transatlantic celebrity; this, however, does not add to the beauty of this subterraneous cavity. We noticed it at our first coming. By this cavern, as well as by a fine spreading oak on the opposite side of the road, is marked the approach towards Tunbridge Wells. We soon reached the village of Southborough, upon an eminence: here are many pleasant houses. This spot was once occupied by the visitants at the Wells in the earlier periods of its history. Charles the Second, with his gay and profligate court, performed many of their pranks here and in its vicinity. On the left hand side, in the parish o...« less