The Tourist's Guide through the Country of Caernarvon: containing a short sketch of its History, Antiquities, &c.Williams, P. B. (Peter Bailey)
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The Tourist's Guide through the Country of Caernarvon: containing a short sketch of its History, Antiquities, &c.
Williams, P. B. (Peter Bailey)
Caernarvonshire (Wales) -- Description and travel
The Suburbs, or Town without the Walls, consists of the following
Streets: viz. Porth-mawr Street; the Bank or Dock Quay, where there are
several good brick houses; Y Pendist, or Turf Square; Crown Street;
Bangor Street; Old Boot Street: North Pen yr allt, or Toot-Hill Street;
South Pen yr allt, formerly called, Stryd y Priciau Saethu; Pont Bridd,
or Bridge Street; Stryt y Llyn, or Pool Street; Treffynon, or Holywell;
Tre’r Gof, or Smithfield; Skinners Lane; Y Maes Glas, or Green; and the
Green Gate Street.
Carnarvon is greatly improved, and considerably enlarged within these
last thirty years;—at the entrance from Bangor, the Uxbridge Arms Hotel,
a large, handsome, and commodious Inn, was built by the late Lord
Uxbridge, which is kept by Mr. George Bettiss, and where the Traveller
will meet with every attention and civility, and will find the
accommodations excellent, and the charges reasonable.—Within the same
period was erected that handsome row of houses called the Green,
terminated on the East side by the Goat Inn, built by Thomas Jones, Esq.,
of Bryntirion, who is the proprietor thereof; here also the Stranger will
meet with every attention, and where the accommodations are good, and the
charges moderate. In front of these houses there was a high bank, some
years ago, which, besides intercepting the view, was very inconvenient to
ascend and descend, particularly at the time of fairs, which are held
here; this was removed about four years ago, partly by Subscription, but
chiefly at the expence of the Parish and Corporation, who employed the
Poor during those dear Times, in removing the earth, and wheeling it down
to the Quay, which also was erected about eighteen years ago, and has
lately been extended, and rendered more spacious and convenient, so that
it now affords every facility and accommodation to Vessels loading and
unloading. The Slate Quarries, (as has before been observed) are the
chief sources of the Wealth and Commerce of this County; and in these,
thousands of the Inhabitants, are constantly employed; and scores, if not
hundreds of Waggons and Carts are engaged in bringing down the
productions of the Quarries to this Town, where they are shipped to
various parts of the World. The average annual Amount of Exports from
Port of Carnarvon, is at present, about £50,000, but there is every
reason to suppose, that, were Rail-roads formed from the several Slate
Quarries in the neighbourhood, the Export Trade would be very much
increased; as then a supply of Sates might always be secured on the
Quays; whereas now, from the uncertainty of such supply, and the
consequent delay, proprietors and masters of Vessels are unwilling to
expose themselves to the risque of incurring a heavy expence, in waiting
their turn to load; this operates more particularly on large Vessels,
their expences being heavy, in proportion to their size; and it is
certain, that many Americans and other foreigners, are deterred by these
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