William Manning: Journal of tours, England, 1744-45.

Scope and Content

1744: Yarmouth - Norwich - Swanton - Blickling - Wolterton - Holt - Cley - Stiffkey - Wells - Holkham - Brancaster - Houghton - Raynham - Hillington - Kings Lynn - Narford - Downham - Denver Sluice - Littleport - Ely - Cambridge - Barnwell - Newmarket - Bury St. Edmunds - Ickworth - Culford - Euston - Thetford - Wymondham - Norwich - Yarmouth. 1745: Yarmouth - Kings Lynn - Holbeach - Halfway House - Lincoln - Gainsborough - Sandbeck - Sheffield - Attercliff - Wentworth Woodhouse - Wakefield - Leeds - Bramham Park - Tadcaster - York - Beverley - Hull - Bridlington - Scarborough - Eberston - Malton - Castle Howard - Bishopthorpe - Boroughbridge - Ripon - Studley Royal - Harrogate - Bolton Bridge - Skipton - Preston - Ormskirk - Liverpool - Chester - Hawarden - Winwich - Chowbent - Bolton - Manchester - Buxton - Castleton - Chatsworth - Matlock - Derby - Woolerton Hall - Nottingham - Clifton - Rollesford - Belvoir Castle - Grantham - Burleigh House - Stamford - Wisbech - Downham Market - Norwich - Yarmouth.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased, 1997.

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