Opening the text

The Stranger's Handbook to Chester and Its Environs: Containing a short sketch of its history and antiquities, a descriptive walk round the walls, and a visit to the cathedral, castle, and Eaton Hall.Hughes, Thomas

History

The Stranger's Handbook to Chester and Its Environs: Containing a short sketch of its history and antiquities, a descriptive walk round the walls, and a visit to the cathedral, castle, and Eaton Hall.

Name: The Stranger's Handbook to Chester and Its Environs: Containing a short sketch of its history and antiquities, a descriptive walk round the walls, and a visit to the cathedral, castle, and Eaton Hall.
Author: Hughes, Thomas

Hughes, Thomas

Chester (England) -- Guidebooks

The Income for this Branch for the year 1854 exceeded £183,000.

The Investments for the Life Policy Holders amount to £1,565,551.

A Quinquennial Valuation has been made up to Christmas, 1854; the result
will be declared shortly.

                                * * * * *

Rates and Proposals may be had at the Office in London, or of any of the
Company’s Agents, who are authorised to report on the appearance of lives
proposed for Assurance.

                                * * * * *

               THE AGENTS FOR THE COMPANY IN CHESTER ARE:—

                            MR. T. CATHERALL,
                                   AND
                            MR. GEO. PRICHARD,
                               BOOKSELLERS.

                                * * * * *




SCOTTISH WIDOWS’ FUND,
AND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.


                        COURT OF DIRECTION—1855–6.

              _Those marked thus (*) are new appointments_.

                                PRESIDENT.
             THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ROSEBERY, K.T.

                             VICE-PRESIDENTS.

  HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUGH, K.G.

  THE MOST HONOURABLE THE MARQUIS OF TWEEDDALE, K.T., AND C.B.

  THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELLESMERE.

  * ROBERT DUNDAS, ESQ., OF ARNISTON.

                       EXTRAORDINARY DIRECTORS.
THE VERY REV. PRINCIPAL             ALEXANDER BLAIR, ESQ., Banker,
MACFARLAN, Glasgow.                 Edinburgh.
JOHN NORTH, ESQ., Dock Solicitor,   WM. B. WATKINS, ESQ., Alderman,
Liverpool.                          Manchester.
THE RIGHT HON. LORD JOHN            WM. E. AYTOUN, ESQ., Professor of
FREDERICK GORDON HALLIBURTON.       Rhetoric in the University of
THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF STAIR.   Edinburgh.
HENRY BURY, ESQ., Banker,           JOHN RAVENHILL, ESQ., Banker,
Manchester.                         Warminster.
SIR JOHN S. RICHARDSON, of          WILLIAM WILSON, ESQ., C.S.,
Pitfour, BART.                      Edinburgh.
THE RIGHT REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF   J. Y. SIMPSON, ESQ., Professor of
LINCOLN.                            Midwifery in the University of
JOHN AMERY, ESQ., Banker,           Edinburgh.
Stourbridge.                        * SIR JAMES RUSSELL, of
THE HONOURABLE LORD BENHOLME.       Ashiesteil.
JOSEPH JAMES WELCH, ESQ.,           * GEORGE TOD, ESQ., Cheltenham.
Cheapside, London.                  * HENRY CHEYNE, ESQ., W.S.,
                                    Edinburgh.
                                    * FREDERICK THYNNE, ESQ., land
                                    agent, George Street,
                                    Westminster.
                         ORDINARY DIRECTORS.
THOMAS G. MACKAY, ESQ., W.S.        CHRISTOPHER WOOD, JUN., ESQ.,
JOHN CADELL, ESQ., of Tranent.      Merchant, Leith.
ALEXANDER DUNSMURE, ESQ.,           ARCHIBALD DAVIDSON, ESQ., Sheriff
Merchant, Leith.                    of Aberdeenshire.
THOMAS BEVERIDGE, ESQ., D.C.S.      CHARLES FORBES, ESQ., of Canaan
WM. JAS.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Opening the text

History

The Stranger's Handbook to Chester and Its Environs: Containing a short sketch of its history and antiquities, a descriptive walk round the walls, and a visit to the cathedral, castle, and Eaton Hall.

Hughes, Thomas

Chester (England) -- Guidebooks

The Income for this Branch for the year 1854 exceeded £183,000.

The Investments for the Life Policy Holders amount to £1,565,551.

A Quinquennial Valuation has been made up to Christmas, 1854; the result
will be declared shortly.

                                * * * * *

Rates and Proposals may be had at the Office in London, or of any of the
Company’s Agents, who are authorised to report on the appearance of lives
proposed for Assurance.

                                * * * * *

               THE AGENTS FOR THE COMPANY IN CHESTER ARE:—

                            MR. T. CATHERALL,
                                   AND
                            MR. GEO. PRICHARD,
                               BOOKSELLERS.

                                * * * * *




SCOTTISH WIDOWS’ FUND,
AND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.


                        COURT OF DIRECTION—1855–6.

              _Those marked thus (*) are new appointments_.

                                PRESIDENT.
             THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ROSEBERY, K.T.

                             VICE-PRESIDENTS.

  HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUGH, K.G.

  THE MOST HONOURABLE THE MARQUIS OF TWEEDDALE, K.T., AND C.B.

  THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELLESMERE.

  * ROBERT DUNDAS, ESQ., OF ARNISTON.

                       EXTRAORDINARY DIRECTORS.
THE VERY REV. PRINCIPAL             ALEXANDER BLAIR, ESQ., Banker,
MACFARLAN, Glasgow.                 Edinburgh.
JOHN NORTH, ESQ., Dock Solicitor,   WM. B. WATKINS, ESQ., Alderman,
Liverpool.                          Manchester.
THE RIGHT HON. LORD JOHN            WM. E. AYTOUN, ESQ., Professor of
FREDERICK GORDON HALLIBURTON.       Rhetoric in the University of
THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF STAIR.   Edinburgh.
HENRY BURY, ESQ., Banker,           JOHN RAVENHILL, ESQ., Banker,
Manchester.                         Warminster.
SIR JOHN S. RICHARDSON, of          WILLIAM WILSON, ESQ., C.S.,
Pitfour, BART.                      Edinburgh.
THE RIGHT REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF   J. Y. SIMPSON, ESQ., Professor of
LINCOLN.                            Midwifery in the University of
JOHN AMERY, ESQ., Banker,           Edinburgh.
Stourbridge.                        * SIR JAMES RUSSELL, of
THE HONOURABLE LORD BENHOLME.       Ashiesteil.
JOSEPH JAMES WELCH, ESQ.,           * GEORGE TOD, ESQ., Cheltenham.
Cheapside, London.                  * HENRY CHEYNE, ESQ., W.S.,
                                    Edinburgh.
                                    * FREDERICK THYNNE, ESQ., land
                                    agent, George Street,
                                    Westminster.
                         ORDINARY DIRECTORS.
THOMAS G. MACKAY, ESQ., W.S.        CHRISTOPHER WOOD, JUN., ESQ.,
JOHN CADELL, ESQ., of Tranent.      Merchant, Leith.
ALEXANDER DUNSMURE, ESQ.,           ARCHIBALD DAVIDSON, ESQ., Sheriff
Merchant, Leith.                    of Aberdeenshire.
THOMAS BEVERIDGE, ESQ., D.C.S.      CHARLES FORBES, ESQ., of Canaan
WM. JAS.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The Stranger's Handbook to Chester and Its Environs: Containing a short sketch of its history and antiquities, a descriptive walk round the walls, and a visit to the cathedral, castle, and Eaton Hall.

The Stranger's Handbook to Chester and Its Environs: Containing a short sketch of its history and antiquities, a descriptive walk round the walls, and a visit to the cathedral, castle, and Eaton Hall.

No reviews yet