ENGLAND Liverpool St. George Dock & Old Church

Description: Print Specifics: Type of print: Intaglio, Steel engraving - Original antique printYear of printing: 1842 Artist - Publisher: W.H. Bartlett - William Beattie, George Virtue, Ivy Lane, London Condition: 1-2 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). A small blemish approx. in the center of the image. Light age toning of paper. Dimensions: 8 x 10.5 inches, (20 x 26 cm) including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight: 2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)Reverse side: BlankNote: Green border around the print is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. Original Narrative: ST. NICHOLAS, or the Old Church, is supposed to stand upon the site of an ancient chapel built about the time of the Conquest. But whether this be correct or not, there is at least evidence to prove that, in 1361, license for burial here was granted by the Bishop of Lichfield. It was endowed by Queen Elizabeth with a small sum, under five pounds, to bo paid annually out of the chantry rents to the minister; and another sum, between five and six pounds, as a yearly grant to the schoolmaster. In the olden time a statue of the patron, St. Nicholas, erected in the churchyard, was much frequented by mariners, who believed that an offering made to the saint would conciliate the winds in their favor, and secure a prosperous voyage. Time, however, put an end to this confederacy between the saint and seamen. St. Nicholas was dethroned; and for a time the winds " blew as if they would have cracked their cheeks" at the downfall of one who had so long laid them under arrest. But at length a better knowledge of the compass and the coast made the seaman ample compensation for the loss of his ghostly patron, and showed him that a skillful mariner and a stout bark are better securities against storm and tempest than any saint in the calendar. ST. GEORGE'S DOCK, from which the view of the Church is taken, was constructed according to an act of parliament obtained in 1762, and completed at an expenditure of twenty-one thousand pounds. It is two hundred and sixty-four yards in length, one hundred in breadth) and lined on the east side by a row of very large warehouses, with footpaths under the piazzas. Extending along both sides are sheds for merchandize ; and on the pier-head, at the west side of the dock, are the public Baths. The latter, comprised in a large building of plain but classical design and execution, were erected by the corporation at an expense of thirty-six thousand pounds, and opened to the public in the month of June, 1829. Nothing could be better adapted to its purpose than this great public edifice, in which the twofold recommendation of ornament and utility are happily combined. The water is constantly flowing tlirough the baths in a fresh current ; being supplied from the river at high-tide, filtered, and contained in a reservoir of eight hundred tons under the centre of the building. Private, cold, shower, warm, tepid, medicated, and vapour baths are to be had at all hours; and from the excellent manner in which every department is arranged and conducted, the inhabitants possess in this establishment one of the great means of promoting health and averting disease. On the night of the 6th of January, 1839, Liverpool suffered severely during the hurricane which ravaged this coast with almost unprecedented violence. Many vessels in St. George's Channel were destroyed. The counties of Warwick. Stafford, and Cheshire, as well as the opposite coast of Ireland, sustained immense damage, and that, unhappily, not confined to mere property. In Liverpool alone twenty persons were killed by the falling of houses and other buildings. Bootle Bay was literally covered with wrecks within the short space of one mile no less than fifteen vessels were driven on shore. The number of individuals who, in the immediate neighbourhood of Liverpool, found a watery grave amounted to at least a hundred. An immense quantity of all kinds of property was destroyed. On board two of the vessels wrecked, the cargoes were valued at nearly five hundred pounds. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.

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