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It also contains a colour extract
from the 1849 map of Taunton.
The Shops section includes
advertisements for different types of shop, entries from trade
directories, a census extract showing a local businessman’s household
and employees, and selections from local firms’ accounts.
Schools includes an advertisement
for Haines Hill Preparatory School for Young Gentlemen, a lessons plan
and log book entries from South Street Boys’ School, rules and
regulations of Taunton Central School, and extracts from Learning
to Read, a school textbook published in 1820.
The Houses section comprises a
plan and elevation of houses built at the corner of Silver Street
and Alma Street and an extract from the 1891 census showing residents of
Silver Street houses.
Transport includes advertisements
for hotels and coach services, posters for the railway and omnibuses, an
account for carrying a prisoner to London in 1822 and extracts from the
Taunton Courier concerning the Taunton and Bridgwater Canal,
1827-1828.
The Entertainment section contains posters for a Grand
Public Entertainment, Ryan’s Olympic Circus and a dinner to commemorate
Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. |
