TAYLOR, 
 
Little more than a Century 
 ago Cheltenham bore the usual 
 appearance of an ordinary Country 
 Village : there was the Old Church , 
 with its "Heaven-directed spire," 
 its grave-yard and tombstones ; 
 the Village Inn, with its appropri- 
 ate significance of **The Plough" 
 rudely delineated, swinging and 
 creaking upon its rusty hinges, 
 with the usual announcement of 
 " good accommodation for man 
 and • beast " — the Thatched Cottages — the Blacksmith's Shop — the 
 Farm Yard and Pool — and antique Parsonage, embowered and 
 sheltered in a background of old Trees, colonized by noisy Rooks 
 — the broad straggling Street, channelled by a babbling Brook, 
 crossed at intervals with stepping stones, and diffusing health, 
 
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 cleanliness, and freshness along its course, and into which many a 
 buxom lass would dip her shining pail, or earthen pitcher, and arrange 
 her straggling tresses, looking awhile askance with rustic coquetish- 
 ness— the Village School, with its burly noontide outbreak; the 
 sober " Dominie," with pensive mood and gait, and, next to the 
 Parson, the great authority in all matters of learned import. All 
 these sights and sounds were in common harmony. 
 
 In early morn the clarion Cock was heard, and the Plough-boy*s 
 whistle, and the gee-ho-whay" of the Carter. Around were 
 spread green fields, corn lands, orchards, gardens, and hedge-rows. 
 Perchance a train of laden pack-horses may be seen, a mode of con- 
 veyance anterior to coaches, and rail-roads, and flying machines. 
 
 At mid-day the various chimney-pots gave forth their long curl- 
 ing clouds, indicating the preparation for the homely fare within. 
 
 As eventide approached, the weary labourer trod his homeward 
 way, and his gladsome rosy children welcomed his return. The 
 village matron and the aged sire each sat beneath the rustic porch 
 to enjoy the cooling evening air, and night drew on and cast her 
 dusky veil, and shut out all the scene. 
 
 N later times, and since the founda- 
 tion of Cheltenham's greatness, an 
 old painting, dated 1748, shews us 
 the original Old Well, with its 
 stately avenue, then in its youth, 
 and the accompanying stiff cos- 
 tume of that period ; hooped petti- 
 coats, powder, periwigs, swords and 
 buckles, laced coats, and the old 
 lumbering gilt coach, with its well- 
 
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 Its present aspect we propose to describe in the following pages, 
 allowing the gentle reader to draw such a contrast as fancy may 
 dictate; and as we have compiled our little Guide" for the use 
 of the casual visitor, we shall not burden its pages with any learned 
 disquisitions on its early history, the origin of its name, and such 
 like questions of antique research, but content ourselves with just so 
 much as may induce the more erudite to search for further infor- 
 mation on these points into works professing to give such 
 particulars. 
 
 The Town of Cheltenham is situated in the beautiful vale of 
 Gloucester, between the left bank of the Severn and the lovely Cots- 
 wold range, which indeed forms the splendid back- ground to that 
 portion of the vale in which Cheltenham is seated — a bold projecting 
 escarpment of the range, called Leckhampton Hill, forms a pro- 
 minent feature in the landscape surrounding the Town, and from 
 whose summit may be enjoyed a most beautiful and expansive view 
 of the vale of Gloucester, the Malvern Hills, and the distant Welch 
 Mountains. 
 
 CE the discovery^Tthe Mineral 
 Springs in 1716, Cheltenham has 
 been gradually rising into import- 
 ance ; the visit of His Majesty, 
 King George the Third, with the 
 Royal Family, in 1788, gave it 
 great celebrity, and from a mere 
 village it has become one of the 
 most extensive, and certainly the 
 most elegant town in the Kinojdom. 
 
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 Although Cheltenham (as a Manor) dates its existence to the 
 times previous to the compilation of Doomsday Book," by William 
 the Norman, yet it now possesses no remains that would identify it 
 with so early a period of its history ; in fact, a visitor would imagine, 
 on reviewing the Town, that it had arisen in a single night from 
 some fairy's magic influence. The Parish Church is the only building 
 of importance forming the exception to this statement, and the 
 date of its erection may be fixed in all probability at about the 11th 
 century. 
 
ROUTE FIRST. 
 
 In presenting our little "Guide*' to the Visitor, for the purpose of 
 conducting him through the principal Avenues of our beautiful 
 Town, and pointing out those objects of interest which are usually 
 sought for by all strangers, we propose making the Plough'* 
 Hotel our starting point, because of its convenient central 
 situation, and also because we find that it has ever been iden- 
 tified Tvith the early history of Cheltenham ; from the humble 
 country inn, it has risen through successive stages of improvement, 
 keeping pace with the onward progress of the Town itself. Its appear- 
 ancee about 50 years ago, although presenting a rather formidable line 
 of frontage, is yet strangely contrasted with its present imposing 
 facade, and the interior arrangements will be found to be in perfect 
 keeping. The present Proprietor, Mr. J. B. Churchill, has spared 
 no expense to make the House efiicient in every department, 
 and his exertions have earned for " The Plough Hotel, Cheltenham," 
 a name as well known as w^as the Southwark " Tabard," in the roy- 
 stering days of Canterbury pilgrimages, so graphically described by the 
 immortal Chaucer. 
 
 On emerging from the portals of the Plough," the Visitor will 
 not fail to take in with a glance the busy scene which presents itself on 
 either side of the spacious High Street. Its handsome shops, v/ell 
 stored wdth every variety of attractive merchandize — the broad pave- 
 ments thronged with gaily-dressed pedestrians — and the road-way 
 between, crow^ded with vehicles, from the coroneted equipage, down to 
 the humblest trading conveyance. We may easily conjure up the 
 image of bygone days, when this busy thoroughfare was encumbered 
 with an old Market House, over-shadowing the Plough," in near 
 approximation to which it stood, and which in holiday-time was used 
 for the various exhibitions frequenting country fairs, and for some of 
 these a stage was erected on the outside. A common entertainment 
 at that period was " back-sword," and single-stick," when clowns* 
 heads were broken for sport or prize. 
 
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 ROUTE FIRST — HIGH STREET. 
 
 Lower down the street, on the opposite side, and about the present 
 site of the " George" and Lamb" Hotels, stood the old ricketty 
 Shambles, and many an empty space between thatched cottages shewed 
 glimpses of open country ; and the sandy road of the High Street was 
 occasionally diversified by a patch of stunted grass, on which the 
 vagrant cattle gathered a scanty meal, and a few fine old trees, once 
 stood on spots now occupied by handsome shops. 
 
 Immediately opposite the Plough," and at the corner of "VYinch- 
 comb Street, is the elegantly-furnished Shop of Mr. Gibbon, Chemist 
 and Druggist to the Queen^ who is well known as a manufacturer of 
 those refreshing beverages. Soda Water and Lemonade. 
 
 Next is Mr. Forget, Basket Maker to Her Majesty ^ whose beau- 
 tiful specimens of basket-work, of Osier's pliant twig," have been 
 graciously received by his Royal Patron. Every kind of useful house- 
 hold implement may be had at this Shop. 
 
 The handsome frontage of these two establishments may be noticed 
 as the first-fruits of Cheltenham improvements upon the old-fashioned 
 low-gabled houses ; two or three specimens of which yet remain. 
 
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 ROYAL L£.E libra R Y 
 
 A little lower, on the opposite side, is Lee's Royal Library^ con- 
 taining an extensive assortment of Books ; a capacious Reading Room, 
 well supplied with Newspapers and Periodicals; and a well-selected 
 stock of Stationery, Books, Prints, and Music. For the accommoda- 
 tion of the lounger. Chairs are placed before the shop-windows, and 
 these are usually occupied by a busy group of intelligent looking 
 controversalists. This establishment lays claim to be considered the 
 parent of Cheltenham Libraries, having been the first established ; and 
 at a period when the communication between this Town and London 
 wa-s but tardy, the London Morning Papers were only. to be procured 
 the next day after publication, and as the vacancy of the after-part of 
 the day was not then supplied by Evening Papers, Galas were held 
 in the Gardens attached to these premises, consisting of Fire-works^ 
 Music, Singing, &c. ; and the present Proprietor remembers an 
 entertainment of this kind which was honoured by the presence of his 
 Grace the Duke of Wellington. 
 
 A door below is the Shop of Mr. Williams, Brush Makers 
 who keeps a large assortment of materials 
 in this line necessary to the domestic menage. 
 Orders are also taken here for the extensive 
 Coal Depot of Messrs. Williams and Co., 
 out of which Families may be supplied to any 
 extent, and of every variety, of this most use- 
 ful article. The great facilities now afforded by 
 ^litMu.. ^ ^ r! T^-!^^F ^ Railway communication enable these parties 
 fflpEz~i;'i;53fci whose enterprise has been the means of ma- 
 i PjE Jtt '~ IJI i t m terially reducing the price of this important 
 fe ft .Wjlv^^lJ^? ^' article, to procure supplies from the distant 
 ^'^^^^^:=:^ ^"SHw coal-fields of Derbvshire and Staffordshire. 
 
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 KOUTE FIRST — HIGH-STREET. 
 
 Opposite to Mr. Williams's will be seen the Lamb Inn and 
 Commercial Hotel," a house whose cheerful and central situation will 
 afford every accommodation for Families or Commercial Gentlemen. 
 Mr. HuLBERT, the presiding genius of the establishment, can conjure 
 up spirits from the Tasty deep," of the most potent as well as of 
 the mildest influence; and Avine, generous wine," from his shades 
 below," of the most approved vintages, made good by good old age." 
 The culinary department is managed by a skilful wizard, assisted by a 
 numerous train of humbler *' fire v^^^orshippers." The sleeping depart- 
 ment is under the spell of the descendants of old Morpheus, and "with 
 all the appliances and means tc boot," sleep, gentle sleep," may be 
 here enjoyed, spite the racking pains of the Bacchantes' lures. 
 
 The shop of Mr. Conlen, Woollen Draper, adjoins the Lamb ;" 
 hft stock will afford a choice selection of seasonable patterns, and every 
 kind of material necessary to adorn or shelter the outward man. 
 Persons who require good, efficient, respectable garments, will not 
 regret the trouble of a " look in" at this establishment. 
 
 Nearly opposite to these premises, and at the corner of Regent- 
 street, is the very neat and tasteful shop of Mr. Turnbull, Glover 
 and Hosier, His assortment embraces articles of necessary use and 
 
 comfort, together with such / 
 of the man of fashion; 
 
 make up the tout ensemble 
 E-egent Street separates 
 the last-mentioned Shop 
 from that of Mrs. Water- 
 fall, Cook and Confec- 
 tionery whose establish- 
 ment has earned a well- 
 acknowledged celebrity in 
 the various departments 
 of the business. Game of 
 every kind, in its best condition, may be procured at this Shop. 
 
ROUTE FIRST — HIGH -STREET. 
 
 The George" Hotel, on the opposite side of the street, may be 
 readily recognized by its handsome portico covering the approach to 
 the house, and affording a convenient protection on alighting or enter- 
 ing carriages or public conveyances. This house is fitted with every 
 elegant and necessary convenience, for the reception of Private 
 Families and Visitors, under the careful superintendence of Mr. 
 Fleischmann, whose general arrangements are unquestionable. 
 The Coaching department is efficiently supplied, and every facility 
 afforded to persons who 
 
 " wovtld resign 
 The Tpiiiding' road for formal ' line.' " 
 Next to the " George" Hotel is an unpretending frontage, bearing 
 the significant emblem of the Anvil," to mark the trade of the 
 occupiers : an old custom now gone into general disuse. In the Shop 
 and Show-Rooms of Messrs. Norman and Buckman may be found ail 
 assortment of the most elegant as well as the most useful productions 
 of the Black Arts." A well-painted pane in the window describes 
 the following passage from Shakspeare's King John : 
 " I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus, 
 The whilst his iron did on the anvil cool, 
 With open mouth swallowing- a tailor's news." 
 This picture, when illuminated at night, has a very striking and 
 pleasin g effect. 
 
 Mr. Wood, Cheesemonger and House Agen^^ 
 yjtse. A fashionable town 
 liike Cheltenham is of ne- 
 cessity subjected to many 
 Changes, and the House 
 Agent becomes a useful 
 ^lly in the buying, sell- 
 ing, letting, or procuring 
 abitations to suit the 
 iarious claims of visitors, 
 w'ho might pay The 
 Queen of Watering Places" a casual visit, or become settled residents. 
 
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 ROUTE FIRST — HIGH STREET. 
 
 We next pass the en- 
 trance into Pittville Street, 
 at the corner of which stands 
 the capacious Shop of Mr. 
 E. Waterfall, dealer in 
 Fishy GamCy Poultry^ Wild 
 Fowl, ^c,f whose marble 
 slabs are well covered with 
 every delicacy, from among 
 the " finny tribes," including 
 that famous fish, the Salmon, 
 from our neighbouring noble 
 Severn. The supply from "the 
 denizens of mid air," in- 
 clude^the various Birds made 
 choice by epicurean taste, 
 and such creatures called 
 Game" by laws inviolable, 
 from the wild tenants of 
 
 *' Fair Cotswold, where the well-breathed beagle climbs, 
 With matchless speed, thy green aspiring brow, 
 And leaves the lagging multitude behind." 
 
 His supplies of Crustaceans" comprise the esteemed varieties of 
 Crabs, Lobsters, Prawns, Shrimps, &c., and amongst the Bivalves/* 
 the pearly delicious Oyster, of " Native" and " Mumble's" growth. 
 
 On the opposite side of the High Street, we 
 have to notice the Shop of Messrs. Bastard and 
 Speakman, Tailors, whose art is a most impor- 
 tant one in Cheltenham, where a good cut" is a 
 great desideratum to the man of fashion ; and we 
 
 IM Hf HI i^^t the most fastidious may safely put 
 
 W H ffl his appointments into the hands of these ''knights 
 of the broad cloth." Ladies may also be supplied 
 with their habiliments for Riding — a healthy exer- 
 cise much used in Cheltenham ; — a curious notice 
 from the Diary of the curious Pepys, (A.D. 1664), 
 shows the introduction of Riding Habits for ladies: 
 ^"Walking in the gallery at Whitehall, I find the 
 ladies of honor dressed in their riding garbs, with coats and doublets 
 with deep skirts, just for all the world like mine, and their doublets 
 buttoned up the breast, and with periwigs and with hats, so that only 
 for a long petticoat dragging under their men's coats, nobody would 
 take them for women in any point whatever, which was an odd sight, 
 and a sight that did not please me." 
 
ROUTE FIRST — HIGH STREET. 
 
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 A few doors below is an artiste of the same Cloth," whom we 
 believe to be no less skilled in his trade than others of the same craft. 
 Mr. Hardwick can tastefully supply the gay Masquerader, the 
 Sportsman, or the well-dressed Gentleman, according to the most 
 approved taste and fashionable rule. This House is well known for 
 providing the Sportsman with his peculiar Leather Encasements, 
 and Military and other Gentlemen proceeding to India or the Colonies, 
 may be furnished with estimates and plans of measuring for '^outfits." 
 
 "We next come to a couple of little elegancies in the way of Shops. 
 First, we notice Mr. Joslin's, Chemist and Druggist, whose brilliant 
 little Shop claims attention, with its ranges of many-colored Chemicals. 
 A gilded bust of the Sage of Medicine may remind one of the gilded 
 pill" of the Satirist, or probably he stands as one of the Penates to pro- 
 tect the Proprietor's celebrated Squill Lozenges from losing any of 
 their valuable properties, whose useful agency may be relied upon in 
 cases of Cold and Hoarseness. A leviathan pestle and mortar on the 
 upper part of the front of this house, will readily direct attention, 
 even at a street's length, to the Drug Depository below. 
 
 Adjoining is Mr. Edwards's unique little establishment for 
 Jewellery, Watches, Bijouterie, ^c. The array of brilliant and costly 
 
 articles catches the eye of every passer— 
 
 " Gems that pour 
 The sun-beams back." 
 Clocks of every fanciful device and some of weightier form, 
 
 " To mark with iron tongue the midnight hour." 
 Watches of the most costly and finished workmanship, and Jewellery 
 of every elegant and quaint device. Gold Chains of the most novel and 
 varied patterns ; and an extensive stock of Electro-Plated Articles, 
 which can be recommended for durability and rich appearance. To the 
 scientific spirit of the present age we are thus indebted for discoveries 
 which arc made available for our common and necessary uses. 
 
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 next nottse ^^5ts tlib ireai^lidp- of l^^^WjotJ^Hf Cook and \ 
 
 Confectioner' y whose skill is well appreciated by the elite of Chelten- \ 
 
 ham. His window frequently exhibits such specimens of his art as ^ 
 
 would lead us to appropriate to him the following lines— \ 
 
 " He is an architect, an engineer, > 
 A soldier, a physician, a philosopher, \ 
 A general mathematician !" \ 
 
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 Next, is the handsome Shop of Mr. Whittard, Hatter, whose '> 
 stock of varied shapes may well compete with the specimens above of ; 
 olden time. The following curious extract from an old writer, of a.d. 
 1580, shows the introduction of felt hats into this country from 
 abroad—*' And which is more curious, some of a certain kinde of fine 
 haire; these they call bevei' hattes, of xx., xxx., or xl. shillings price, 
 fetched from beyond the seas." And an old song, written in 1636, 
 thus concludes,— 
 
 " But of all felts that may be felt, ; 
 Give me the Eng-lish beaver." 
 
 In the days of our *' good Queen Bess," a flagon of ale was the 
 authorized provision for her maids of honour. In the present day, / 
 the delicate attendants upon our ** good Queen Victoria'' would be j 
 shocked at the appearance of such beverage at their breakfast tables. \ 
 The infusion of the leaves of a plant from China, or of a berry from 
 Turkey, supply the morning and evening meals of modern times. Our 
 free intercourse with China has been the means of reducing the price ; 
 of an article which has become one of daily use. Messrs. Capleton ; 
 and Co. can supply this, and every other necessary for the breakfast 
 and tea table, of the finest qualities. ; 
 
ROUTE riRST — HIGH STUEET. 
 
 Mr. George, Confectioner^ occupies the next hoa.sc, in whose 
 well filled window is often exhibited an array of Bride Cakes, forming 
 an ornamental and no less attractive feature. This house is as 
 celebrated for the manufacture of these charming accompaniments to 
 the delicious day-dream of the anticipated bridal ceremonies, as is our 
 old Parish Church for announcing from her steeple, with merry peal, 
 the consummation of the happy union - 
 
 Mr. Malvern, Brush Maker y occupies the next shop. He is an 
 extensive manufacturer of those necessary appendages to the list of 
 personal and household requisites. His Shop also furnishes a variety 
 of useful and ornamental articles in Ivory, Bone, Tortoise-shell, 
 Horn, &c. 
 
 At the next door but one from the entrance to the Colonnade is the 
 Shop of Messrs. Taylor and Capleton, Haher dashers ^ Glovers^ a?id 
 Lace7nen, whose neat and well furnished premises will afford every 
 variety of fancy and useful articles adapted to the ever varying changes 
 of Fashion and Taste. This Shop has also an entrance from the 
 Colonnade. 
 
 Immediately at the corner of the Colonnade stands the Shop of 
 Mr. Han ford, Hair Dresser and Perf umer, whose skill is often re- 
 quired to counteract the whitening effects of Old Father Time, to sup- 
 ply the loss occasioned by his ravages, or to accomplish an object 
 much desired in present times — a good head of hair.*^ 
 
 Before conducting our Visitor through the Colonnade, we have to 
 speak of some business Establishments which face the entrance to it, 
 and just opposite the last mentioned shop, is that of Mr. Gunstone, 
 Chemist and Druggist, whose ready and efScient assistance will be 
 rendered to those w^ho are necessitated to seek the salubrious and 
 health-restoring waters which have made our beautiful Chelteiiham so 
 deservedly celebrated. 
 
 Adjoining is the Shop of Mr. Josh. French, Grocer and Tea 
 Dealer, whose house is surmounted by a gigantic Tea Canister. Pur- 
 chasers are not to conclude from this circumstance that Teas at this 
 
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 ROUTE FIRST. — HIGH STREET, 
 
 fstablishment are the only article sold. Mr. French deals largely as 
 an Italian Merchant, and has always a large stock of fruits in season, 
 both native and foreign. 
 
 Messrs. Finder's General Clothing and Outfitting Establishment y 
 next door, is filled to repletion with every kind of garment, from the 
 frock of the rustic to the embroidered vest of the man of fashion, and 
 to those with whom economy and a fashionable appearance are objects 
 of importance, this stock will afford a most desirable opportunity of 
 gratifying their ^XQ-vd^Wmg penchant. 
 
 A door or two below, and at the corner of 
 North-street, is Messrs. J. and T. Taylor's 
 Tea a7id Grocery Establish7nent^ whose selection 
 of home and colonial produce, from the best 
 markets, includes every article required for our 
 necessary daily domestic uses. 
 
 Having noticed the various business esta- 
 blishments in our progress down the High-street 
 from the Plough, we proceed to conduct the 
 visitor into our beautiful Prcme7iade, which, 
 from its proximity to the fashionable part of the 
 High-street, and its many attractions, may 
 generally expect an early visit. Immediately 
 opposite to the last-mentioned shops is the 
 Colonnadet a short thoroughfare which leads immediately into the 
 Promenade, This splendid avenue consists of a broad carriage drive 
 about half of a mile in length, terminated by the handsome facade of 
 the Queen's Hotel ; on either side are rows of elegant houses, and the 
 drives and footways are bordered with rows of beautiful ornamental 
 trees, which in some places quite overshadow the pavement, and in 
 
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 TAYLOR ! 
 
 "TLn^frm^ ■■ >mr>v — _,,M .^--^ 
 
 
 
I one particular spot forms a verdant tunnel, quite impervious to the j 
 
 I rays of the noon-tide sun. The drive and walks, when crowded with | 
 
 i our gay and fashionable inhabitants, present a tout eiisemhk of sur- | 
 
 \ passing beauty and loveliness. It may be as well here to remark that j 
 
 I until within the past few years, the Promenade has always been held 1 
 
 I sacred to fashionable residences; but as the town increased in size, I 
 
 I and the circle of residences extended itself, it was found profitable to | 
 
 \ devote many of these houses to business purposes, until now nearly | 
 
 i the whole of the left hand side of the Promenade is devoted to pro- \ 
 
 \ fessional or business establishments. The handsome shops in Mont- | 
 
 j pellier Avenue, and those recently erected at the top of the Old Well \ 
 
 \ Walk, are evidences of the encroachment of trade in this direction. > 
 
 J We return to the entrance of the Promenade from the High-street, ) 
 
 ! to notice in detail the houses of business and public institutions which | 
 
 ■ \ lie in the way. \ 
 
 i On passing round the corner into the Colonnade we remark on | 
 
 the left the capacious slabs of Messrs. Young and Co., Fishmongers ^ j 
 
 / whose display of those delicate addenda to the dinner-table has often \ 
 
 i elicited admiration from the passing visitor. The connexion of these > 
 
 \ parties with the Severn Fisheries enable them to procure the delicious ? 
 
 i Salmon in great perfection. All other kinds of sea, river, and | 
 
 I Shell Fish may be procured here, and Game of rery acknowledged > 
 
 j reputation. ■ 
 
i Crossing the road, we find at the end of the Colonnade, the exten- j 
 
 I sive Premises of Messrs. Shirer and Macdougall, Silk Mercers, S^c. 
 
 \ who exhibit to perfection, through their pellucid panes, the rich \ 
 
 ( Shawls of India, or the more brilliant colors of our Scotch and Man- | 
 
 \ Chester Manufactures. The Silks of Lyons and Spitalfields, the gor- 
 
 \ geous Velvets of Genoa, and the beautifully varied Tartans of the 
 
 \ Scottish Clans. An extensive Tailoring Establishment and Shoe 
 
 ' Warehouse make this concern most complete and efficient. | 
 
 ' Adjoining is the splendid Establishment of Messrs. Martin, ^ 
 
 > Baskett, and Martin, Jewellers and Watchmakers to the Queen^ / 
 
 \ whose stock comprises every novelty in superb Plate, brilliant Gems, 
 
 < magnificent Jewellery, English and Foreign Clocks and Watches, j 
 
 \ and elegant and useful articles of Electro Plate, This Shop, presenting j 
 
 ; two frontages of chaste and elegant design, (one of which turns the ) 
 
 \ corner into Clarence Street,) displays a gUtteiing array of valuables, \ 
 
At No. 1, Promenade, (the corner of an opening into Clarence 
 Street,) stands the imposing-looking premises of Mr. Alder, Whole- 
 sale and Retail Fanc]) Stationer, Bookseller, and Toyman. An exten- 
 sive range of shop room is well filled with every variety of Fancy 
 Articles, to suit the wants of the Artist, the fancy of the most fasti- 
 dious gatherer of Works of Art and Taste, the Print Collector, the 
 Book-worm; or to realize the longing desire of the holiday urchin, who, 
 like Dr. Franklin in green age, would empty his well-filled pockets to 
 possess a "whistle." 
 
 Opposite the entrance into Clarence-street, we notice Wight's 
 Theological Library, Theology has now become so necessary a part 
 of polite education, that Libraries are formed in most towns for the 
 use of those devoted to its study. This Library contains all the most 
 interesting and useful works on this subject, together with ami seel 
 lancous Stock of Standard Literature, Prints, and Stationery. 
 
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 ROUTE FIRST. — PROMENADE. 
 
 A door or two beyond stand the handsome elevations of "Cavendish 
 House," the Silk Mercery Establishment of Messrs. Debenham, 
 PooLEY, and Smith, where are exhibited the richest and most elegant 
 variety of materials, in shape and pattern, from the looms of the best 
 manufac'-urers, comprising ingenious and beautiful designs, the 
 creations of the most chaste and classic skill of accomplished British 
 and Foreign artists, rivalling and eclipsing the brilliance of the once 
 famed Tyrian dies, or those primal tints, where 
 
 *' The grand ethereal bow 
 Shoots up immense; and every hue unfolds 
 In fair proportion, running- from the red 
 To where the violet fades into the sky." 
 For ornamental and festive use may be found an extensive variety of 
 exquisitely wrought zephyrous fabrics, whose delicacy and subtilty 
 may be compared to the floating dewy films which cover in early morn 
 The burnished king-cup?.'* 
 At the adjoining house is the neat and tasteful shop of Mr. Tily, 
 Chemist and Druggist, whose useful aid to the physician's skill will be 
 appreciated by those who visit Cheltenham for the purpose of drinking 
 from her Hygiean springs those draughts of nature's medicine which 
 have become so celebrated. 
 
 In a portion of the same premises are the Millinery Booms of 
 Miss Bird, so long known as one of the first artistes of the day, and 
 from which so many of beauty's daughters" have been decked in 
 those adornments which set off their loveliness to greater advantage. 
 
 Millinery and Dress 
 Show Rooms are, indeed, 
 among the important at- 
 tractions for the fair la- 
 dies of the beau mond^. 
 Those of the Misses 
 DowLiNG, 7, Promenade 
 Villas, exhibit every ele- 
 gant and tasteful cos- 
 tume, according to rigid 
 fashionable rule ; and for 
 variety of nomenclature 
 
may well vie with the curious list of articles of attire of the sttttelj > 
 
 dames of the 17th century. > 
 
 Nearly opposite is the hnjjsrial Hotel, whose situation in the > 
 
 locality *' where fashion chiefly holds her court,'* presents unusual I 
 
 claims for patronage. This house is commodious, elegant, pleasant, \ 
 
 healthy, and fashionable, and the accommodations from the " upper \ 
 
 regions" to the cellars, under the management of Mrs. Joseph, are | 
 
 such as will help to facilitate the enjoyment of those who sojourn awhile I 
 
 to enjoy the pleasures of Cheltenham, or the comforts of any who visit 1 
 
 this watering place for the purpose of drinking from her health- j 
 
 inspiring springs. ^ 
 
 Opposite to the Imperial" is Lovesy's Imperial Library^ con- \ 
 
 taining principally works of a Theological and sterlins: character. A j 
 
 convenient Reading Room is well furnished with the leading journals \ 
 
 and periodicals of the day, and being in the centre of the fashionable | 
 
 neighbourhood, presents corresponding advantages. The shop is well \ 
 
 supplied with a stock of general Literature, Stationery, &c. \ 
 
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 ROUTE FIRST— rrtOMENADE, REGENT ST. 
 
 Mr. Malpas's (Chemist and Druggist) ^\io^^\'Aie Mungeam, is 
 nearly opposite the ''Imperial," and just beyond the Imperial Library. 
 It may be recognized by its chaste and elegant front, surmounted by 
 a handsome lamp, with colored "bulls' eyes," which are probably 
 meant as an extension of the display of the bottles of colored waters 
 which usually adorn the chemist's window. The interior is fitted 
 up in a tasteful manner, and is well furnished with the best and purest 
 drugs and chemicals. 
 
 Next is the Office of Messrs. 
 Young andGiLLiNG, House a7id Estate 
 Agents^ who are extensively supplied 
 with information relative to the transfer 
 of Houses and Lands, and can assist 
 Visitors and others in the providing 
 themselves with suitable residences. 
 
 ^Sdjoining is the Millinery Establishment of 
 The Misses Dowling, which was erroneously 
 placed at p. 14. 
 
 A little way beyond this is an opening into 
 Kegent Street, which contains a number of gen- 
 teel private residences ; in the upper part, at 
 No. 60, is the residence of Mr. John Cooke, 
 Appraiser, Auctioneer, and Accountant, whose 
 efficient services may be relied upon in all cases 
 of Sales of Property or Appraisements for 
 Transfer, Administrations, &c. 
 
 Beyond, and in the extensive Ale and Porter 
 Stores of Mr. George Smith, may be found a 
 large supply of the various *' strong drinks" con- 
 cocted by the celebrated "inspiriting bold John 
 Barleycorn," of pleasant memory. As sole Agent 
 for Guinness's Stout, he can supply this well 
 known article in its genuine state. 
 
 JH n fi 
 
 GUI NNESS^ C 
 
 Cr.SrnilK Solfe Agen.^ 
 6^ - 
 
Keturning into the Promenade by the same avenue by which we 
 entered Regent Street, and before we proceed onwards, we have to turn 
 back a step or two to notice the handsome Shop of Mr. Norman, 
 Chinaman, which should have been noticed before our entrance into 
 Regent Street, but alterations have taken place since we commenced 
 our descriptions. The Shop and Show Rooms of this concern exhibit 
 most elegant and costly articles in Glass, China, and Earthenware, 
 the desig'ns and embellishments of which are of the most chaste, clas- 
 sical, and fashionable description. 
 
 . Resuming our progress, we next come to the Lace and Haber- 
 dashery EsUdjUshment of Messrs. Folkes and Co., whose elegantly 
 furnish' d Shop is supplied from the most celebrated British and Con- 
 tinental Manufacturers, and includes every novelty and costly ele- 
 gance in Needlc-work, Embroidery, Haberdashery, &c. 
 
 A Print Shop is an object of general attraction, and has often 
 - aided the rising genius of the embryo artist. Mr. Shipton's window 
 exhibits fine specimens of engravings, and his Shop contains a general 
 n.s ^ortment of Books. Stationery, &c,,j^ith^ell-s;elected^bmT^ 
 
18 
 
 The Literary and Philosophical Institution (opened 1833) 
 now demands attention, but tlie crowded situation of the building pre- 
 vents the beautiful proportions of the portico from being fully appre 
 dated; and we may remark, en passant^ that erections of this kind 
 usually lose very much of their beauty when thus set up and con- 
 fined amongst modern houses and shops. This portico is a model of 
 one of the ends of the justly-celebrated Temple of Theseus at Athens, 
 Its peculiar appropriateness to the present use will be admitted, when 
 we consider the Attic King in the relation of one of the founders of 
 Ancient Greek civilization, and the originator of the popular form of 
 government. In after years, his admiring countrymen gathered his 
 bones from their exile-grave, to bury them with national honors in 
 the magnificent temple-tomb which bears his name. The Institution 
 was formed for " the Cultivation of Literature and Science, and the 
 Preservation of such works of Art as tend to illustrate the progress of 
 Discovery and Civilization." To effect these desirable objects, Public 
 Lectures and Readings are delivered during the Session, which extends 
 from September to May, works of Art and Science, subjects of Natural 
 History, Antiquities, .&c. are deposited ; a Library established, and a 
 Reading-room lor the use of the subscribers. The building was 
 erected under the superintendence of R. W. Jearrad, Esq., the ta- 
 lented architect of the Queen's Hotel, Christ Church, and other build- 
 ings which adorn the town. It contains a spacious and elegant lecture 
 room, museums, reading room, laboratory, offices, &c.. with a resi- 
 dence for the curator. The Institution consists of Proprietors, Ordi- 
 nary Members, and Life and Honorary Members. The affairs are 
 managed by a Council of ten Proprietors, five Ordinary Members, the 
 President, two Vice-Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer. Each de- 
 partment of the Museums is under the charge of a Curator ; and that 
 devoted to Geology is particularly rich in specimens. A permanent 
 Library of Reference for general use has been established in connexion 
 with this Institution. 
 
 D 2 
 
ROTJTE FIRST 
 
 Adjoining the Institution is Belfast House, Messrs. Bennett and 
 Co., Li7ien Drcqyers, whose stock will be found to contain every useful 
 material and fashionable novelty, from the produce of our own homely 
 sheep-walks and downs to the elegant and subtile fabrics prepared 
 from the spinnerets of the silk work, adorned with beautiful colours. 
 
 Next we notice the residence of Messrs. 
 Alex and Co., the eminent Surgeon Ben- 
 tists. The house is approached by a portico, 
 surmounted by the Royal Arms. The skill of 
 these gentlemen may be depended upon to 
 supply losses of dental machinery, by sub • 
 stitutes of the most approved construction, or 
 to alleviate distressing pain. 
 
 ~. .,,|,.... Mesdames TIaydon and Shaw's Boarding 
 
 House occupies a conspicuous position at the angle of Imperial Square. 
 The healthful and pleasant situation of this house will be a great re- 
 commendation to its use, and the internal accommodations are on the 
 best scale, affording all the comforts of home," with the ready and 
 convenient egress into the bustle of fashionable life. 
 
ROUTE FIRST—PROMENADE. 
 
 21 
 
 Immediately opposite is the opening into Bays' Hill ; the umbra- 
 geous Elms of the Old Well Walk are seen towering above the massy 
 pillars, which stand at the entrance to this beautiful locality; and the 
 fine elevations of Old Well and Bays' Hill Terraces, are seen in per- 
 spective beyond to great advantage. 
 
 At the corner of this opening, and at the termination of the centre 
 range of the western side of the Promenade houses, stands the 
 Upholstery and Cabinet Warerooms of Mrs. Kaavlings and Son, who 
 have earned a well acknowledged celebrity for their various articles of 
 manufacture. This elegant building is a model of a Temple erected 
 on the banks of the Hissus, in Attica, in honour of Bacchus, and was 
 formerly the Pump Room of the Sherborne or Imperial Spa ; and at a 
 period when Cheltenham possessed fewer of her present attractions, 
 this Spa, with the fountain and shrubberies occupying the present 
 locale of the Queen's Hotel, was in great repute ; it, however, after- 
 wards declined in public estimation, and gradually falling into disuse, 
 the Pump Room in 1838 was taken down, and carefully removed, and 
 subsequently re-erected in its present position, without indeed the fine 
 statue of the Goddess Hygeia, which in its more palmy days crowned 
 the summit of the dome ; it, however, now forms an elegant and 
 ornamental appendage to our beautiful Promenade. In the area in 
 front of the structure is a weeping willow, one of a tribe 
 
 «' . of shadowy trees, that lean 
 
 So elegantly o'er the water's brim," 
 and which deserves a passing notice, because it remains as a remnant 
 of by-gone days, when the whole of this neighbourhood presented a 
 suburban appearance, and was tenanted by pigs, cattle, hay stacks, and 
 farm steads, with the usual adjuncts of ducks, geese, and fowls, who 
 held a fee-simple with the FercB Naturm of the neighbourhood. The 
 stream into which this willow di]3ped its pendant boughs" yet runs 
 through a culvert underneath. 
 
 Passing on in our route towards the Queen's Hotel, we have to 
 look in at Hodges's Nursery Grounds, in the centre of Imperial 
 Square, which commences at this point of our progress. As an elegant 
 and useful accomplishment, horticulture, and the study of botany have 
 attained an important position in present times, and amonst the many 
 of fair Flora's gems, the splendid Dahlia has attracted unusual atten- 
 tion, perhaps paralleled only by our friends of Dutchland an their 
 varieties of the gorgeous tulip. Mr. Hodges has produced some of the 
 most beautiful and elegant sorts of this flower, and his Nursery Ground 
 is liberally thrown open to public use. Nothing can afford a greater 
 gratification than a visit to a well cultivated garden ; and 
 
 " How welcome is each gentle air, 
 That wakes and wafts the odours there!" 
 The Statue of His late Majesty William IV., was erected here by 
 Thomas Henney, Esq , whose public spirit, liberality, and benevolence 
 deserves this our humble praise. The Statue is the work of a native 
 sculptor, and was elevated to its present position in due form on the 
 8th of September, (the Coronation day,) 1831. 
 
22 
 
 ROUTE FIRST— PROMENADE. 
 
 \1 
 
 As we proceed in our route, 
 we have on our right the hand- 
 some rows forming the western 
 side of Imperial Square, and the noble facade of 
 the *' Queen's" appears in part throughthe vistas 
 formed by the beautiful fjliage which o'erhangs the 
 walks and roadway. We quote the following passage from a published 
 account of the opening of this Hotel : — " Situated at the end of one of 
 the finest carriage drives in this, or perhaps in any other, country, upon 
 rising ground, and commanding, consequently, the most extensive and 
 picturesque views in the immediate vicinity of the principal spas, and 
 in the very centre of gaiety and fashionable attraction, the Queen's 
 Hotel must, of necessity, bec<.me * the observed of all observers,* 
 while the imposing appearance of the building itself, considered sepa- 
 rately from its locality, cannot fail arresting the attention of the most 
 listless and indifferent." The fittings of the interior of this Hotel are, 
 in every way, corresponding with its name and its noble exterior. The 
 splendid suites of rooms are furnished with every regard to comfort 
 and elegance, and for families a group of rooms in the eastern side of the 
 building are so arranged as to effect the utmost privacy. The kitchen 
 and offices are of the most complete description ; the cellars replete 
 with every choice variety ; and the stable and carriage department are 
 most extensive and efficient. The present proprietor is Mr. S. Y. 
 Griffith. From the front of this establishment a charming view of 
 the Promenade is obtained, terminated by the High Street, and backed 
 by the beautiful Cleeve Hills. 
 
ROUTE FIRST — QUEEN 'S CIRCUS. 
 
 23 
 
 Passing on to the right from the Queen's Hotel, we have to notice 
 a block of houses denominated Queen's Circus. These are separated 
 from the upper line of the Promenade by an opening into Old Well 
 Lane. Standing conspicuously at the corner of the opening is the 
 shop of Mr. Abraham, Optician^ where may be procured every kind 
 of scientific instrument, by means of which we are enabled to scan 
 the deep concave of the heavens, to examine the marvellous constitu- 
 tion of "the little world," or to provide for ordinary comforts and 
 necessities. 
 
 Messrs. Tyrrell and Foster, Cooks and Confectioner Sj occupy 
 the adjoining premises. For the recherche dejeuner^ the rout, or the 
 social board, the skill of these artistes may be drawn upon to furnish 
 every elegant and tasteful device and luxury. 
 
 Adjoining is the Tea and Grocery Establwhrnetit of Messrs. Jull 
 and Co., whose commeicial relations with the best markets enable 
 them to produce their goods, for general consumption, of the finest 
 kinds. The stock embraces all the well-known varieties of Teas, 
 Coffees, Spices and Sweets, and British Wines of the most approved 
 kinds. 
 
 Mr. Pearson, Ghetmst and Druggist, occupies the next house; 
 
 his commodious Shop is furnished and adorned with 
 
 true chemical taste, and his stock will furnish every 
 article of] medicine of the finest and purest quality. 
 To the Dispensing department the best and most care- 
 ful attention is given. 
 
 A door or two beyond is the tasteful shop of Mr. 
 Eacker, Silk Mercer, %c., in which is an assortment 
 of every description of elegant material for Ladies' 
 costume. 
 
24 
 
 ROUTE FIRST — MONTPELLIER AVENUE 
 
 A short distance beyond is the Montpellier Silk Mercery and Lace 
 Estahlishment of Messrs. Crux and Chillcott, which commences 
 Montpellier Avenue, whose elegant and valuable Stock comprises 
 " Lawn as white as driven snow, 
 Cypress black as e'er was crow, 
 Gloves as sweet as damask roses," 
 with valuable Lace, splendid Silks, and an extensive assortment of 
 Fancy Articles, in Bibbons, Hosiery, &c. 
 
 Passing an entrance into the Montpellier Arcade, we come to the 
 Shop of Mrs. Elliott, Corset and Stay Maker ; a branch of Ladies* 
 h ^isinpss sn important to give a graceful and elegant figure in accord- 
 ance with strict fashionable standard. 
 
 Behind these premises is the Montpellier Arcade, 
 which, although not extensive, yet presents a pleasing 
 coup d'mil from the upper entrance. It is furnished 
 with Shops, and lighted by a glazed roof. Within 
 is Mr. Brown's snug and retired Coffee and Cigar 
 Divan, where " the fragrance of the Indian weed" 
 may be enjoyed with a cup of the finest cofi"ee. 
 
 We have now to particularize the Shops on the op- 
 posite side of the Montpellier Avenue; 
 and adjoining the Queen's Hotel we 
 find the neat shop of Mr. Bray, Tailor, 
 whose professional skill may be relied 
 upon, and whose patterns and mate- 
 rials are of the best and most fashion- 
 able kind. 
 
 Next is Mr. Stroud, a disciple of 
 St. Crispin and St. Crispianus, whose 
 - stock of varied shapes and colours of 
 Boots and Shoes will afford comfort 
 in walking," or ease and elegance for 
 general use. 
 
ROUTE 1 IKST — MONTPELLIER AVENUE. 
 
 25 
 
 At the next house but one is the shop of Mr. Woodard, Fish- 
 monger^ PotiUerer, Dealer m Game mid Wild Fowl, whose facilities 
 for procuring every description of choice Fish will enable him to supply 
 a good article at the lowest remunerating profit, and Game, Poultry, 
 and Wild Fowl of the finest varieties. 
 
 Messrs, Gardner and Co., General Tea Dealers and Grocers, occupy 
 the next premises. Their extensive stock contains the best and most 
 genuine articles in the difierent departments of the Tea and Grocery 
 trade, together with a choice selection of British Wines, Sauces, 
 Pickles, &c. This shop turns the corner into Montpellier Spa Build- 
 ings, a line of genteel houses standing at right angles with Montpellier 
 Avenue, and at the end of which is 
 Reeves's Riding School and Carriage 
 Repository. Mr. Keeves, with his nume- 
 rous train of equestrian pupils may be 
 often noticed dashing through our streets 
 and beautiful avenues. Returning to the 
 end of Montpellier Avenue, we have imme- 
 diately before us the celebrated Montpellier 
 Spa, with its delightful and fashionable 
 accessories. In continuation of the line of the Aveiiue,"'^Ee ^* drive" 
 
; 26 
 
 ROUTE FIRST — MONTPELLIETl AVENUE. 
 
 divides the Spa from the Gardens belonging to the establishment, at 
 the lower corner of which, on the left^ is the pretty and elegant exhibi- 
 tion of Mr. Pipe, Nurseryman. The perfumes wafted from the various 
 plants and flowers, and the beautiful colours and forms, alike delight 
 the senses, and afford unfailing enjoyment. On our right we have the 
 splendid entrance to the Montpellier Grand Promenade. The bow 
 front on the left of the entrance is occupied by two handsome shops, 
 the windows of which are separated by Caryatides — elegant Grecian 
 figures, representing Athenian virgins, dressed in their Panathenaic 
 costume. 
 
 The outer shop is occupied by Mr. Merrett, Cook and Confectioner, 
 It is most chastely ornamented, and well furnished with every choice 
 refection. The most reche^'che skill in the arts of ciilsinerie are made 
 available at this establishment for furnishing the most sumptuous 
 " delectations for * Ladyes fayre and gallants gaie,' who may honor 
 our fashionable town with their presence. 
 
 The adjoining shop is the Magasin de Modes of Mrs. Hacker, an 
 establishment presenting unusual capabilities for producing the most 
 fashionable styles of Ladies' attire. A regular communication with 
 La Belle France, enables the proprietor to produce the earliest novel- 
 ties emanating from the cor2os dlplomatiqiie of Parisian taste. 
 
 Before entering the enclosure where fashion chiefly holds her 
 court," we notice, on our extreme right, 
 the tasteful shop of Mr. Draper, 
 Tailor^ ^c.^ who has also a j!?a55e 
 par tout to the French Metropolis, who, 
 by this means, can produce the newest 
 fashions, and having obtained great 
 experience in some of the most cele- 
 brated Continental houses, can pro- 
 duce garments unexceptionable in cut 
 and style. 
 
-ma 
 
 Passing through the portal, over 
 which is written Montpellier 
 Spa,'* we come into the grand 
 Promenade, This truly beau= 
 tiful walk is walled on either 
 side by verdant foliage, and is 
 terminated by the North Colon- 
 nade of the Pump Koom, over 
 which is seen the majestic dome 
 of the Rotunda, surmounted by 
 a flag staff, which, on comme- 
 morative occasions, flings out 
 to the passing breeze its emblazoned bunt- 
 ing. Adjoining the Pump Room, and con- 
 tinuing a little way down, are some shops de- 
 voted to the sale of fancy articles. The upper- 
 most is Mr. Davies's Montpellier Library, This 
 beautiful walk, when crowded by its elegant and 
 fashionable promenaders, and enlivened by the per- 
 formance of the fine band of the establishment, con- 
 veys a pleasurable sensation of no ordinary kind. In 
 a line with the walk is the eastern colonnade of the 
 Pump Room, standing immediately opposite the en- 
 entrance to the Gardens. Passing in to the inte- 
 rior of the building, we notice the long room, and 
 its magnificent Rotunda beyond. The dome is 
 beautifully panelled, and lighted by an octagonal 
 lantern. Pilasters, with Corinthian capitals, 
 support the elegant cornice, from which spring 
 the circular lines of the dome. The spaces 
 between the pilasters are occupied by some 
 large mirrors, windows, and fire places, and 
 a handsome chandelier is suspended from the 
 
roof of the lantern. Attached to the Rotunda are 
 Billiard and Card Rooms. 
 
 The pump-case is a finely executed model of the War- 
 wick Vase. The Mineral Waters are supplied through 
 crystal tabes from the various wells on the Montpellier estate. 
 The great source of fashionable entertainment will be found in 
 the morning and evening promenades. Those of the morning 
 are perhaps not so fully fashionable as the evening ones; the 
 former being devoted more especially to the use of those who 
 drink the waters, while the latter forms a gay and elegant assem- 
 blage. The fine band, consisting of 17 instrumentalists, is usually 
 stationed under the colonnade at the top of the walk; and in 
 summer, the promenades are frequently enjoyed in the Gardens 
 opposite, where the beautiful green-sward is chequered with our 
 fashionable inhabitant;^, rivalling in their beauty of person and 
 attire, the lovely flowers which adorn the parterre, and m addition 
 to the floral beauties, is an ornamented orchestra, a Chinese pagoda, 
 and an elegant marble fountain, which throws up numerous jets 
 of a delicious coolness. This fountain is adorned with a beau- 
 tiful marble figure, representing a child grasping the neck of a 
 <^wan it formed part of the spoils of Buonaparte's Itahan cam- 
 paign, and while on its way to adorn the French metropolis, the 
 vessel containing this and other gems of art was captured by a 
 privateer belonging to the port of Bristol, and brought to England. 
 After passing through several hands, it came into the possession 
 jof two gentlemen of this town, Thomas Ilenney, Esq. and the Rev. 
 Mr. Harwood, whose property it now is, and who allow its use in 
 jtfi present position. 
 
F I p. S T _ 
 
 G A Fl D E I J 
 
 During the summer months, commemorative galas are held in 
 these gardens, consisting of various musical and other entertainments, 
 concluding with illuminations and fireworks ; and when lighted with 
 innumerable variegated lamps and jets of gas, the gardens present a 
 fairy scene, embodying the well-known creations of eastern romance. 
 
 From these Gardens the celebrated Nassau Balloon ascended on 
 July 3, 1837; and on October 3, 1838, Mr. Hampton, the aeronaut, 
 made a daring and successful descent from his balloon in a parachute 
 from a height of nearly two miles from the surface of the earth. 
 
 In the Rotunda are held the Horticultural Exhibitions, alternately 
 with Pittville, and various public entertainments, of which the Summer 
 Balls form an important item. 
 
 The season for drinking the waters commences in the spring, and 
 continues during the year until the fall of the " sear and yellow leaf" 
 warns the passing visitor to seek his home, and whose place is then 
 supplied by those who resort hither to enjoy the splendid hunting of 
 the neighbourhood. Through the exertion and liberality of Earl 
 Fitzhardinge, this has become one of the most noted hunting 
 locales in the kingdom, the celebrity of which attracts a high class of 
 visitors, who enliven the dullness of the town during winter by their 
 presence. 
 
 We conclude our notice with a brief history of the Spa. The 
 celebrity which the Cheltenham water had attained, by means of the 
 Old Wells, led to the discovery and establishment of other spas, to meet 
 the increasing demand. In 1808, the Montpellier Wells were opened, 
 and in the following year a pump room was erected for the accommo- 
 
 dation of the drinkers. This 
 1817 by the present handsome 
 pleted with the addition of 
 presentproprictor, P. Thomp- 
 ffom the designs of Mr, 
 
 was superseded in the year 
 structure, which was com- 
 the Rotunda in 1826, by the 
 son, Esq. It was erected 
 
 Papworth. 
 
30 
 
 ROUTE FIRST— LANSDOWN. 
 
 Having thus admired the beauties of the Montpellicr Spa, we 
 proceed to examine other objects of interest which lie before us. At 
 the top of the Montpellier Drive, Montpellier Terrace runs on the left 
 at right angles, and an opening from it leads into Suffolk Square. 
 Passing on to the right, we emerge into the Lansdown neighbourhood, 
 having the noble mansions of Suffolk Lawn on our left. These are 
 ornamented with some splendid elms standing on the green plots in 
 front. On the right we have the entrance into Bays' Hill and into 
 Lansdown Crescent. Immediately in front stretches the broad Glou- 
 cester Road, having the fine line of buildings named Lansdown Place 
 on the right hand side of it. These houses have a carriage way and 
 pleasure ground in front, beyond which is a pavement of great breadth. 
 This fine range of buildings stands in one of the most cheerful subur- 
 ban situations. The windows ©f the houses command healthful and 
 extensive views of the open country, unobstructed by any erections 
 of importance. 
 
ROUTE FIRST— lA^^SDOWN, 
 
 31 
 
 Lansdown Place is terminated by the Lansdown Hotel, which has 
 been lately built and furnished in the most elegant and comfortable 
 style, and under the superintendence of Mr. Morrison will afford every 
 accommodation; and its suburban situation, in the immediate fashion- 
 able neighbourhood, together with its contiguity to the Railway Station, 
 are additional inducements to make it become a general favourite. 
 
 At the extremity of Lansdown Place, several roads diverge ; that 
 on the left passes in front of Hatherley Place, and leads into the Park ; 
 in front, one the Gloucester Road, and one to the Birmingham and 
 Gloucester Railway Station. Taking the road to the right, by Lans- 
 down Hotel, we come into the area having Lansdown Crescent on the 
 right, Lansdown Parade and Villas on the left, and Lansdown Terrace 
 crossing at the top. Taking the road to the left, and passing on before 
 the Parade and Villas, we find a couple of fine trees o'ershadowing the 
 road. A little beyond these, on turning quite round, we have the 
 pleasing view of the way we have just traversed. 
 
32 ROUTE FIRST— CHRIST CHURCH. 
 
 ^ At this point, an opening brings us into the ground on which 
 
 ] Christ Church stands. This elegant and commodious structure is 
 
 / built in the early English style of our ecclesiastical architecture. The 
 
 < western front presents the chief point of attraction ; it is divided into 3 
 j gables, crockettedand terminated by fmials ; the centre one is consider- 
 \ ably higher than the others, over which is the handsome tower, rising 174 
 ! feetr The north and south entrances are made through double doorways 
 
 < within a single arch ; the centre gable is pierced with three lancet lights, 
 } connected by dripstones. This church i& neatly pewed throughout, and 
 ( is calculated to accommodate 2,000 persons. On the south side of the 
 \ church is a school, lately erected in corresponding style. 
 
To the right of the Church stands The Grange ^ the Residence of 
 the Rev. Fkancis Close, Incumbent of Cheltenham. This handsome 
 building was the munificent gift of many of his Parishioners, who 
 thus testified their estimation of his valuable labours as a Christian 
 Minister. 
 
 Proceeding from Christ Church and The Grange, we have on the 
 left Lansdown Terrace, a row of elegant Private Houses ; opposite 
 are some Detached Villas of the Elizabethian style; and the Italian 
 Villas, together with Lansdown Crescent, backed by the bold brow of 
 Leckhampton Hill rising in the distance, cannot fail to attract 
 attention. 
 
 An arched Passage, at the upper end of the Terrace, leads into 
 Says Hill; on the most .elevated part of the hill, commanding ex- 
 
34 
 
 ROUTE FIRST — BAYS IllJLL 
 
 tensive views of the vale and Malvern Hills, stands an old-fashioned 
 brick building, called " Bays Hill House ; it is worthy of note in con- 
 sequence of its having been the residence of George HI., when that 
 Monarch visited Cheltenham with his family in 1788. 
 
 Descending from " Bays Hill House," we have immediately 
 before us, in the distance, the beautiful Cotswold Hills ; underneath 
 appear the Bays Hill and Boyal Well Terraces, backed by the houses 
 of the Town, from amid which rises the spire of the Parish Church. 
 At the foot of Bays Hill are several handsome detached Villas. 
 Turning to the left, at the foot of the hill, and at the extremity of the 
 road, again to the right, we proceed. 
 
Wg have now to turn our attention 
 to the celebrated ''Royal Old Wells" which 
 obtrude themselves by sundry visible signs upon our 
 notice, and on entering the beautiful Old Well Walk," 
 (as it is usually termed) we are forcibly reminded of some of 
 the old ** long-drawn" aisles of our lone cathedrals — the fine 
 elms of the avenue interlacing their boughs in arches over 
 head, producing a sombre eftect and agreeable protection from 
 the rays of the noontide sun. About mid-way in the walk 
 stands the Pump Room, and opposite is the lessee's residence. 
 The former is a plain rectangular building, having no preten- 
 sions to beauty, and resting its merits solely upon the well 
 acknowledged celebrity of the spa. To the right of the walk 
 are the pleasure grounds,; these have several ornamental erec- 
 tions, which cover the various wells. Also, in the upper part 
 of the grounds, stands a square building, pierced by arches. 
 This erection formerly stood over the original well, between 
 the Pump Room and the lessee's residence, and was the 
 drinking place when His Majesty Geo. III. drank the waters 
 in 1788. 
 
 On the 8th August, 1838, wascelebrated the ^rst fete com- 
 memorative of the discovery of these springs 100 years pre- 
 viously. This entertainment was thought worthy of the 
 general patronage of the town, celebrating, as it did, the 
 centenary of the foundation of Cheltenham's prosperity. A 
 public breakfast formed the commencement of the day's 
 festivities; afterwards followed a variety of amusements, 
 concluding with a brilliant illumination of the walk and dis- 
 play of fireworks. On this occasion a medal was struck, and 
 a deputation from the town afterwards presented a gold im- 
 pression, together with a suitable address, to her present 
 Majesty, who graciously received it at the hands of the gen- 
 tlemen thus honored in the pleasing duty. 
 
 During the summer, xaiious fetes and exhibitions are held 
 here, some of a perpetual kind, for the general use of the sub- 
 scribers to the Wells. 
 
I R S T 
 
 <S}r^ 
 
 ROUTE- 
 
 WELLS" 
 
 Tradition attributes th.e discovery of the medicinal pro- - 
 perties of the waters to the circumstance of some pigeons 
 constantly frequenting a pool in a meadow adjacent to the town. 
 On investigating the causes for this preference, it was found that 
 the spring possessed saline properties, and it was farther observed 
 that in winter it continued to flow while other waters were frozen. 
 Another report attributes the discovery to a horse, who was 
 cured of a disease by drinking the waters, and rolling himself in 
 Ihe D^rass adiacent to the snring ; but the former account is the o; 
 
 which is usually accredited. The water continued to be useo 
 medicinally by the inhabitants for some time after its discovery. 
 In consequence of the increasing demand for it, the proprietor ot 
 the meadow, Mr. Mason, (in 1718) covered the spring with a shed, 
 and enclosed it with a railing. Just before the virtues of the spring 
 ^eie made known, Mr. Mason purchased the meadow of the for- 
 mer proprietor, Mr. Higgs, of Sandford, who thus unconsciously 
 allowed a valuable source of wealth to pass cut of his hands. An 
 analysis of the waters, made sabsequmtly by Drs. Greville and 
 l^aird-j gave them a great medical icputation. >Ln the year 1721;. 
 
PtOUTE FIRST— OLD WELLS 
 
 the property was let to a Mr. Spencer, at 
 sixty one pounds per annum. In 1738, Capt. 
 H, Skillicorne became proprietor in right 
 of his wife, who was daughter of the former 
 proprietor. This gentleman built a room for 
 the convenience of the drinkers, erected a 
 square building over the well, and laid out and 
 improved the surrounding grounds. In 1743, 
 the trees forming the tvalk were planted by 
 Mr, Andrews, a surveyor of the town ; and in 
 1775, Capt. Skillicorne, in conjunction with the 
 then tenant of the Wells, Mr. Miller, erected 
 the present Pump Room. It was originally 
 intended to continue the Avenue through the 
 "Mead" to the Parish Church, but some dis- 
 putes about the property frustrated this design. 
 From Ruff's History of Cheltenham," 
 published in 1803, the following is extracted : 
 The Spa Room is opened every morning 
 for the accommodation of visitors. The sun 
 has no sooner begun to absorb the cool dews 
 of the morning, and the whole sky to be ani 
 mated with its warmth and influence — no sooner 
 has the lark ceased his first morning carol, and 
 the general choir of birds succeeded, than the 
 ' busy hum' commences at the well. Between 
 .six and seven the walks begin to be filled. 
 From seven till nine they arc crowded. Here 
 iiiay be seen a galaxy of beauty, which over- 
 powers even Aurora herself. Here, the spark- 
 ling eye — the bewitchiiig mein — the elegant 
 CGStume, which fascinated all beholders at the 
 evening ball — assumes an altered character. 
 The warm glow of the midnight dance is ex- 
 changed for the fresh tint, of the morning. 
 The brilliant robe, the necklace, the ear drop, 
 and the head dress, are transformed into an 
 easier, a simpler, and, perhaps, more becoming 
 attire. 
 
 The visitors throng with avidity towards 
 the water : and such is the general anxiety to 
 imbibe the virtues of this celebrated spring, 
 that many ladies and gentlemen bring their 
 own glasses, for the sake of being more speedily 
 accommodated." 
 
38 
 
 ROUTE FIRST— ROYAL WELL TERRACE. 
 
 Just beyond the extremity of the Old Well "Walk, on the left, is 
 the Unitarian Chapel, ncwly-crectcd, at a eost of £1,700, which sum 
 was raised by voluntary contributions. The foundation stone was laid 
 in July, 1812, by the Rev. J. Kentish, M.A., of Birmingham, and the 
 building was opened for public worship in April last. The exterior is 
 in the Norman style of architecture, and the interior that of the early 
 English. The roof is a curiously carved open one, in imitation of 
 those which arc met with in buildings of the 14th century. The pews 
 and interior fittings are of solid oak, grown in the Forest of Dean. 
 Attached to the building is a school-room and burial-ground. The 
 seats afi'ord accommodation for 500 persons. The architect was 
 H. R. Abraham, Esq., of Torrington-square, London. A Unitarian 
 chapel formerly existed on the site of the present Mechanics Institu- 
 tion, but having become dilapidated, it was removed when Pittville- 
 street was formed. One of the earliest ministers of this latter edifice 
 was the E.ev. J. Cooper, who was ejected in 1662, through the opera- 
 tions of the Act of Uniformity," from the Cheltenham living. The 
 society existed until about 60 years ago, when the building was rented 
 by the Wesleyan Methodists. The present Unitarian congregation is 
 oiF recent date, having been commenced nine years ago. The stated 
 minister is the Rev. L. Lewis, of No. 8, Montpellier Villas. 
 
ROUTE FIRST— OLD CRESCENT. 
 
 39 
 
 Continuing directly from the Did Well Walk, wfe pass through the 
 Old Crescent, which is immediately connected in local history with 
 the Wells. The ground occupied by these houses was originally the 
 Church mead," through which was the direct road to the Wells ^ and 
 when the Avenue was planted it was intended continuing it through 
 the meadow to the Old Church, but the idea was abandoned in conse- 
 quence of some disputes about the property. 
 
 At the further end of the Crescent a road on the right leads into 
 the Promenade ; in this road is *' Promenade House," Mr. Hale's 
 Piano Forte and Harj) Warehouse. The newest Music and the best 
 Instruments may be procured at this establishment, and Teachers of 
 acknowledged merit. 
 
 Proceeding forwards in the line of the Crescent, we have imme- 
 diately before us the spire ©f St. Mary's rising above the houses. A 
 small avenue, still called Old Well Walk/' leads into the Church- 
 yard. 
 
40 
 
 ROL'TE FIRST — OLD CHURCH, 
 
 The general appearance of the Church, and Chuich-yard presents 
 all those features of interest whicli are associated with these time- 
 honored fanes of antiquity. We have here the shaded walks, the 
 antient cross, the sombre yew, the curious grave-stones, 
 
 " With uncouth rhymes find shapeless sculpture decked," 
 and epitaphs 
 
 " Spelt by the unlettered muse." 
 And there stands in sober and solitary grandeur the Old Church itself, 
 "with its quaint architectural details and uprising spire. 
 
 The Parish Church of Cheltenham,- dedicated to St. Mary, is built 
 on the cruciform plan, and consists of a nave, side aisles, transepts, 
 and chancel. A square graduated tow^er rises at the intersection of 
 the cross, and is surmounted by an octagonal sxMre. In the tower 
 are ten bells. The date of its erection may, in all prot? ability, be 
 referred to the beginning of the 11th century. 
 
 As a proof of its antiquity, it may 
 of Charlton Kings was made subject 
 Cheltenham, by the Bishop of Hereford, 
 
 The benefice was originally an 
 Deanery of Winchcomb, granted by 
 Abbey of Cirencester, in a.d. 1133. 
 Monasteries it reverted to the Crown, 
 ated by various persons under restric, - 
 propriettion was purchased, by 
 'three th-uusand pounds. 
 
 be cited^ " that the Chapel 
 to the Mother Church of 
 A.D. 1190. 
 
 endowed Curacy, in the 
 King Henry I. to the 
 At the dissolution of the 
 and has been impropri- 
 tions. In 1816, the im- 
 PiTT, for the sum of 
 
ROUTE FIRST — ST. MARy's CHURCH, 
 
 41 
 
 The present Incumbent, the Rev. F. Close, A.M., succeeded to the ^ 
 
 Perpetual Curacy on the death of the Rev. C. Jarvis, in 1826. | 
 
 Entering the church-yard through the Well-walk gate, we proceed ; 
 
 to the west end of the church, which is lighted by three fine windows. ^ 
 
 Passing through the west door to the interior, it at once strikes us \ 
 
 how every available corner has been made use of to provide seat room. I 
 
 It is estimated that the church affords sitting accommodation for about ? 
 
 1,500 persons, and that as many as 500 often crowd the aisles during J 
 
 divine service. Projects have from time to time been set on foot for > 
 
 enlarging the church, but hitherto neither of them has been carried I 
 
 into effect. On the north side of the nave are the pulpit and reading > 
 
 desk, the former reachea by a circular flight of siairs» and covered with > 
 
 hangings of crimson velvet. Proceeding under the tower-arch to the $ 
 
 chancel, is a cumbrous wooden altar-piece, with gilded cherubims, urns, s 
 
 flowers, fruits, &c., an excrescence quite out of character with the ^ 
 
 architecture of the building. Under a v;indow in the north side of the < 
 chancel is a curious monumental inscription on the death of a daughter 
 
42 
 
 ROUTE FIRST— ST. MARY'S CHURCH, 
 
 of Lady Sandeys, Baroness de laYere, in 1643. On 
 the floor in front of the altar-rails is a stone, with 
 inlaid brasses., and on the south side of the chancel; 
 is an elegant j^iscenea, or drain, formerly used to : 
 discharge the surplusage of holy water used in divine 
 service. Among the other tombs and inscriptions is-- 
 an altar tomb, in pew 55, north aisle, decorated with 
 the ball-flower ornaments,; and in the south tran- 
 sept, near the door, is a very elegant niche.. Having: 
 finished our survey of the interior, we re-issue 
 through the northern door, and the first object 
 which attracts attention is the north porch, with= 
 its groined roof; over the doorway is the follow- ' 
 inscription : — This is none other but the House of Grod ; and this 
 is the Gate of Heaven/' Beyond is the north transept, in 
 which is a very handsome rose window of 15 feet dia^neterj and di- 
 vided by mullions into 15 compartments. The old cross, standing as 
 a venerable memento among the grave-stones on this^ side of the 
 church, will not fail to attract the visitor's attention ; passing eastward, 
 ^beyond the vestry, we stop to examine the fine east window, which 
 forms a prominent feature in this part of the building. On the 
 south side stands an ancient " funereal yew^" with which, ouj; forefathers 
 so delighted to increase the solemnity 
 of their resting-places for the dead. 
 Gontinuing the pathway on this side, 
 we leave the church-yard from the gate 
 at which we entered it, and emerge 
 again into Clarence Street, nearly oppo- 
 site the New Post-office. We omitted 
 to mention that a Charity School for the 
 education of 40 boys has for many years 
 been held in a room over tke north porch 
 of tke church. The room is approached 
 by a very dilapidated flight of steps, and 
 is altogether much too close and con- 
 fined for the purpose. Proceedings have 
 lately been taken, and 
 
 with every prospect of 
 success,, for increasing 
 the usefulness of the 
 school, and removing it 
 to more convenient and 
 }3,ealthy premises. 
 
■EiOVEE ^FlRSl'— -<^LAREN.GB STEEET. 
 
 43 
 
 The Post Office is a modem erection, and placed, as our readers 
 will see, in a situation centrical to nearly all parts of the town; the 
 ground story is devoted to the business of the office, the remainder 
 of the building being set apart for the residence of the Postmaster. 
 The present holder of that office is Mr. John Nicholson, appointed 
 in 1842.— Adjoining the Post-office is the shop of Mr. Brooker, 
 Carver and Gilder y and turning the corner to the right we come to 
 Salem Chapel, Clarence Parade, of which an engraving is given below. 
 It is a newly erected structure for the accommodation of the Baptist 
 
 congregation; the minister 
 Tt was opened on Thursday, 
 of £236 3s. was collected 
 cost of the building w^s 
 
 is the Rev. W. G. Lewis, 
 June 6th, 1844, when a sum 
 on the occasion : the total 
 £3400, 
 
I ROUTE FIUST — CLARE^CE STREET, 45 \ 
 
 ' ' i 
 
 ^ Returning to Clarence Street, and proceeding onwards, are the c 
 
 I premises of Mr. Percival, Engraver and Fancy Statmiefy which, \ 
 
 with their handsome shop front, and goodly display of engravings, &c. < 
 
 ^ within, stand conspicuous at this part of the street. Mr. Percival also ^ 
 
 ^ professes the art of Kaliediography, a peculiar style of engraving, \ 
 
 I specimens of which are exhibited in the window. I 
 
 ) The next building comprises the office of the Cheltenham Examiner \ 
 
 \ newspaper, and the Artistic a?id Lithoffraphic Dejoartment of Mr. \ 
 • George Rowe, one of the proprietors. Of the latter we need say 
 I nothing, the present work being designed and executed throughout at ; 
 ? this establishment. Our artist has, we see, taken his sketch on ^ 
 ^ publishing morning," a time when the office is crowded with pur- \ 
 \ chasers of the paper. If we may judge from the numbers thronging the 
 J door-way, the Cheltenham Examiner must be a journal of considerable 
 < repute, and such we believe is the fact, it being the largest paper in 
 \ the County of Gloucester, and its circulation considerably exceeding 
 \ either of the other Cheltenham papers. It has been in existence but 
 \ little more than five years, and yet a consistent course of spirited con- 
 i duct has secured for it its present share -of patronage. The newspaper 
 I Is published every Wednesday m.orning, and being printed by a 
 > machine in the front office, the operation is often visited by those to 
 \ whom the working of the beautiful printing machine is a novelty. The { 
 I machine here in use may be made, at a very little expenditure of \ 
 I labour, to throw eff from 900 to 1,000 in^pressions within the hour. On ^ 
 \ the same premises are the extensive Letter-press Pri7iti'ng Offices oi < 
 \ Messrs. Rowe and Norman, proprietors of the paper. Here the art > 
 [ of Printing is carried on in all its various branches, from the immense I 
 I concert bill, posted on the wall, and announcing in all the glory of red \ 
 and blue the names of the great stars of the musical liemisphere, to | 
 \ the more unpretending broadside of the tradesman aTid auctioneer, c 
 \ the neat circular and address card, the ephemeral pamphlet, and the \ 
 \ more enduring Tolume— to all and sundry, tlie men of letters" in I 
 \ this establishment devote their energies, to suit the tastes and wants 
 ^ oT their several patrons. Nor must we omit to notice the happy union 
 ] of Lithography and Letter-press Printing introduced at this office, and 
 \ of which every page we are now perusing offers a tasteful example. 
 Neither must we omit to mention the elegant series of views illus- 
 trating 6l)jects of interest in the County of Gloucester, which the 
 Proprietors of the Examiner present gratuitously to the subscribers to 
 that paper. These views are executed in the first style of lithography, i 
 and to make them more valuable, they are not published for sale, but \ 
 confined to subscribers of the paper alone. | 
 The Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Bank is a plain and sub- \ 
 stantial building, erected for the use of the Company, whose business ; 
 is still transacted there. It was the first Joint Stock Bank established \ 
 in this town, it has an influential body of shareholders, and has been \ 
 from the commencement under the able sv^perintendence of "W. \ 
 RiDLER, Esq., the present Manager. \ 
 
46 
 
 ROUTE FIR^T — CLARENCE STREET. 
 
 In the above we recognize tile elegant shbps of Messrs. King, 
 Yates, and Marshall, the former, though the least glittering in 
 outside show, is devoted to a branch of the "fine arts," very important 
 in decorating the outward man. It has been said, and truly, that 
 clothes make the gentleman," and in these days of fastidious atten- 
 tion to appearances, both gentle and simple, owe much to the skill of 
 these fashionable artistes, their tailors. 
 
 Mr. Yates, in his^^' Repository of Arts," has collected for the 
 especial temptation of his customers a most resistless assortment. 
 From the elegant china vase, the candelabra and lustre of most ela- 
 borate design, the porcelain miniature of the models of Ancient Greece, 
 to the homely household requisites, these warcrooms contain an end- 
 less supply. 
 
 The Showrooms of Mr. Marshall, General and Furnishing 
 Ironmonger, stand next in our list. These premises are remarkable as 
 being the site of almost the only serious fire which 
 has occurred in Cheltenham for many years. On 
 the SOth of March, 1838, the house was com- 
 pletely burnt to the ground, the inmates with great 
 difficulty making their escape over the roof. 
 
 Beyond Mr. Marshall's, and on the same side 
 of the way, is the shop of Mr. Gee, another 
 fashioner of garments," the excellence of whose 
 double dyed" and "superfine" is only equalled by 
 'the skill with which it is made to adapt itself to the 
 human form divine." 
 
 The next establishment is that of Mrs. Mar- 
 quis, Hair Dresser and Perfumer. If clothes 
 make the gentleman," it cannot be denied that a 
 'well arranged head of hair assists materially in 
 making the lady. Indeed, locks, of which poets have 
 • raved, and lovers worshipped from time immemo- 
 rial, are committed to the especial keeping of the 
 gentle craft of which Mrs. Marquis is a member. 
 
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ROUTE FIRST-— CI^ARENCE STREET. 
 
 47 
 
 Grossing the street at this point, we 
 come to the two shops represented in the 
 adjioining sketch. Mr. Gardner, by- 
 affixing the words Ready-Money Tea 
 Warehouse" over his door, appears to 
 be one of those tradesmen who think 
 that small profits, with certain payments, 
 is better than larger, nominal gain, 
 with the risk of badj debts, and there- 
 fore takes as his motto— the best possi- 
 ble goods at the lowest possible price. 
 'From lEe Glass Warerooms of Mr. Walker, a remedy may be 
 at all times found for that intolerable nuisance a broken window. 
 
 The view below is taken from the end of Clarence Street neaj^s^t 
 the Post OfSce, and embracing the Examiner-office, the Bankj. and the 
 shops which we have been describing in the last two pages, leads us 
 into the High Street. 
 
 This street was called Clarence Street from the fact of the present 
 Queen Dowager, when on a visit to Cheltenham, while Duchess of 
 Clarence, having been driven through it on leaving the town. The street 
 was then unfinished, and it is stated that the post-boys received a 
 douceur for deviating from the usual route, so as to give a sort of royal 
 opening to the embryo thoroughfare; it has since become a street of 
 growing importance, and as it will be, on the completion of the Chel- 
 tenham and Great Western Union Railway, the direct route from the 
 High Street to the terminus, it piomise^J^ckbe a first-rate situation fojc 
 business. r " \ 
 
ROUTE FIRST. — HIGH STREET. 
 
 In the High Street, and imme- 
 diately facing Clarence Street, is the 
 old established Tea mid Grocery 
 Warehouse of Mr. Taylor. 
 
 Nearly opposite this, and on the 
 right hand turning from Clarence 
 Street, is the Fancy Repository of Mr. 
 Davison, in a space at the side of 
 ■whose window is fitted up an elegant 
 barometer and thermometer, giving 
 out, jiJro bo7io publico, the present state 
 or probable changes of that most 
 capricious deity—the weather. It is 
 something so unusual for tradesmen 
 thus to study the public convenience, 
 that it cannot be too highly spoken 
 of; it is a practice worthy of imita 
 tion. Mr. Davison is the legitimate 
 successor of Mr. Dallaway, who car- 
 ried on the business for many years 
 with great success, 
 
 We have thus conducted our 
 reader, in our long imaginary ramble, 
 through a very interesting portion of 
 the town of Cheltenham. We have 
 described its early appearance before 
 the mantle of fashion had descended 
 on its health-restoring waters. We 
 have shown him the High Street as it 
 was and as it is, and noticed a portion 
 of those suburban beauties which have 
 sprung irp, the handmaids and evidences of its prosperity. 
 
 Having done this, and returned almost to the point from which we 
 set out, we will draw our first ramble to a close, merely observing that 
 our object has been, and will continue to be, not so much to give an 
 elaborate history, as to furnish a series of light conversational sketches 
 on the most striking features of this our good town of Cheltenham — 
 to point out to the visitor how he may see what is worth seeing with 
 the greatest economy of time and exertion, and to furnish him with a 
 little record of Cheltenham as it was and is, which shall not only be of 
 interest at the passinaj moment, but be worthy of a casual glance when 
 the scenes he is now visiting may perchance be far distant from his 
 view. With these few words of explanation, we announce the 
 
 CONCLUSION OF ROUTE FIRST. 
 
49 
 
 ROUTE SECOND. 
 
 In commencing our Second Route, 
 we again take our stand at the door of 
 the Plough Hotel, and proceed to ex- 
 plore the regions lying on the north 
 side of the High-street; doing this, 
 Pittville, with its noble Pump Room, 
 and extensive Pleasure Grounds, the 
 rows of modern and elegant mansions 
 which skirt it—" Young Cheltenham," 
 as it may be called, in contradistinction^ 
 to the more ancient beauties of the Olcf 
 Wells and the Montpellier — will present 
 strong claims on our admiration. But 
 we have first some distance to traverse 
 through the dull haunts of business,, 
 before we emerge into the more fashion- 
 able locality of the Spa. Standing at 
 the Plough, facing us is Winchcomb- 
 r-treet, up which our route leads us. 
 
 The first house we have to notice is 
 that of Mr. Wells, on the right-hand 
 side, the waggon opposite whose office 
 at once informs us of the nature of his 
 business. Here facilities for transit to 
 all parts of the kingdom, and by every 
 mode of conveyance — the road, canal, 
 and rail — are to be obtained. 
 
 Nearly opposite is the establish- 
 ment of Mr. EwENS, Carver, Gilder, 
 and Picture Frame Manufacturer, an 
 adjunct to the Fine Arts, which, by the 
 establishment of Art Unions, and the 
 general spread of a taste for pictorial 
 decoration, has become of consider* 
 able importance. — A door or two beyond, 
 on the same side, is the office of Mr. 
 Grimes, Working Bookbinder; and 
 further still, at the left-hand junction of 
 Winchcomband Albion Streets, are the 
 warehouses and shop of Mr. Bennet, 
 Corn Factor, dealer in Hay and Straw, 
 and other articles so necessary for the 
 due performance of the old announce- 
 ment. Good entertainment for man 
 and horse." 
 
50 
 
 ROUTE SECOND.-— ALBION STREET. 
 
 A fe\r^o6rs To the left, in Albion 
 Street^ are the Cabinet and Uphol- 
 stery Warerooms of Mr, John 
 Alder, whose skill in " upholding'* 
 at once the credit of his establish- 
 ment, and the comfort of his patrons 
 
 is become proverbial ; his rooms are filted with dCTechercJie assortment 
 of articles of usefulness and vertu. — The building just beyond Mr. 
 Alder's is the Almshouse, established by Mr. Richard Pates in 1586, 
 and called " Pates's Almshouse it affords an asylum for six indis;ent 
 persons, upwards of " three score years'* of age, or labouring under 
 some notable impotency or disease." The inmates are allowed 8s. 
 each per week, besides other perquisites. 
 
 Returning to Winchcomb Street, and proceeding onwards, on the 
 right-hand side, are the extensive Livery Stables and Yards of Messrs. 
 Newman and Langbridge. — Further, on the same side of the way, are 
 the warehouses of Mr. Davis, Cornfactor and 
 Seedsman; and nearly opposite is the shop of 
 Mr. HoNiss, Pa^wr Hanger ^ whose samples 
 comprise patterns of the first style and great 
 
ROUI E. SECOl^iD. — WINCHCOMB ^STREET. 
 
 51 
 
 variety. Mr, H. is also a Paper Maker and Stainer, and the improve- 
 ments he has introduced in the style of panelling, now become so 
 fashionable, offer advantages in the embellishment of sidtes of rooms 
 which no mere dealer in paper can pretend to. 
 
 The next view represents the establishment of Mr, Creed, 
 the extensive Plumber and Builder, whose premises occupy a com- 
 manding situation, as shown above. The immense rolls of sheet lead, 
 constantly lying within Mr. Creed's railings, are the best proof of the 
 extent of his business. 
 
 Mr. Pointer's Brewery forms our next object. To those who 
 have not yet followed the precepts of Father Mathew, and eschewed 
 John Barleycorn and the other creature comforts, a moderate use of 
 which *'maketh glad the heart of man,'* an establishment IWq 
 Mr. Pointer's, noted for the purity of its **home brew'd," is one 
 which ensures ready patronage. 
 
 Near this spot are North Place, and other rows of genteel 
 residences. 
 
52 Rouir: second. — winchcomi? street. >• 
 
 I ducted under the head distributor (Mr. Spinney) by Mr. T. Haines. < 
 I Mr. Haines is also an extensive building contractor. S 
 
 < The Female Orphan Asylum, or Old School of Industry, a view \ 
 
 \ of which is given below, is one of those praiseworthy institutions \ 
 
 ] which must meet the approval of all, and is a standing monument of J 
 
 \ that private benevolence which delights to seek out and alleviate the \ 
 
 J sorrows of suffering humanity. The object of the charity is to board, ^ 
 
 \ lodge, clothe,_and educate, destitute orphans, particularly those of \ 
 
ROi'TE SECOND. — WINCHCOMB STUElii. 
 
 the diocese and Lady Sherborne^ and its affairs are managed by a 
 Committee, who meet monthly, and report to a General Annual 
 Meeting of the Subscribers, held the third Friday in January. Major 
 Askew is the respected Secretary, on whom the general direction of 
 the affairs of the charity mainly devolves. The average number of 
 children in the school is about 40 ; they are eligible for admission 
 between the ages of 8 and 11, and leave the institution on attaining 
 the age of 15, Each child on leaving is presented with a suitable out- 
 fit of clothes, and is also entitled, if deserving, to a good-conduct gift 
 of one guinea, on completing her first year of servitude. The educa- 
 tion of the inmates is such as to fit them for domestic service ; and 
 sewing work is taken in at a fixed scale of prices, particulars of which 
 may be obtained on the premises. The present building, erected in 
 1834, is in imitation of the Gothic or Tudor order of architecture. It 
 is open for the inspection of visitors on Mondays and Fridays, from 
 one till four. 
 
 Next to the Orphan Asylum, and on the opposite side of the way, 
 stands Columbia-place, a handsome row of buildings represented 
 above ; and further on are Pittville Gates, the entrance to the Spa of 
 that name, and the subject of the engraving below. 
 
54 
 
 ROUTE SECOIMD, 
 
 , — WIIsCiiGOMB STREET. 
 
 Passing the gates, and proceeding onwards to the right, we come 
 to a number of modern shops, which the increasing importance of this 
 part of the town has called into existence. First of these is that of 
 Mr. Newenham, Chemist and Druggist, very handsomely fitted up, 
 and in a style which would not disgrace the High-street itself. It is a 
 pretty sure proof of the rising importance of the neighbourhood of 
 Pittville, when we see such establishments as Mr. Newenham's 
 springing up and flourishing around it. A branch Post Office here is 
 a great convenience to the neighbourhood. 
 
 On the opposite side of the way are the extensive Ale and Porter 
 Stores of Mr. Berrington, another instance of the correctness of the 
 above remark. Mr. Berrington is agent for Bass's celebrated Pale 
 Ales, so much recommended by the faculty for nurses and invalids. 
 He has also an extensive connection in the Porter Department, the 
 excellence of his Irish, in particular, being generally admitted. 
 
 The Tea and Grocery Warehouse of Mr. Warren Tay completes 
 our business list in this neighbourhood, and we shall now briefly glance 
 at one or two private mansions ornamenting this part of the town, 
 and then return and accompany our readers to the grand object of our 
 rtlieJi^ittville Spa. 
 
i 
 
 [ Apsley House, represented in the above view, deserves notice, 5 
 
 c not only as an exceedingly handsome family mansion, but as doing \ 
 
 ^ great credit to the energy and taste of Mr. Cope, the extensive builder, \ 
 
 t through whose means a number of most desirable residences have been ) 
 
 ^ elected in this neighbourhood, which bids fair to vie in ekgance with < 
 
 ; any part of the town. S 
 
 s The building below stands some distance to the right across Pitt- \ 
 
 \ ville Crescent, andwaserectedunder the superintendence of Mr. Cope, s 
 
 \ and it, as well as the ground on which it stands, is the free-will offering \ 
 
 \ of the congregation worshipping at Trinity Church, as a token of affec- \ 
 
 \ tion for their respected pastor, the Rev. J. Browne. The house is a > 
 
 \ plain but handsome erection, and when the plantations around it are < 
 
 \ advanced to maturity, and similar mansions erected on the adjacent s 
 
 ? plots of building ground, this, as an extension of Pittville to the east- \ 
 
 j ward, will become a most desirable site for genteel residences. \ 
 
 \ \ 
 
lietracing our steps 
 to the Pittville Gates, 
 we pass through their 
 massive portals, and 
 enter the precincts of 
 what we must at once 
 confess to be the most 
 extensive, as well as 
 the most attractive of 
 the Cheltenham Spas. 
 If we are any prophets 
 as to the future history 
 of Cheltenham, Pitt- 
 ville will one day be- 
 come the great pillar 
 of her fashionable 
 prosperity ; as the Old Wells were the cradle of her infancy, 
 and the Montpellier the supporter of her meridian greatness, 
 so yvill the pleasant locality of Pittville in turn assert its 
 supremacy, and maintain, we trust, to a green old age,'* 
 the prosperity of our beautiful town. Passing the gates, our 
 way lies through shady avenues of trees, just springing into 
 maturity ; a fine wide gravel walk, skirted on either hand by 
 rows of handsome houses, leads us to the Little Spa," as it 
 is called, a view of which is given at the head of the next 
 page, and which serves as a sort of portico to this sylvan 
 temple of the healthful goddess. On the right at this point, and 
 across the road, is Pittville Parade, a very fine row of build- 
 ings ; while on the left extend the lower gardens of the Spa, 
 occupying an area of considerable extent, laid out with gravel 
 walks, grass lawns, and tufts of evergreens, interspersed with 
 the gayer ornaments of the parterre. Proceeding onwards 
 from the Little Spa, we pass several roads running at right 
 angles with our line of march, the whole tastefully laid out 
 with shaded walks on either side, affording delightful vistas, 
 while at every turn rise detached villas, conveying a very 
 pleasing impression of the fashion and opulence of this part 
 of the town. Making a detour to the left, we find a gateway 
 leading into the middle pleasure ground, laid out in a similar 
 manner to the one we have just passed, and proceeding along 
 its winding pathway, we are brought to the admission-gates 
 
,at the western end of the lake ; entering these, and crossing the 
 bridge, the full beauty of Pittville begins to unfold itself ; before 
 ' us is the spacious lake, reflecting in its placid breast the change- 
 ful hues of the summer sky, its surface scarcely ruffled by the 
 stately swans that sail majestically across it, its banks overhung 
 with weeping w^illows, and a gravel path winding along its margin. 
 Those who visit the spot for effect, should descend the steps from 
 the bridge, and proceed along the right bank of the lake, and when 
 they reach the centre the view will well repay them. In the fore- 
 ground is the lake itself, adding, as water ever does, a living 
 beauty to the scene. Beyond it are the gardens and lawns, with 
 their dark foliage contrasting with the gravelled prom enade which 
 threads beneath them, leading the eye to the magnificent Pump 
 Room, the termination of this enchanting prospect. Passing on- 
 wards, and crossing the bridge at the eastern end of the lake, we 
 return along its banks, and arrive at the bottom of the wide walk 
 up which we proceed to the Pump Room. The building, as we 
 approach it, has a very imposing efTect; it is seated on an emi- 
 nence, reached by a wide flight of steps, a Colonnade 20 feet 
 in width, with pillars of the Ionic order surrounds the building on 
 three sides ; over the centre compartment are statues of Hygeia, 
 1 Esculapius, and Hippocrates ; a dome and lantern surmount the 
 whole. The building was designed by Mr. Forbes, an architect , 
 of Cheltenham, and was completed in 1830, at a cost of upwards ] 
 of £60,000. On entering through the centre door, the full 
 magnificence of the interior bursts upon our view ; a large room 
 84 feet long by 3S wide, and 34 feet in height, forms the ground 
 floor, while from the ceiling springs the dome to a height of 70 j 
 I feet. A light gallery runs round the room. The interior of j 
 the dome is very tastefully panelled : the Pump case is a hand- j 
 some erection of v ariegated marble. From the entrance-door 
 alvcrv fine view is obtained of the grounds and buildings 
 
58 
 
 ROUTE SECOND. — PITTVILLE. 
 
 but the extent and diversity of the scene are much increased when 
 we reach the circular gallery, which runs round the exterior base of 
 the dome ; the view from this spot will well repay the labour of reaching 
 it, the entrance to it is from the Pump-room, up a flight of wide stone 
 stairs, which conduct us to the interior gallery — here we pause a 
 moment, to take a bird's eye peep at the room beneath, or to inspect 
 a series of Cosmoramic Yiews arranged with considerable effect in a 
 separate apartment. Passing up another flight of steps, we arrive at 
 the exterior gallery, from which are obtained not only an excellent 
 view of the town and neighbourhood, but of more distant objects, 
 among which are the Chosen and Leckhampton Hills, Gloucester 
 Cathedral, and the Welch and Malvern Hills. Descending again to 
 the Pump Room, and taking a specimen draught of the famous waters 
 of the Spa, we re-emerge from the Colonnade into the Pleasure- 
 grounds, and sauntering down the middle walk, and to the right over 
 the bridge, return through the lower Pleasure-grounds, which we 
 leave by the middle wicket, and still keeping to the right, emerge into 
 the Evesham road. 
 
 Before taking leave of this enchanting spot, we may as well give 
 a few particulars of the past history of the Spa. The foundation-stone 
 
of the edifice was laid by the late J oseph J 
 Pitt, Esq., on the 4th of May, 1825 ; the O 
 OTiginal plan of the grounds embraced an area of up'^ 
 wards of 100 acres, which were to have been laid out 
 In terraces, crescents, and villas, in all about 600 houses^ 
 eclipsing every thing which existed in the older parts 
 of the town ; but, alas! just as the building mania was 
 at its height, and almost before any of the houses had 
 reached their second stories, the panic of 1825 set in, 
 and put back, by many, many years, the epoch which 
 was to place Pittville at the head ef the Cheltenham 
 Spas. Through the energy and the wealth of Mr. Pitt 
 the Pump Room was proceeded with, and completed^ as 
 we before stated, in 1830; and the grounds having been 
 in the meantime laid out and planted, the Spa was 
 formally dedicated to the service of the public on the 
 20th of July, 1830, on which occasion a grand public 
 breakfast and other festivities marked the auspicious 
 event. — Our artist has given, on the opposite page, a 
 Yiew of one of the deep shady vistas with which Pitt- 
 ville abounds, and embellished it with a fancy sketch" 
 of his own. We know not if this spot is peculiarly 
 adapted for these amorous doings, but ce7ies the happy 
 pair are in a most interesting situation— one which, in 
 the languageof~Hhe newspaper paragraph, •* may b« 
 more easily^maginedltSan) described," 
 
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60 
 
 ROUTE SECOND. — PITTVILLE. 
 
 We are now in the Evesham road, and iooking townward, we re- 
 cognize the scene above delineated, with Trinity Church in the dis- 
 tance. Taking a turn to the right, we pass several handsome rows of 
 buildings, and find ourselves in Clarence and Wellington Squares — 
 two modern completions of portions of the original Pittville building 
 plans ; returning, and proceeding along Portland-street, we come to 
 Trinity Church, a near view of which is given below ; it is a plain and 
 not very handsome building, capable of accommodating about 900 
 persons. It is a proprietary church, erected partly at the expense of 
 subscribers, but principally at that of Lord Sherbourne, the tlten Lord 
 of the Manor. It was consecrated on the 11th of April, 1822, by the 
 llev. Dr. Ryder, Bishop of the diocese. The present incumbent is the 
 
ROUTE SECOND. — PORTLAND STREET. 
 
 61 
 
 Rev. J. Browne. The interior of the church is 74 feet by 50, and con- 
 sists of three aisles and two spacious galleries ; over the south entrance 
 rises the tower as seen in the view. 
 
 The Countess of Huntingdon's," formerly Portland" Chapel, 
 is situate a little to the right of Portland-street, in North-place. It is 
 a substantial building, erected in 1816, at the sole expense of Robert 
 Capper, Esq., and by him generously presented to the Trustees of the 
 late Countess of Huntingdon. It is fitted up with an organ, and spa- 
 cious galleries, and is capable of giving accommodation to about 900 
 persons. 
 
 The building represented in the annexed view is the " Masonic 
 Hall," a heavy, sombre erection, in imitation of a Roman Mausoleum 
 or burying place, it stands at the junction of Portland and Pittville 
 streets, and consists merely of two rooms for transacting the business 
 of the order ; the upper one has an organ, and is fitted up with 
 masonic emblems. The cost of erection, about £4,000, was raised by 
 
62 
 
 ROUTE SECOND. — PITTVILLE STREET. 
 
 E-STABl-ISH M EN f 
 
 S WE. ET 
 
 Bubscriptions aicong the members of the fraternity. This is the last 
 
 public building we have to 
 notice before arriving at Pitt- 
 ville-street, devoted, like the 
 High-street, to which it leads, 
 to the more plodding pursuits 
 of business. 
 
 The ware-rooms and shop 
 of Mr. Geo. Sweeting, stand- 
 ing on the left hand, near the 
 entrance of the street, are the 
 first which claim our notice; 
 they are devoted to the display 
 of ready-made Cabi7iet and 
 Upholstery Furniture, in the 
 manufacture of which the pro- 
 prietor has gained considerable 
 celebrity. Here we see ar- 
 ranged in tempting order the 
 costly and elegant mirror for 
 dressing-room, boudoir, or 
 drawing-rooipi ; suites in mahogany, rosewood, and other more fanciful 
 varieties, carpetting, paper hanging, and all the endless et ceteras re- 
 quired for internal decorations. 
 
 Nearly opposite is the Medical Hall, under the superintendence of 
 the proprietor, Mr. James Buckman, whose skill as a Practical and 
 Analytic Chemist, and devotion to the sciences generally, are well 
 known. As a chemist, Mr. B. dispenses none but the purest prepara- 
 tions, and as an agent in conducting chemical analysis his correctness 
 is universally acknowledged ; while, as a devotee to the sciences of 
 Geology, Botany, &c., his works on those subjects, and the honorary 
 distinctions conferred upon him by metropolitan societies, are certain 
 vouchers. Among the curiosities of past ages which grace Mr. Buck- 
 man's museum, are the very fine remains of an Icthyosaurus, found 
 at Brockeredge Common, near Tewkesbury, and prepared and ar- 
 
ROUTE SECOND. — PITTYILLa STEEET, 
 
 63 
 
 ranged with great care, so as to con"vey an excellent idea of the struc- 
 ture of this remarkable animal. 
 
 A little beyond is the shop of Mr. Kirtland, Carver^ GildeTj 
 Picture Frmie, aiid Looking Glass Maker. A manufactory furnishing 
 the various tasteful additions of the comforts of an English interior. 
 
 Passing into the High Street, we bring our Second Eoute to a 
 termination, hoping those who have accompanied us in our ramble 
 may not have been disappointed in this second glimpse at "Chel- 
 tenham as it is," 
 
ROUTE THIRD. 
 
 In commencing our third route, we again take our walk 
 from the Plough Hotel, and proceed up the High-street, 
 towards the London road. Adjoining the Plough in this direc- 
 tion, as represented in the cut at the head of the next page, is 
 the Dni^ mid Chemical Estahlishmejit of Mr. Tagart, suc- 
 cessor to the highly respected firm of Knight and Company, 
 (formerly of Bath,) under whose management it acquired ex- 
 tensive patronage from families and private individuals, and 
 deservedly obtained the favour and support of the leading 
 members of the medical profession, by the select character of 
 the medicines, and the careful preparation of their prescrip- 
 tions. These advantages have been successfully maintained 
 by its present proprietor. On the premises, by the aid of a 
 well-appointed Laboratory, is prepared the Fluid Extract of 
 Taraxacum, in which the pure essence of that emcacious and 
 justly esteemed medicinal root (Dandelion) is presented in a 
 form most agreeable to the palate. The same apparatus 
 affords Mr. Tagart great facilities for combining the Salts of 
 the Cheltenham Waters into an excellent preiiaration, pro- 
 ducing their good effects by means of an effervcsing beverage. 
 
 Proceeding onwards, we arrive at Mr, Bulgin's long 
 celebrated Tailoring and Funeral Furnishing Establishment. 
 As a Tailor, Mr. Bulgin vies with the most eminent of the 
 West-3nd houses in the s*-yle and quality of his goods ; but to 
 the extreme length of credit, and corresponding high charges, 
 he makes no pretension. In the Funeral Departmeiit, to 
 Mr. Bulgin is due the great credit of being the first on record 
 to introduce a general revision in charges, by publishing an 
 estimate of expences, by which a saving of 20 per cent, at 
 least is effected, without any abateraent in respectability and 
 punctuality. 
 
the Visitors to CIielleiiKani Mr. l^ uigiii lias i CTolIerTo r their-^rommo- ; 
 
 dation the most spacious and elegantly Furnished Apartments in the \ 
 
 High Street, upon reasonable terms. > 
 
 At the next door but one, and under the roof of the Assembly \ 
 
 Rooms, and which we shall have to notice presently, is the Snuff and | 
 
 Cigar Shop kept by Mr. Taylor, whose stock of the various prepara- > 
 
 tions of the Nicotiana Tabacum are so well appreciated that it may be \ 
 
 often remarked that his business is all smoke. ; 
 
 Our next business is to look in at the Assemhhj JRoomSy whose por- ^ 
 
 tico crosses the pavement, and forms a conspicuous ornament in the I 
 
 street view. This establishment comprises a spacious and elegantly ; 
 
 ornamented Ball Room, with refreshment, card, billiard, and club rooms, ] 
 
 and the general business arrangements are made under the supervision > 
 
 of a body of seven gentlemen, entitled the Committee of Public > 
 
 Amusements." The building was erected in 1815-16, and opened on j 
 
 the 29th of July, in the latter year, the total cost of erection being > 
 
 somewhere about £60,000. The large Ball-room is 87 feet by 40, and > 
 
 40 feet high. An upper suite of rooms is devoted to the meetings of l 
 
66 
 
 ROL^TE TiJTRD. — HIGH STREET. 
 
 
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 COUNTY OF OL-OUOESTER BANK 
 
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 the Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Club. The buildings are now the 
 property of a Joint Stock Company, the present lessee being Mr. J. 
 Andrews. 
 
 Nearly opposite the Assembly Eooms is the County of Gloucester 
 Bank J long known as " Pitt's Bank," and now under the manage- 
 ment of J. Bowley, Esq. 
 
 Continuing from the Assembly Rooms, we notice at the upper 
 corner of the building, Williams's British and Foreign Library, from 
 which the mind may be stored with useful and pleasinj? information. 
 A well-arranged and extensive Library, and a convenient Heading 
 Koom, with the addition of a General Book and Stationery Business, 
 complete the establishment. 
 
ROUTE THIRD. — RODNEY TERRACE, &C. 
 
 67 
 
 Before continuing our progxess In 
 the High-street, we turn a little way at 
 our right hand into Kodney Terrace, to 
 the Assembly Wine F<2w?^5, the proprie- 
 tor of which is Mr. Vaile, the well- 
 known Auctioneer, these capacious 
 Cellars undermine the Assembly Rooms, 
 and contain a choice collection of every 
 description of Vinous produce and 
 Spirituous Liquors ; and while we are 
 firmly persuaded that these mo- 
 derately taken tend to our com- 
 fort, we as readily anticipate the 
 approval of those who may favor 
 the concern with a draught upon 
 the stock. 
 
 Keturning into the High-street, we arrive nearly opposite to the 
 Boyal Hotel f a house in every way calculated to insure those conve- 
 viences and comforts v»'hich make the English Hotel the admiration of 
 the civilized world ; and under the careful management of Mrs. Haines 
 the " Royal" helps to keep up this enviable superiority. A well- 
 frequented Commercial E-oom, and Coach Office, offering facilities of 
 transit "to all parts of the kingdom, "are attached to this establishment. 
 
 The view from this part of the High-street during the fashionable 
 hours of the day is very animated, and may vie with many of the first- 
 rate metropolitan thoroughfares. The wide foot-pavements and smooth 
 carriage-way, with their constant stream of traffic— the glitter of the 
 shop fronts — and the marked cleanliness of this Queen of highways, 
 form a tout ensemble which must gratify the mos t fastidious eye. 
 
68 
 
 ROUTE THIRD. — HIGH STREET. 
 
 A door or two beyond is the shop of Mr, 
 Gardner, Grocer and Tea Dealer, — a name 
 well known for supplying the best articles in 
 the various departments of this all impor- 
 tant branch of mercantile enterprise. 
 
 Immediately opposite this is the elegant 
 shop of Mr. Prockter, Chemist and Druggist. 
 The interior is furnished and ornamented 
 with great taste; and by mere force of con- 
 trast, the mind's eye calls up the vision of 
 the Mantuaii Apothecary's "needy shop," 
 with his 
 
 " Beg-garly account of empty boxes.** 
 SO minutely described by our immortal 
 Shakespeare. It will be almost needless 
 to remark further, that the contrast 
 holds good both in outward show and in 
 inward completeness; beyond the mere 
 name, the apothecary of the present day, 
 and him of Shakespeare's creation, have 
 little in common. 
 Immediately opposite Cambray-place, and a few doors higher up 
 on the opposite side from Mr. Prockter's, is an old gable-fronted 
 house, a remain of Cheltenham's more primitive domestic architec- 
 ture. This house is occupied by Mr. Attwood, Fishmonger aiid 
 dealer in Game. His supplies of these delicacies embrace all the 
 choice varieties. An Oyster Room up-stairs is devoted to the investi- 
 gation of native" delicacies. 
 
 An opening next to Mr. Attwood's leads to Grosvenor-place 
 South, a row of genteel private residences, combining the seclusion 
 and quiet of the country, with a close proximity with the heart of the 
 town. 
 
We again cross tha road, and immediately before us is Cambray- 
 place, a quadrangular space-, occupied by genteel houses ; at the upper 
 corner of which is the extensive concern of Messrs. Mathews & Co. 
 General Grocers and Tea Dealers. This is an old established house, 
 and has obtained an invariable reputation for the various products 
 which are comprehended within their line of business. The locality 
 of Cambray was at one time the most fashionable part of the town, 
 but it has long Jsince been supplanted by the more modern attractions 
 of the neighbourhoods of the Spas, Lansdowne and Pittville. The 
 residences are still very genteel, and command a high rental. 
 
 A short distance above, on the opposite side of the street, is the 
 shop of Mr. Hill, Bookseller and Stationer. With a well-assorted gene- 
 ral stock will be found a variety of works of a theological character. 
 
 Adjoining is Mr. Flugk, Pastrycook, Confectioner^ and Baker, 
 who can furnish supplies for festive occasions, as well as the 
 
 staff of life for ordinary use. 
 
 Nearly opposite is the 
 entrance of what was once the 
 Cheltenham Theatre, a build- 
 ing which was destroyed by 
 fire on the night of the 3rd 
 of May, 1839, and which has, 
 alas! ever since remained a 
 heap of ruins. The word 
 Theatre" over the doorway, 
 points where the temple of the 
 drama once \^as, but the public 
 spirit of Cheltenham has never 
 been sufficient to procure its 
 re-erection. 
 
opposite is the lofty and commodious shop of Mr. Humphris, 
 Ironmonger. This Hall of Commerce exhibits every species of hard- 
 ware manufacture, both ornamental and useful. 
 
 Next is Mr. Gyde, 2"ea Dealer and Grocer, whose establishment 
 will furnish every necessary for family consumption of the greatest 
 excellence. 
 
 A little way beyond, on the opposite side, are the extensive 
 Upholsterij and Cabinet Show Rooms of Mr. Thomas Cooke. These 
 capacious premises, comprising two large houses, are stocked with a 
 general assortment of Cabinet Furnishing Articles, of the best make 
 and materials. 
 
ROUTE THIRD.— GROSVENOR STREET, &C. 
 
 71 
 
 A few paces beyond bring us to Grosvenor 
 street, in the upper part of which is Highbury 
 Chaipelf belonging to the Independents," and 
 named after the Dissenting College of the same 
 name. It was originally built in 1827 for the use 
 of the Baptists, but passed into the hands of the 
 Independents in 1831, being purchased by the late 
 Thomas Wilson, Esq. and the Rev. G. Burder, and 
 vested in trustees. A school room is attached. 
 IVlinister' — Rev. A. M.Brown; residence, 1, North- 
 parade, Winchcomb-street^ 
 
 Continuing in the High-street, we notice, 
 nearly opposite the entrance to Grosvenor-street, 
 the shop of Mr. Chreiman, Carver and Gilder , 
 Artists' Repository, whose window forms one 
 of th(^e pleasing street attractions which usually 
 detain the passer-by for a few moments for a 
 look in. 
 
 A little way beyond is Mrs. Finlayson's 
 Mus'ic Warehouse, the windows of which also at- 
 tract by their exhibitions of prettily ornamented 
 music titles : the sister arts thus uniting 
 to produce elegant and refined pleasures ; 
 and that these delightful recreations may 
 be the more fully enjoyed, it is most ne- 
 cessary that our physical constitution 
 
 B should be in healthy condition, so inti- 
 mate is the connexion between mind and 
 — ==y-body, and it now needs no demonstration 
 to prove the importance of the use of 
 the Bath, An establishment opposite will 
 afford every facility and accommodation. 
 
72 
 
 EOIJTE THIRD. — HIGH STREET. 
 
 We have next T& notice the Belle Vue Hotels which stands con- 
 spicuously a short distance beyond the Baths. The situation of thia 
 house will ever give it great claims to patronage, and while we say 
 that its name is not a misnomer, so can we as confidently assert that 
 the internal accommodations are upon the best scale, under the care- 
 ful and judicious superintendance of Mr. B. Thomas, who is also a 
 Wine Merchant and General Auctioneer, 
 
 From this point, looking upwards, we have a charming bit of 
 street scenery, of a kind so peculiar to Cheltenham, combining ver- 
 dant beauties with those of the elegant and comfortable English 
 domicile. This is the London-road entrance to the town. On the 
 left we have the substantial rows called Berkeley-place, &c., lyingback 
 some distance from the road, the intervening space being occupied 
 with an area encircled by iron palisades, and laid out in grass plots 
 and tufts of evergreens. Between these is Berkeley Street, a road 
 leading to St. John*s Church, the building represented by the cut in 
 the next page. 
 
ROUTE THIRD. — BERKELKY STJiEEl, o:c, 73 
 
 This Church was erected in the year 1828, the ceremony of conse- 
 cration being performed by Dr.Bethell, the then Bishop of Gloucester, 
 on the 22d of January, 1829; the cost of erection was defrayed almost 
 entirely at the expense of the Kev. W. S. Phillips, who for some time 
 officiated in it, and who still continues the incumbent, although the 
 ministerial duties are now entirely under the direction of the Rev. 
 Alexander Watson, assistant minister. Mr. Watson's residence is 
 2, Priory-street; Mr. Hill, bookseller, 86, High-street, being the 
 agent for the letting of pews and sittings. Schools have lately been 
 established in connexion with this Church, and school-rooms erected 
 in the lear of the building, at which about 150 scholars of both sexes 
 now receive instruction, St. John's Church is a plain and substantial 
 structure, possessing few claims to exterior architectural beauty; but 
 it is very tastefully fitted up interiorly, and is calculated to accommo- 
 date about 800 persons. The congregation assembling here is highly 
 respectable. 
 
 Beneath we have a view of the entrance to Mr. Hopwood's 
 Nursery Grounds ; they are situate at the end of Hewlett-street, no 
 
74 
 
 ROUTE TlilRD. — HIGH STREET. 
 
 gicid disiaiice from §t. John's Church. These gardens are of consi- 
 i derable extent, and are htid out with a view both to the useful and 
 j ornamental, a broad walk intersects them throughout; and on the 
 \ left-hand side are the hot and green-houses, filled with a never- 
 I failing supply of plants, indigenous and exotic, 
 
 ( Returning through Hewlett-street and leaving St. John's Church 
 
 I on the right and Priory-street on the left, we again arrive at the London 
 road extremity of the High-street. The view above embraces Oxford 
 and Priory Parades looking towards the town, the opening in the centre 
 being Oxford-street, and the building at the extremity of the view, 
 the corner house of Priory-street, the residence of Mrs. Roughton. 
 Pursuing this road further, we should pass Keynsham Bank and some 
 genteel rows of buildings on the right hand, and farther still would 
 bring us to the picturesque "Village of Charlton, with its venerable 
 Church and fine Park. Returning townward we pass some very genteel 
 residences — Priory Cottage, occupied by Captain Lloyd, r.n., Priory 
 Lodge, by Capt. "Wallace, Oxford Buildings, &c. &c. 
 
 Nearly opposite the latter row and the bottom of Hewlett-street is 
 a new road leading through the property of the late Sir Matthew Wood, 
 and forming a direct route to the Bath road, near the Proprietary 
 College. The design in forming this road was to line it on each side 
 with detached villas, but the plan was frustrated for the present by the 
 death of the proprietor. Passing again the Belle Yue, our route leads 
 us a considerable distance down the High-street to Cambray, a spot, 
 which we have before noticed, and which conducts us into the Bath 
 road, where, passing the noble mansion of Mr. Straford, solicitor, the 
 first public building, whicli challenges attention, is the one represented 
 in the next view and kno^vn as the Monf^^cllicr Baths These Baths 
 have been long* celebrated for their medicinal properties ; the establish- 
 ment is very extensive, consisting of fourteen warm baths of various 
 sizes, beautifully fitted up and lined with marble and Dutch tile ; one 
 large cold bath, 20 feet by 10, and several smaller ones, with a never- 
 failing supply of clear cold water; beside a proper complement of 
 
aOUTE THIRD. —B/iTH ROAD. 
 
 75 
 
 \ tory for evaporating the mineral waters and forming the aperient known 
 
 > as the Cheltenham Salts — a most useful preparation for those who have 
 J , already been drinking the waters to avail themselves of their virtues in 
 \ a concentrated form at a distance from Cheltenham. The apparatus 
 ? for the evaporation and chrystalization of the waters is very complex 
 \ and expensive ; the waters are first collected from about 80 wells on 
 I the Montpellier estates, and conveyed to reservoirs on the premises 
 I through leaden pipes ; they are then conducted to proper boilers, and 
 \ subjected to two distinct processes of evaporation, occupying together 
 I more than a fortnight, A third process then takes place, that of 
 I chrystalization, for which purpose the concentrated wat^'is placed in 
 ) iron pans, lined wittf lypod, where it is suffered to remain until all the 
 
 > chrystaline matter is precipitated, which, after undergoing the proper 
 I degree of drying, is fit for use as the real Cheltenham salts, 
 
 ) A short distance further is the Bath-road National School, sup» 
 
 \ ported by voluntary subscriptions, and calculated to give instruction to 
 
 j between two and three hundred scholars. The building was erected in 
 
 ) 1816, and opened for school purposes on the 6th of January, 1817- 
 
The row of buildings above is called Paragon Parade ; passing which, 
 and following the course of the Bath-road some distance further, we 
 arrive at the very handsome building sketched on the next page, and 
 known as The Cheltenham Proprietary College. This College was 
 first established in the year 1841, and designed for giving a classical 
 education to the sons of gentlemen ; it was projected and carried out 
 by a body of subscribers, each having the right of nominating one 
 scholar. The duties of the school were first commenced at the central 
 houses of Bay's-hill Terrace ; but as the plan developed itself, and 
 constant additions were made to the number of scholars, it was thought 
 best to erect a distinct building for the use of the College. Plans 
 having been advertised for, out of a number of competing designs, that 
 of Mr. J. Wilson, architect, of Bath, was chosen, and the building 
 before us is a standing proof of the justice of the selection. The 
 style of architecture is the Tudor or Perpendicular English of the 
 15th and 16th centuries, the Tower rising to the height of about 80 
 feet. The entrance is by a lofty doorway immediately beneath, and 
 at the centre of the building, opening upon a vestibule and staircase, 
 the latter leading to the library and private room of the Principal, 
 and the former to the school room and other chief apartments of the 
 building. The entire length is about 240 feet, and the ground 
 floor consists of a school room, 90 by 45 ; a gymnasium, also 90 by 45 ; 
 a lecture room, 40 by 32 ; and several smaller class rooms. The 
 general exterior appearance of the building is very imposing, and the 
 interior arrangements are well suited for the purposes of a school. 
 The large school and lecture rooms are very lofty, the ceilings formed 
 of deeply sunk panels ; the Gymnasium forms a fine place for exercise 
 in unfavourable weather. The principal features exteriorly are the 
 Tower, the fine oriel windows over the entrance door, and the hand- 
 some bow window, 35 feet by 20, at the south end. The building was 
 first opened for the purposes of the school at the Midsummer holidays 
 of 1843. 
 
ROUTE 'lllJR 
 
 Thirlestaine Hoicse, the f esidence of the Right Hon. Lord North- 
 wick, is by far the noblest private mansion of which Cheltenham can 
 boast ; it is immediately contiguous to the Proprietary College, sepa- 
 rated from the road on either side by high walls and gates. The above 
 view is taken from within the walls, at a portion of the pleasure 
 grounds near the entrance-lodge. This structure was erected by the 
 late Mr. Scott, at an expense of between £70,000 and £80,000; after 
 that gentleman's death, and while yet in an unfinished state, it was 
 purchased by the present noble owner. The square building at the 
 further side of the view is the original structure, the long wing to the 
 left being a more modern erection, and constituting the Picture 
 Gallery, which, by the liberality of the owner, offers such an attraction 
 to the visitor. This Gallery is 80 feet by 26, and 29 feet high ; the 
 walls are hung throughout with the choicest products of ancient and 
 modern pencils, and the entire suite of rooms on the ground -floor 
 being devoted to the same purpose, the whole forms a continuous 
 vista of 210 feet in length. Whenever the noble owner is absent from 
 
Cheltenliam~and he spends a considerable portion of his time at 
 Noi thwick or in London— this Gallery is kindly thrown open to the 
 public ; the hours of admission are from 1 to 4, the only regulation 
 being, that each party should subscribe their names in the Visitors' 
 Book kept for that purpose. 
 
 Continuing our walk up the Bath-road, we pass the shop of Mr. 
 Dawson, Grocer and Confectioner ^ who is well known for supplying 
 the table with the necessary requisites for enjoyment of the best 
 quality. Adjoining is the establishment of Mr. Brabsb. aw, Druggist, 
 whose skill and care in compounding has obtained him the general 
 patronage of the invalids in his vicinity. 
 
 A detour to the right leads us to St. Philip's Church. It 
 was erected in 1840, to accommodate the increasing population of the 
 Bath-road and Leckhampton districts. The interior is 85 feet by 41, 
 
KOUTE THIRD. — THE PARK, &C. 
 
 i 
 
 ; and is apportioned into 850 sittings, 350 of which are free, 180 appor- 
 tioned to the proprietory, and the remaining 320 forming the endow- 
 ment. Incumbent, Rev. J.E. Riddle. 
 
 Keeping still further to the right, we come to the Park Estate, 
 one of the Entrance Lodges to which is given at the foot of the last 
 page. This Estate extends over some 120 acres of ground, and is 
 laid out in a number of detached villas. A carriage drive of upwards of 
 a mile in length, and 70 feet wide, with shady gravelled walks on either 
 side, forming nearly a circle, runs through it; within this circle, and 
 \ covering an extent of about 20 acres, are what were formerly the Park 
 i or Zoological Gardens, with handsome Lodge.^ Summer Houses, 
 J Cricket Ground, and picturesque Lake ; they have since passed into 
 I the hands of a private gentleman, and will probably shortly become 
 < the site of a family m.'msion, occupying certainly one of the most 
 eligible positions in the neighbourhood. 
 
 Returning from the Park, our route lies through a pleasant road, 
 with villas on either side, to Suffolk Square ; the principal feature of 
 which, in addition to the noble mansions by which it is surrounded, is 
 St. Jameses or Suffolk Churchy represented in the view above. This 
 Churfth was built by private capital, and consecrated on the 6th of 
 October, 1830; it is in the simple Gothic style of architecture, and 
 calculated to accommodate 1,500 persons. The Organ is noted as 
 being one of the finest in the county. The present minister is the 
 \ Rev. F. D. Gilby, formerly rector of Eckington, Worcestershire, andwhx) 
 \ exchanged, in 1843, with the Rev. J. Balfour, the former minister, 
 i This church is extremely well attended. 
 \ 
 
ROUTE THIRD. — MONTPELLIER SPA PLACE, &C. 81 
 
 Leaving Suffolk Square at the corner, near the Montpellier Pump 
 Room, and passing to the right along Montpellier Terrace, and again 
 to the left in front of a row of villas at the back of the Montpellier 
 Gardens, we are brought to another row of houses, Montpellier Spa 
 Place, at the corner of which is Mr. C. Griffiths's extensive Hunting 
 a7id Livery Stables.. 
 
 We have here three sides of the square, the interior of which is 
 formed by the Montpellier Gardens ana Mr. Pipe's Nursery Grounds. 
 On each of these sides are smooth gravelled walks, with double rows 
 of trees, forming a shady and agreeable promenade during the summer 
 months. These walks are public, and of course quite distinct from 
 those in the interior of the Spa grounds, which are reserved exclusively 
 for the use of subscribers, and those who pay for single admissions. 
 
 Turning to the right by Mr. Griffiths's stables, and taking an open- 
 ing to the left a short distance below, we find ourselves in Montpellier 
 
82 
 
 ROUTE THIRD. — IMPERIAL SQUARE, &C. 
 
 Square. This square has for its centre Mr. Hodges's Imperial Nur- 
 sery, which has been before noticed. The view at the bottom of the 
 last i^age represents the row of houses on the northern side of the 
 square, at the right hand corner of which stands thB Cambray or 
 Chalybeate Spa, as seen in the above view. The Pump Room is a neat 
 Gothic edifice, and was erected in 1834, though the date of the dis- 
 covery of the mineral spring is some thirty years previous. 
 
 Near this spot are many very genteel residences — Wolseley House, 
 occupied by the Rev. Sir R. W. "Wolseley, Bart. ; Wolseley Terrace, 
 Oriel Place, and Rodney Terrace, passing down which latter row, we 
 once iriore find ourselves in the High Street, immediately above the 
 Assembly Pwooms. 
 
 This brings us to the conclusion of our route. We have had to 
 notice, in passing along, some very pleasant portions of the town and 
 suburbs — the London Road, the Bath Road, the Park, and the fashion- 
 able suburb of Tivoli. The general appearance of the whole has been 
 such as few provincial towns can boast, and such as must give the 
 stranger a high opinion of the salubrity, cleanliness, and general ele- 
 gance of Cheltenham. 
 
 CONCLUSION OF THIRD ROUTE. 
 
F.OL'TE FOURTH. — HIGH STREET. 
 
 83 
 
 Our Fourth Route will lead us to the lower and older portions of 
 the town, where the march of improvement has not been so rapid as 
 in some of those we have already passed through. Although much that 
 we shall now >have to notice may be a terra incognita^ not only to the 
 visitor, but to many of our more fashionable residents, yet Ave venture 
 to hope that those who accompany us in our ramble will acknowledge, 
 when we have finished, that they are indebted to us for many things 
 worth seeing, which they would otherwise have left unexplored. 
 
 Some three hundred yards below " the Plough" is the building 
 known as the Public Office, the Town Clock projecting from whose 
 doorway forms a good land mark, and we shall therefore make it our 
 starting point. In this building are the offices of Messrs. Williams 
 and Griffiths, Clerks to the Magistrates; and in a large room at the 
 rear of the premises, the meetings of the Magistrates are held. There 
 is also a room at which the Income Tax Commissioners meet. Chel- 
 tenham being without a Corporation, and the Town Commissioners, 
 since the formation of the County Constabulary Force, having no juris- 
 diction over the Police of the town, the only recognized body are the 
 Bench ot Magistrates, who sit at the office daily when there is any 
 business requiring their presence. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur- 
 days in each week being those appointed for the hearing of summonses. 
 The Police Barracks are in St. George's Place; the men of the Chel- 
 tenham division being under the immediate charge of Mr. Superin- 
 tendent Thomas Russell; the Chief Constable, Captain Anthony 
 Thomas Lefroy, and his Deputy, Mr. Charles Keiley, also residing 
 in Cheltenham. 
 
 Next door to the Public Office is the old established London ware- 
 house of Mr. B. B. Fox. The business has been carried on a great 
 number of years, formerly by Mr. Shedden, and since his retirement, 
 by the present proprietor; that it still retains its good name amidst 
 its numberless more modern aspirants for public favour is the best 
 proof of the good quality of the articles sold, and the obliging and 
 business-like habits of its conductor. 
 
84 
 
 ROUTE FOURTH.— HIGH STREET. 
 
 The same remark may apply to the Hat Ware- 
 house of Mr. Churches, standing a little above the 
 Public Office, on the opposite side of the street. 
 Mr. C. has conducted the establishment for many 
 years, and during every succeeding change of fashion, 
 has maintained his share of patronage, the same 
 heads which he has ornamented with the velvet cap 
 in infancy, still coming under his hands for the 
 polished and more manly beaver. 
 
 Following the course of the High Street down- 
 wardy we pass the manufactory of Mr. Hollis, Gunsmith, a view of 
 which will be found in our addenda, and arrive at the entrance to 
 the Market Arcade, as represented at the head of the next page. As 
 the revenues from this market, as well as from the cattle markets and 
 statute fairs, belong to the Lord of the Manor, this may be a fitting 
 opportunity to mention that the present Lady and Lord of the Manor 
 of Cheltenham are Mrs. Mary Gardner and Mr. James Agg Gardner, 
 the eminent brewers, whose establishment we shall shortly have to 
 notice. The manor formerly belonged to the Crown, but it was sold 
 by Charles I., when Prince of Wales, to John Button, Esq. in 1628, 
 and it has remained ever sinde in the Button family, a period of up- 
 wards of two hundred years, until disposed of to the present posses- 
 sors by the Kight Hon. Lord Sherborne, in 1843. The purchase money 
 of the manor in 1628 was only £1 ,200 ; the sum paid at the late transfer 
 
ROUTE FOURTH.— HIGH STEET. 
 
 85 
 
 was £39,000 The 
 population at the for- 
 mer period was 1 ,500 ; 
 at the late census, 
 31,411. Since it has 
 come into Mr. Gard- 
 ner's possession, the 
 market houses have 
 been much improved, 
 and every inducement 
 held out for the trans- 
 action of business. It 
 is rather remarkable, 
 in a town so large as 
 Cheltenham, that the 
 
 market place should be so little freq[uented ; but this arises, in great 
 measure, from the number of good butchers, poulterers, and green- 
 grocers' shops in nearly every part of the town. 
 
 Standing opposite the market entrance is the shop of Mr. Plant, 
 another of that indispensable calling, the professors of which study 
 tffl i , the outward adornment of the heads of the peo- 
 ple." Nothing, perhaps, has greater influence in 
 stamping the tout ensemble of the man than the style 
 of his beaver, and those patronizing Mr. Plant's 
 establishment, may depend not only on elegance 
 and correctness of style a la mode, but on that 
 which is scarcely of secondary importance in these 
 economical times — moderation in price and dura- 
 bility in quality. 
 
 We next come to the elegant shop of 
 Mr. Andrews, Linen Draper and Mercer, the 
 taste displayed in the arrangement of whose 
 windows, and the variety of patterns and rich- 
 ness of texture of the goods forming the dis- 
 play, are only equalled by corresponding 
 qualities within. Mr. A. is one of those en- 
 terprising tradesmen keeping pace with the 
 advancement of the age— stock large, quality 
 first-rate, patterns of the newest, his establish- 
 ment may be held out as a pattern even in this 
 ''nation of shopkeepers." 
 
 A little lower down is the Laboratory and 
 Shop of Mrs. Wells, where, beside the regular 
 dispensing profession of the chemist, a variety of 
 superior proprietary medicines of great popularity 
 are prepared. 
 
/ 86 ROUTE rOURTH. — HIGH STREBl'. 
 
 'i On the opposite side of th^ way is the Brunswick Hotel and 
 
 \ Boarding House^ one of those quiet and genteel houses in which 
 
 ; the luxuries of an hotel are combined with the comforts of home. 
 
 \ The establishment was for many years under the superintendence of 
 
 \ Mrs. Yearsley, and bore the well-known name of " Yearsley's Hotel.'' 
 
 \ Since it has come under the management of Mr. Ingram, it has been 
 
 \ re-christened "the Brunswick," under which name it bids fair to 
 
 < become more celebrated than ever. 
 
 \ The building beneath is the Cheltenham Free Grammar School, 
 
 \ founded in the year 1586, by E-ichard Pates, of whose Alms Houses we 
 
 ( have spoken in a former route. This foundation is to accommodate 
 
 \ and give gratuitous instruction to 50 scholars in the least," in 
 
 \ grammar. Like most other similar schools, the word grammar has been 
 
 I held to mean Latin, consequently, although that language is taught gra- 
 
 \ tuitously, the scholars are obliged to pay for instruction in the mother 
 
 \ tongue. Various efforts have been made by the parishioners to get 
 
 \ rid of this anomaly, but without success. Two exhibitions at Pem- 
 
 ; broke College, Oxford, worth £60 each per annum, are open to the 
 
 < scholars, and the four livings of Colnbrook, Bucks ; Stafford, Essex; 
 \ Thurrock Greys, Essex; and Uxbridge, Middlesex, are also open ex- 
 / clusively to scholars of this school who obtain the exhibitions. 
 
 0, 
 
ROUTE FOURTH. ^ — HIGH STREET. 
 
 87 ] 
 
 AshorrJistance brings us to Gar drier's Original Brewery7~^h.is 
 large establishment was founded by the late J. Gardner, Esq., when 
 the prosperity of Cheltenham was in its infancy. It has since grown 
 with its growth," to its present state of magnitude. The most 
 scientific principles are called to act with the most complete me- 
 chanical auxiliaries in this establishment. The brewery stands on a 
 large space of ground, and the steam apparatus connected with it is 
 perfect, and well adapted for the great trade carried on, whilst all its 
 departments are conducted on an equally extensive scale. 
 
 Adjoining is the Fleece Hoiel, where every accommodation is 
 afforded for families ; it is also well known as a Commercial and 
 Coaching House. Mr. Yearsley, the proprietor, is also a Wine 
 Merchant, and possesses a stock of the choicest vintages, the excel- 
 lence of which has occasioned a well-earned celebrity to attach to 
 this hotel. On "the road," the Fleece, of Cheltenham, has become 
 a sy7ioneme for comfort, good living, and the general excellence of its 
 appointments. 
 
 The Town Commissioners, in whose hands the municipal govern- 
 ment of the town is vested, hold stated meetings in the large room of 
 this hotel. They hold their powers in right of an Act of Parliament, 
 passed in the 1st and 2nd George IV., which authorizes them to enact 
 such bye-laws as may be necessary ; they have recently been revised 
 and published. This body has the superintendence of the paving and 
 lighting of the tovvn, and are empowered to levy rates for those pur- 
 poses. They formerly maintained the Police force, but since the esta- 
 blishment of the County Constabulary, their force has been limited to 
 a few beadles, to see to the proper observance of the bye-laws. 
 
88 
 
 ROUTE FOURTH. — ST. PAUL*S CHURCH. 
 
 Turning to the right, immediately after passing the Fleece, tve 
 proceed along Henrietta Street, and taking the second turning to the 
 left, passing North Lodge, the residence of Lord Dunally, we arrive 
 at St. Paul's Church. This Church is the only one in Cheltenham 
 which merits the appellation of the Poor Man's Church," the whole 
 of the others being built on private speculation, the rent of the sittings 
 is resorted to as the source of refnuneration. This evil, in a parish 
 so large as Cheltenham, and containing so many poor persons, as such 
 a large population necessarily does, was justly complained of, and in 
 the year 1830, the Rev. F, Close . made an appeal to his parishioners 
 for the erection of a Free Church, when the call was responded to by 
 subscriptions amounting to £3,500, and this sura being augmented by 
 £3,000 from the Church Building Commissioners, and a piece of land 
 for the site being given by the late Joseph Pitt, Esq., the building was 
 erected, and consecrated for public worship on the 12th of July, 183L 
 It is estimated to accommodate 1,600 persons. The right of pre- 
 sentation is vested in the Perpetual Curate of the Parish. The present 
 Pastor is the Hex. C. H. Bromby. 
 
 Since the above view was taken, a great improvement has been 
 made in front of this Church, the entrance gates being removed to 
 level with the road, thus enclosing a large piece of ground in front of 
 the Church, which has been effected at considerable expense by volun- 
 tary subscription. 
 
 Continuing onwards we pass the back wall of " the Elms," the 
 seat of the late Admiral Sir Robert Tristram Ricketts, and further 
 still, the Cheltenham Union "Workhouse, the ground occupied by 
 
ROXJTE FOURTH. — SWINDON ROAD, &C. 
 
 89 
 
 which was presenteHTo^ the parish by the deceased Admiral. It may 
 be as well here to give a few particulars of this Union, which is com- 
 posed of the parish of Cheltenham and 13 surrounding parishes. The 
 Board of Guardians meet on Thursday in every week. The workhouse 
 is a new building, designed to carry out the regulations of the Poor- 
 law Amendment Act. It is built to accommodate 250 inmates, and is 
 open to the inspection of visitors every Monday. The arrangements 
 are excellent, and the general management of the poor reflect the 
 highest credit on Mr. and Mrs. Porter, the master and matron. There 
 is a second poor house near Mr. Jessop's gardens, to accommodate 
 loO children. 
 
 Continuing some considerable distance along the road, we arrive 
 at the far celebrated MaiiWs Elm, a view of which is given above. It 
 is indeed a noble tree, spreading its patriarchal branches high in air, 
 and forming a conspicuous object from all parts of the neighbourhood. 
 
90 ROUTE FOURTH. — TEWKESBTJRY ROAD, &C. 
 
 Turning to the left, down either of the streets in that direction, . 
 we are brought into the Tewkesbury Eoad, near the Railway Bridge ; 
 and this being the extent of our rambles in this direction, we again 
 turn our faces townward. The building at the bottom of the last page, 
 Wellington Infmit School^ is a neat modern erection in Wellington 
 Street, and a very useful establishment in this densely populated 
 neighbourhood. 
 
 On the right hand, as represented above, are the Cheltenham Gas 
 Works, for a period of twenty-two years under the management of 
 Mr. R. Spinney, who still conducts them. These premises are very 
 extensive, and the arrangements complete in every respect. Chelten- 
 ham is noted as being one of the best lit towns in the kingdom, and 
 this will readily be understood when we mention that there are no less 
 than 670 public lights every night throughout the year, and that the 
 gas is of an uniform and excellent quality. The average nightly con- 
 sumption is, during the winter, about 100,000 feet. It may be worth 
 
:TT. TDUTITH. — mull STREETj &C. ' 91 
 
 while to state for the information of the public, that while the public 
 lights consume two-thirds of the quantity used, they only pay one- 
 third of the expense, the private customers consuming one-third and 
 paying two-thirds, 
 
 A short distance beyond the Gas Works is the junction of the 
 High Street with the old Gloucester Road, near which is the old esta- 
 blished Albion Brewery, which, for the supply of a good family beve- 
 rage equal to home-brewed, has attained a celebrity as ancient as 
 Cheltenham itself. 
 
 Returning to the High Street, are the warehouses and premises of 
 Mr. DoBELL, Wine and Spirit Merchant to Her Majesty, which form a 
 pleasing and, at the same time, business-like introduction to the town. 
 At this spot is the junction of the Gloucester and Tewkesbury Roads, 
 High Street and Townsend Street, and Mr. Dobell's extensive pre- 
 mises (comprehending nearly two acres), afford most commodious 
 opportunities for business. It is from these warehouses and cellars 
 he supplies his other house in Clarence Street, with its stock of 
 Foreign Wines and Spirits, where also he has a ** Central Counting 
 House" for the transaction of business. 
 
92 
 
 ROUTE FmiRTH. — HIGH STREET, &C. 
 
 The next object we have to notice is the New Burying Ground or 
 Cemetery, which was rendered necessary by the crowded state of the 
 Parish Churchyard. The ground was purchased in 1830, and covers 
 a site of about ten acres. A Chapel is erected in the midst, for the 
 performance of the last sad rites to the departed. 
 
 Some distance, branching from the High Street on the left, is 
 King Street, in which is Ebenezer Chapel, formerly in the possession 
 of the-^slevan Methodists, but no^v in occupation of a section of the 
 ^ Baptists, with the E-ev. D. Denham, as their pastor. 
 
 Higher, we have the establishments of Mr. Leach 
 and Mr. Beckingsale. 
 
 Mr. Leach, Auctioneer ajid Appraiser, occu- 
 pied the adjoining premises for many years. He 
 has, since our view was taken, removed to St. Paul's 
 street, where he still carries on the business, and 
 from his connexion and long standing enjoys con- 
 siderable patronage as a knight of the hammer. 
 
 Mr. Beckingsale is a Grocer and Provision 
 _ Mg r^M ni,.. domg^g, _ verj large trade, which is, of all 
 
 T 
 
 B-ECKI NC&AlE, GROCER . 
 
 others, the best proof that 
 he deserves it. 
 
 In St. George's street, 
 another ofF-shoot from the 
 High Street, is Wesley 
 Chapel, belonging, as its 
 name imports, to the 
 WesleyanMethodists. This 
 congregation worshipped, 
 for a period of 27 years, 
 in the Ebenezer Chapel, 
 
which we have just passed; but their increasing numbers outgrowing 
 the capacity of the building, in the year 1838, the present edifice was 
 erected. It is calculated to hold about 1,000 persons, and is fitted up 
 with an organ and large galleries, and neatly pewed throughout. The 
 Wesleyans are the most numerous body of Dissenters in Cheltenham. 
 They have another Chapel in Great Norwood Street, near the Bath 
 Road, and several smaller ones in the adjacent villages. They also 
 support Sunday Schools, having a large number of scholars. Services 
 are held at each of the Chapels every Sunday at eleven and half-past 
 six, and at Wesley Chapel at seven on Tuesday evening. 
 
 The building represented below is the Cheltenham General 
 Hospital and Dispensary^ one of the most extensively useful of our 
 charitable institutions. It had existed on a narrower scale since 1813, 
 but its usefulness was much increased in 1839 by the addition of wards 
 for in-patients, of whom there are accommodation for upwards of forty, 
 and that number may be yet further increased should the wants of the 
 
94 
 
 ROUTE FOURTH 
 
 — MANCHES^THU WALK, 
 
 &C. 
 
 town and the funds of the charity ever require it. The number of 
 patients at present annually receiving the benefits of the institution 
 are about 5,000 out and 300 in-patients. The management is entrusted 
 to a board of 18 governors, who report to a general annual meeting of 
 subscribers. The medical staff, independent of the resident house 
 Burgeon^ co mprises three physicians and two surgeons to the Hospital, 
 
 and the same number to the Dispensary. 
 
 A few steps from the Dispensary is St. George's 
 Square, through which is an entrance to St George's 
 Chapel. This building was erected in 1809, under 
 the auspices of the late Rev. Rowland Hill. It is 
 somewhat of a connecting link between the Esta- 
 blished Church and Dissent, as, though professedly 
 a Dissenting Chapel, the Church of England 
 Liturgy is read morning and evening, and its 
 Minister is required by the deed of enrollment to 
 be a regularly ordained clergyman. The Rev. J. Brown has been 
 pastor to the congregation since the time of its formation. 
 
 Turning up St. George's Place, we pass another entrance to this 
 Chapel, and some distance beyond the Police Barracks, and further 
 s till, the Wino Vaults o f Mr. D . Binckes, which have enjoyed for 
 
 many ye^rc> a very 
 large share of public 
 patronage. Gentle- 
 men stocking their 
 cellars may be. as- 
 sured that here they 
 are selecting from a 
 stock containing no- 
 thing of an inferior 
 or mediocre quality. 
 
ROUTE FOURTH. — MANCHESTER WALK, &C. 95 
 
 An opening to the right, near Mr. Binckes's, leads us through Man- 
 chester Walk, and past the Friends' Meeting HousOy the Roman 
 Catholic and Bethel (Baptist) Chapels. The former body are by no 
 means numerous, although they have held public worship in Chelten- 
 ham ever since the year 1660. The present building was completed 
 in 1835, and is capable of accommodating about 300 persons. The Roman 
 Catholic body in Cheltenham is not numerous : the chapel was built 
 in 1806 by voluntary subscription, and is fitted up with altar piece, 
 organ, and gallery, and capable of holding about 500 persons. The 
 Bethel Chapel, the original Baptist congregation, was built in 1821, on 
 the site of the former chapel, erected as early as 1701. The congre- 
 gations meeting at Salem and Ebenezer Chapels are secessions from 
 this body. 
 
 The ground occupied by the block of buildings we have just past, 
 extending from the entrance of Manchester Walk to the Roman 
 Catholic Chapel in depth, and from the same place along the whole of 
 
96 
 
 ROUTE FOURTH.— 
 
 CT. JAMES'S SQUARE. 
 
 St. George's Place in length, is the proposed site of the new terminus 
 of the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway, for the com- 
 pletion of which active preparations are now making, the distance of 
 the present station from the town occasioning great inconvenience. 
 
 On the opposite side of St. James's Square, in the road leading 
 to St. George's Place, is erected the Injant School^ as represented ahove. 
 This building was completed in July, 1830, and is calculated to accom- 
 modate 300 children. The school-room is 60 feet long, 30 wide, and 
 20 high. Lectures and religious meetings are also occasionally held 
 here. The school is under the able superintendence of Mr. Kogers, 
 and the system of education pursued is well calculated to implant the 
 seeds of religion and knowledge in the infant mind. The great in- 
 crease of these schools is a characteristic of the times, and will place 
 the rising generation in a far more advantageous position than that 
 occupied by the passing one. It is a great gratification to observe the 
 avidity with which the youthful scholars imbibe the doctrines which 
 will enable them to weather the storms of life, and prepare them for 
 another and a better state of existence. 
 
 Nearly opposite the Infant School is the Jewish ^ynagogxie^ which 
 was consecrated for worship on the 1st day of the month of Sivan, in 
 
 the year 5599, (May 14, 1839). 
 It is open for divine service every 
 Friday at sun set, and on Satur- 
 day mornings at nine o'clock, 
 and the same time on holidays. 
 The Rev. Isaac Pulver, of Rose 
 Cottage, is the Priest The 
 Synagogue is erected from a 
 neat and appropriate design, 
 but from its retired situation 
 is not seen to advantage. There 
 are addresses in English deli- 
 vered by the Minister on each 
 Sabbath. 
 
JIZSSOP'S GARDENS. 
 
 97 
 
 UST beyond the Infant School room are the exten 
 sive Nursery Grounds of Mr. Charles Hale 
 Jessop, which, by the kindness of the Proprietor 
 are always open to the Public, and form one of the 
 most pleasing spots in the locality of Cheltenham. 
 In addition to the attractions of a well laid out 
 Garden, with its Hot-houses, Green-houses, and 
 Parterres, containing every production to please the eye, Mr. Jessop 
 has been at very great expense in adding a number of Aviaries, 
 Pagodas, and Rustic Fowl-houses, in which are many rare specimens 
 of the animal and feathered tribes, lending to the spot the additional 
 interest of a Zoological Garden, provided by private enterprise for 
 the gratification of the public. The Gardens occupy an area of about 
 twenty acres in extent ; they are very tastefully laid out, and standing 
 on a gentle eminence, through the bottom of which meanders the 
 river Chelt, on which the Proprietor keeps a number of aquatic birds, 
 native and foreign. A broad gravelled path leads through the gardens 
 to the Bays Hill, crossing the river by a rustic bridge, and others 
 branch to the various Arbours, Green-houses, &c., with which the 
 Gardens abound. Entering the dwelling house {St. James's Villa), a 
 view of which is given above, we pass through the Warehouse for the sale 
 of Bulbs, Roots, Seeds of every description. Gardening Utensils, Gold 
 and Silver Fish, &c. &c. A little to the left is the entrance to the 
 Green House, in which the choicest plants are arranged for show. This 
 is a square building of considerable extent, with terraced show 
 stands for plants in the centre and sides, and a walk round for 
 visitors; it is roofed on the ridge and furrow principle, after the 
 model of the famous Chatsworth Conservatory. After loitering a few 
 moments to enhale the odours and feast our eyes upon the beauties 
 which at every season of the year are spread out in this enchanting 
 spot, we pass through another door to the interior of the gardens, and 
 enter the Hot House, devoted to the Plaintains, Musa Caveyidishii, 
 and other Plants of Tropical Climates. The Plaintain, which here 
 
JESSOP'S GARDENS. 
 
 forms the chief attraction, has been for several years very W 
 successfully cultivated by Mr. Jessop; it is an annual, 
 ^^ springing from suckers from the parent stem, and raising its 
 immense leaves to the height of 10 or 12 feet. The fruit, 
 which grows in large clusters, is somewhat larger than a man's 
 thumb ; when ripe, it is of a yellow colour, and is esteemed a great 
 delicacy for the dessert table, for which purpose Mr. Jessop supplies 
 it to the neighbouring gentry. In this Hot-house are several rare 
 Exotics, among which we may mention the Coffee Plant in full 
 bearing, the Cotton Plant, very fine specimens of the Cactus 
 Grandijlora, Venus Fly Trap, Blue African Water Lily, Lily of 
 the Nile, Nyrifphea Camlea, fragrant with its violet scent. Also 
 fine specimens of the Nutmeg, Ginger, and Rice, rare Orchidea, 
 &c^&c. 
 
 |/ Emerging again into the Nursery, and passing the Monkey 
 I House, in which the well known and lamented Jacko" once 
 I amused by his gambols the juveniles and children of a larger 
 
 f\ growth" visiting the Gardens, we enter through a gate- way of 
 , I rockwork The Aviaries, the residence of Mr. Josiah Jessop, 
 to whom the Ornithological department more immediately 
 belongs ; here are a number of Aviaries, containing singing 
 birds, and gold and silver pheasants ; Fowl-houses, with 
 rare breeds of fowls. Mr. Jessop, Jun, deals very 
 argely in these rarities, as well as in Fancy Rabbits, 
 )f which he has some very fine breeds. Rustic work, 
 ^ , garden seals, bee boxes, and gold and sil- 
 ver fish. Mr. J. '3 A\iaries will well repay 
 
JESSOP*S GARDENS. 
 
 99 
 
 inspection, and he is always pleased 
 to afford visitors every information. 
 To purchaserSj his connexion with 
 breeders of rare birds and animals in 
 every part of the country, enables 
 him to procure almost every variety 
 which may be wanted. 
 
 Returning to the main Garden, 
 the first object which strikes our at- 
 tention is a very handsome Chinese 
 Pagoda, two stories in height, as re- 
 presented in the engraving at the 
 head of the last page. This very 
 ornamental structure formerly stood 
 in the Cheltenham Zoological Gardens, from whence it was pur- 
 chased by Mr. J essop ; the various compartments are stocked 
 with fancy fowl, pheasants, &c., and in the upper room are several 
 very rare varieties of foreign birds. Near this spot are Avaries, with 
 pigeons, gold pheasants, peacocks, and a curiously formed Rustic 
 Arbour, formed of the decayed trunk of a tree. Keeping the upper 
 path, we come to a smaller garden, in which are ponds of gold and 
 silver fish, where, during the summer, hundreds of those beautiful 
 creatures may be seen disporting themselves. Two sides of this 
 garden are occupied by extensive vineries, from which are cut 
 the splendid fruit so much in request at the dessert tables of the 
 gentry. Standing at the centre door, the eye wanders down a 
 sloping path leading to the bridge crossing the river, the sides 
 ornamented with flowers of every hue, and here and there arches and 
 clusters of roses, the ground on either hand forming the rosery of the 
 establishment. Just at the entrance of this garden, the grounds are 
 intersected by the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway. 
 Continuing down this path, we reach the bridge ; on the water, and on 
 the adjacent banks, may be seen a number of water fowl, wild and 
 tame, including Swans, Wild, Barnacle, Egyptian, Canadian, andother 
 Geese; Sheldrake, Wild, Muscovy, and Summer Ducks, &c. &c. 
 
 It may be well here to remark on the immense stock and variety 
 of roses which, during the season, this part of the gardens presents to 
 the view. Mr. Jessop is acknowledged to be the largest rose grower 
 in the county; but few can form an idea of the immensity of his stock 
 who do not take a saunter down the beautiful rose walk in the leafy 
 month of June,'* when this noble flower is blooming in full perfection. 
 
 A path to the left re-conducts us to the Dwelling-house, in reaching 
 which we have to pass the Rabbit-house, where a large collection of 
 fancy animals are constantly on view: some of these are beautiful 
 creatures, and of enormous size, Mr. Jessop being famous far and 
 near for the size and breed of his rabbits. On either side of the 
 doorway of this enclosure is a rustic owl cage, in which beautiful 
 specimens of the bird of wisdom" sit keeping their solemn wateh 
 
100 
 
 JESSOP*S GARDENS. 
 
 over the portals of the place. A fine sea eagle, king of birds," also 
 keeps solitary sovereignty at this spot, often awaking the echoes of 
 the place with his piercing cries Near this spot Mr. Jessop has 
 erected a tank and apparatus for forcing by means of hot water. This 
 is one of the latest improvements of the day, and we believe answers 
 in every respect so as to supersede the old method of manure forcing. 
 
 Having thus taken a glance in detail of this establishment, we 
 have only further to notice the general order and regularity in which 
 the whole is conducted. Mr. Jessop is confessedly one of the first 
 landscape gardeners of the day ; as a proof of which, he has often 
 extensive engagements in all parts of the kingdom ; and even on the 
 Continent he has been more than once called upon to furnish expe- 
 rienced workmen in this capacity. His connexion also enables him 
 to recommend Noblemen and Gentlemen to Gardeners, Bailiffs and Land 
 Stewards of respectability, character, and experience in their profession. 
 
 It would be unfair to conclude our notice of these Gardens without 
 again alluding to the liberality of the Proprietor, in so completely 
 throwing them open to the Public ; with the single caution, " Do not 
 touch the Flowers," visitors may walk as unreservedly through the 
 Premises, at any hour of the day, as though they were public property. 
 
fs H 0"PCT4_ 
 
 J LATI NIC LI B RAR V 
 
 ADDENDA. 
 
 Mr, Jessop's Nursery concludes the ori- 
 ginal limits of our rambles ; but in giving 
 a delineation of '* Cheltenham as It Is/* 
 we are compelled slightly to extend our 
 labour, and to introduce here, as an 
 Addenda," several removals and altera- 
 tions which have occurred during the 
 progress of the work. Leaving, therefore, 
 St. James's Nursery, passing the Infant 
 School, and turning to the left along St. 
 George's-place, we reach the High-street, 
 some distance below the Town Clock. 
 Passing up the street, we come to the 
 establishment of Mr. Hollis, Gunsmith 
 and Fishing Tackle Mamifacturer^ al- 
 ready briefly noticed in page 84, and an 
 engraving of whose house has been misplaced at page 99. We believe 
 Mr. H. is the only practical Gunsmith and maker of Fishing Tackle 
 in Cheltenham, he is, therefore, much patronized by the sportsman 
 both " by flood and field." 
 
 Some distance higher, and just beyond the opening to the Colon- 
 nade, are the shop and warehouses of Mr. Robert Short, Bookseller 
 and Plain and Fancy Stationer ^ whose removal from Pittville Street 
 has taken place during the progress of our Guide." Mr. Short is 
 agent for a newspaper entitled the Great Western Advertiser, and his 
 establishment is also the de^iot for the works of the Society for Pro- 
 moting Christian Knowledge. The shop was at the commencement of 
 this work occupied by Messrs. Taylor and Capleton, Lacemen, who 
 have removed to the next door elevation, page 9. 
 
 Turning up the Colonnade we find, on the left hand side, the new 
 
 establishment of Messrs. Fin- 
 der a;nd HutChings, Clothiers 
 
 — . — ^ — — „ — _ — and Outfitters. They have also 
 
 a shop in the High Street, but 
 this is one for the more su- 
 perior quality of goods, although 
 at prices very considerably un- 
 der those of tradesmen of the 
 olden school. 
 
 The establishment at the 
 head of the next page is that of 
 Miss Allen, Milliner and 
 Bress Maker , whose residence 
 is at No. 10, Promenade Villas. 
 Miss A.'s Show Rooms will be 
 found at all times replete with 
 articles of ladies' attire of the 
 newest and most correct mode. 
 
102 
 
 Passing up the Promenade, we find, opposite the Quecn'e Hotel, 
 the Stationery and Engraving Depot of Mr. Bailey, whose window 
 exhibits a profusion of gems of art and articles in Fancy Stationery, 
 while on the shelves within are ranged the most attractive volumes of 
 the Bookselling Department. 
 
 It should also be mentioned here, that the Tea and Grocery 
 Business of Mr. Gardner, noticed at page 25, has since that time 
 passed into the hands of Mr. Patterson , by whom it is now carried on. 
 
 Turning the corner to the left, under the sign of " the Golden 
 Anvil," are the exceedingly neat Shop and Show Rooms of Mr. Ben- 
 jamin Norman, Ironmonger, Cutler, and General Manufacturer of 
 Fancy Hardware. This is a removal of the firm previously noticed 
 at page 5, whose warerooms, under the firm of Norman and Buckman, 
 stood in the High Street, adjoining the George Hotel. 
 
 Nearly opposite, and adjoining the Montpellier Promenade, is the 
 elegantly fitted up shop of Madame Drieu, Corsetiere; her long ex- 
 perience under Madame Clemenson, whose talents are so well known 
 and highly valued by the belles of Paris, will assure to those ladies 
 who value a fine figure, that all, in which art can assist nature, will 
 be invoked to add to their charms by Madame, whose prices are as 
 moderate as her talents are great. 
 
ADDENDA. 
 
 103 
 
 Returning again to the High 
 Street, some distance above Cambray, 
 on the right hand side, is the shop of 
 Mr. Leacey, Bread and Biscuit 
 Baker and Confectioner. Mr, L. has 
 lately succeeded Mr. Heyden, by 
 whom the business was carried on 
 for many years. 
 
 Haines and Co.'s Van and Waggon Office is situated in Sherborne 
 Place, Albion Street. This establishment has long been considered 
 one of the most complete in this part of the kingdom ; its widely 
 spread ramifications extending throughout England and Wales. 
 Messrs. Haines and Co, are also extensively connected with the neigh- 
 bouring Railways. 
 
NoTB. — The figures refer to the Illustrated portion of the work, and the 
 numerals to the Advertisements. 
 
 Arfitti' RepotUory. Page 
 
 Page 
 
 Chapelt. Page 
 
 Page 
 
 Oi 
 
 13 
 
 
 Bethel , . . . 
 
 95 
 
 
 Accountant. 
 
 
 
 Cheltenharo 
 
 94 
 
 
 
 
 xliv 
 
 Countess of Huntingdon 
 
 61 
 
 
 Auctioneer t. 
 
 
 
 Ebenezer , . • . 
 
 92 
 
 
 Cooke .... 
 
 16 
 
 
 Friends' Meeting House 
 
 94 
 
 
 
 
 xlii 
 
 Highbury .... 
 
 91 
 
 
 Kendrick .... 
 
 
 xvi 
 
 E-oman Catholic 
 
 95 
 
 
 ■ uach .... 
 
 
 
 Synaffoffue . 
 
 ^J**"'&^0" .... 
 
 96 
 
 
 ■ omas ..... 
 
 
 XXXV 
 
 L^nitarian .... 
 
 38 
 
 
 od, C 
 
 
 xliii 
 
 Wesley .... 
 
 93 
 
 
 Ale Ss Forte r Store a. 
 
 
 
 Ch9'fniii$. 
 
 
 
 Berrington .... 
 
 5-i 
 
 
 Bradshaw .... 
 
 78 
 
 
 
 91 
 
 
 Gibbon .... 
 
 2 
 
 
 ■auth, G. . , 
 
 16 
 
 XV ii 
 
 Gunstone . . . . 
 
 10 
 
 
 Brush Maker i. 
 
 
 
 Joslin 
 
 7 
 
 xxxi 
 
 « g-et(Pwemoved toClarence-at.) 2 
 
 xxiii 
 
 Malpas . . . . . 
 
 16 
 
 
 \lvern .... 
 
 9 
 
 
 Newenham . , . . 
 
 54 
 
 
 iiliams .... 
 
 3 
 
 xlvii 
 
 PearsoD 
 
 23 
 
 
 Basaar. 
 
 
 
 Procktei .... 
 
 68 
 
 
 .vison .... 
 
 48 
 
 
 Tagart 
 
 65 
 
 XX - xxi 
 
 Boarding Housei. 
 
 
 
 Tily 
 
 Wadiey 
 
 14 
 
 
 archill, .Plough 
 
 
 2txvi 
 
 52 
 
 
 J lay don and Shaw 
 
 19 
 
 
 Wells 
 
 85 
 
 
 Ingram, Brunswick Hotel 
 
 8(5 
 
 
 Confectioners and Bakers 
 
 
 
 ATov'Ron, I/ansdown Hotel 
 
 31 
 
 xi 
 
 Foster, J, and S. . 
 
 24 
 
 
 . Belle Vue Hotel . 
 
 72 
 
 
 Fluck 
 
 69 
 
 
 Builder t. 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 XXX 
 
 Hooper .... 
 
 8 
 103 
 
 xxxviii 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 Leacey 
 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 Merrett ...» 
 
 26 
 
 XXV 
 
 Banki. 
 
 
 
 Waterfall 
 
 
 
 jeltenham and Gloucester- 
 
 
 
 Wakefield 
 
 
 xlviil 
 
 phirc, Clarence-street, draw 
 
 
 
 Chifiattieti,' 
 
 
 
 ni the London and West- 
 
 
 
 Norman 
 
 17 
 
 
 Tiiiuster .... 
 
 45 
 
 
 Yates . . . . . 
 
 46 
 
 xxxvi 
 
 unty of Gloucester, 106, 
 
 
 
 Carriers. 
 
 
 
 High-street, draw on Ko- 
 
 
 
 Haines and Co. 
 
 103 
 
 
 barts, Curtis and Co. 
 
 fi6 
 
 
 Wells and Co. 
 
 49 
 
 xxxviii 
 
 • ouces terBanking Company 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 394, High-street; draw on 
 Williams, Deacon, and Co.. 
 
 
 
 Bennett •. , . . 
 
 50 
 
 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 .anch National Provincial 
 
 
 
 Coal Jvlerchantt • 
 
 
 
 Bank of England, 398, High 
 
 
 
 Dover . . . . 
 
 
 xxix 
 
 ?*treet, draw on London 
 
 
 
 Partridge .... 
 
 
 xsv 
 
 Joint Stock Bank . 
 
 
 
 Williams 
 
 3 
 
 xlvii 
 
 Bookhinderi, 
 
 
 
 Workman .... 
 
 
 XXX 
 
 AMer 
 
 IS 
 
 
 Cabinet Maker t. 
 
 
 
 Grimei .... 
 
 49 
 
 
 Alder .... 
 
 50 
 
 
 Bretcert. 
 
 
 
 
 70 
 
 
 Albion 
 
 9d 
 
 xxiii 
 
 Eawlingi .... 
 
 20 
 
 
 Dowle .... 
 
 
 Sweeting . . . . 
 
 62 
 
 xxxiv 
 
 
 67 
 
 
 Weathei stone 
 
 
 xxviii 
 
 Pointer .... 
 
 51 
 
 
 Carvers, Gilders, 
 
 
 
 Simondg .... 
 
 
 XXXV 
 
 Brooker . . 
 
 43 
 
 
 Churches. 
 
 
 
 Chreiman .... 
 
 71 
 
 
 Mary'a, Parish Church . 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 49 
 
 xxxviii 
 
 r.rist Church , 
 
 82 
 
 
 Kirtland .... 
 
 63 
 
 
 •t. James'a 
 
 80 
 
 
 Cupper.l 
 
 
 
 St. John's .... 
 
 73 
 
 
 Thorutsn, Mrs. 
 
 
 xl 
 
 Bt Paul's . . 
 
 88 
 
 
 Dentist. 
 
 
 
 Philip's 
 
 
 
 Alex, Removed to No. Di, 
 
 
 
 uity " . 
 
 
 
 Eodney Terrace . 
 
 19 
 
 in 
 
INDEX AND DIRECTORY. 
 
 Dyen. Page 
 
 Bath 
 
 Engraver a. 
 
 Percival ..... 45 
 Kadford .... 
 Fishmongen. 
 
 Attwood 68 
 
 Waterfall .... 6 
 Woodward . . . ,25 
 
 Young- and Co. ... 11 
 
 Fruiterer. 
 Daws and Co. ... 
 
 Grocers and Tea Dealers. 
 Becking-sale . . .92 
 
 Capleton and Co. ... 8 
 
 Dawson .... 78 
 
 French 10 
 
 Gardner and Co. . . 25 
 
 Gardner 68 
 
 Gyde 70 
 
 Holmes 
 
 Jull and Co. . . . 23 
 
 Ley, Gardner, and Co. . . 47 
 
 Matthews and Co. . . 69 
 
 Taylor 10 
 
 Taylor 48 
 
 Tay 54 
 
 Hair Dressers und Perfumers. 
 
 Hanford .... 9 
 Marquis . . . .46 
 Hotels. 
 
 Belle Vue .... 72 
 Brunswick .... 
 
 Fleece .... 87 
 
 George 5 
 
 Imperial .... 15 
 
 Lamb 4 
 
 Lansdown . . . . 31 
 
 Plough 2 
 
 Queen's .... 22 
 
 Boyal 67 
 
 Hosiers. 
 
 Shirer and Macdougall . 12 
 
 Turnbull .... 4 
 House Agents. 
 
 Wood 5 
 
 Young and Gilling. . . 16 
 Hatters. 
 
 Churches .... 84 
 
 Plant 85 
 
 Whittard .... 
 
 Ironmongers. 
 Humphris . . . .70 
 
 Marshall .... 46 
 Norman and Buckman, Re- 
 moved to Montpellier Spa 
 Buildings .... 
 
 Norman and Co. . . 102 
 
 Institutions. 
 
 Literary and Philosophical . 18 
 
 Libraries. 
 Davies, Montpellier Spa . 
 
 Lee . . . . . 3 
 
 Lovesey 15 
 
 Shipton .... 17 
 
 Wight 13 
 
 Williams .... 66 
 
 Page 
 xxiv 
 
 xlii 
 
 XXIV 
 
 xvi 
 
 xlvi 
 
 xlv 
 
 xliv 
 
 xlv 
 
 Linen Drapers, Haberdashers, 
 and Lacemen. Page 
 
 Andrews 
 Bennett .... 
 Crux and Chillcott, 
 Debenham, Pooley , & Smith 
 Folkes .... 
 
 Fox, B. B 
 
 Hacker .... 
 Shirer and Macdougall 
 
 44 
 
 Taylor and Capleton 
 
 Livery Stables ^ Mews. 
 
 Addis, B, 
 
 Churchill 
 
 Griffiths .... 
 Newman and Langbridge 
 
 Milliners % Dress Makers. 
 Allen, Miss 
 Bird, Miss 
 Dowling, Misses 
 Gregory, Mrs. 
 Hacker, Mrs. 
 Benault, Madame , 
 
 Music Sellers. 
 Binfield .... 
 Finlayson 
 
 Hale 
 
 Hasell, Miss . 
 
 Newspapers. 
 Chronicle, Thursday . 
 Examiner, Wednesday . 
 Free Press, Saturday . 
 Journal, Monday . 
 Looker-On, Saturday . 
 
 JVurserymen % Florists. 
 Hodges .... 
 Hopwood .... 
 Jessop, Sen. . 
 Jessop, Jun. 
 Pipe .... 
 
 Optician. 
 Abraham .... 
 
 Printers. 
 Rowe and Norman 
 
 Public Buildings. 
 Assembly Booms 
 Cemetery 
 
 Female Orphan Asylum 
 Gas Works . 
 Literary and Philosophical 
 
 Institution 
 Masonic Hall . 
 Magistrates' Office 
 Market . 
 Town Hall 
 
 Plumbers, Painters^ % Glaziers. 
 Bidmead 
 Creed 
 Smith . 
 
 Snelling and Haines 
 Walker 
 
 Plumassier. 
 Thomas, Mrs. 
 
 21 
 
 xxxvi 
 
 73 
 
 
 97 
 
 xviii 
 
 98 
 
 xix 
 
 25 
 
 xxxiv 
 
 23 
 
 
 45 
 
 xiv 
 
 65 
 
 
 91 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 90 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 61 
 
 
 84 
 
 
 85 
 
 
INDEX AND DIRECTORY. 
 
 Paper Hanger. Page 
 Honisa .... 50 
 
 Provision Merchant. 
 Morrish .... 
 
 Biding School. 
 Keeves .... 
 Stutuary. 
 
 Blackwell 
 
 Share Broker. 
 
 Lee 
 
 Stay Maker 8. 
 
 Drieu 103 
 
 Elliott. . . . • 24 
 Stamp Office. 
 
 Haines 53 
 
 Surgeon Mechanist. 
 Bell ..... 
 Stationers % Booksellers. 
 
 Alder 
 
 Bailey 
 
 Hill 
 
 Lee 
 
 Loves ey 
 
 Shipton 
 Short 
 Wight 
 Williams 
 
 Spas. 
 
 Cambray 
 
 Montpellier . . . .26 
 Mineral Spa at Bath . 
 Pittville . . . . . 56 
 
 Koyal Old Well 
 
 Schools. 
 
 Cuff, Mrs. 
 
 Grammar School 
 
 Infant School .... 
 
 Lewis 
 
 Moss 
 
 National School . 
 Proprietary College 
 Smith, Mrs. 
 
 Wellington Infant School 
 Young, Misses, Infant School 
 
 Tailors 8^ Drapers. 
 Bastard and Speakman . 
 Bulgin .... 
 Bray . . 
 Draper .... 
 Elliston and Co, 
 
 35 
 
 96 
 
 89 
 
 Page 
 
 xliii 
 xli 
 
 XXX 
 
 xxxvii 
 xxiv 
 
 xvii 
 
 xlviii 
 
 xxii 
 xiii 
 
 xlii 
 
 Gunsmith 
 
 Tailors, %c. (continued.) Page 
 
 Gee 46 
 
 Plardwick .... 7 
 King .... 46 
 
 Binder . . . . .10 
 Pinder and Hutchinga . 101 
 Partridge .... 
 Shiier and Macdougall . 12 
 Tobacconists. 
 
 Brown 24 
 
 Taylor .... 65 
 
 Teachers. — Drawing 
 Alder, Mrs. . 
 Marklove . 
 Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. 
 
 Dancing. 
 Furlong, D'Egville . 
 Gobet .... 
 Hart .... 
 
 Languages. 
 Anelli, Italian 
 Drieu, French . 
 Hastings, English, &c. . 
 Pedrotti, Italian . 
 Pulver, Hebrew 
 Quintin, French . 
 Salome, German 
 Teisset, French and Italian 
 Wyatt, Classics 
 
 Music. 
 Binfield, Mr. and Mrs. 
 Butt .... 
 Barnett .... 
 
 Cox 
 
 Croft, Mr. and Mrs. 
 Cianchettini 
 Morgan .... 
 xMills . . . . • . 
 Woodward 
 
 Watch Makers ^ Jewellers. 
 Edwards .... 7 
 Martin, Baskett, and Martin 12 
 Vimpany 
 
 Wine Merchants. 
 Binckes .... 94 
 Churchill, Plough ... 2 
 Dobell .... 91 
 Thomas, Belle Vue . . 72 
 Vaile . . . . . 67 
 Yearsley, Fleece . . .87 
 
 Hollis,— Page 101 . 
 
 (!Ef)£lten!)am : 
 PUBLISHED BY GEORGE ROWE. 
 
 PRINTED BY ROWE AND NORMAN, EXAMINER OFFICE," 
 9, CLARENCE STREET. 
 
Mrs. alder, 
 
 1, PROMENADE, Cheltenham, 
 In iLandscape, &c. &c. 
 
 Mrs. ROWE 
 
 HAS 
 
 CLASSES FOR YOUNG LADIES AND YOUNG GENTLEMEN, 
 
 At her Residence, EXETER HALL, Grosvenor Street, 
 
 PENCIL AND WATER COLOURS, 
 
 FLOWERS FROM NATURE & PERSPECTiVE. 
 
 TERMS : 
 
 Six Guineas per Annum; Private Lessons, os.6d. ; 
 Sketching from Nature, 7s. 
 
 Mr. ROWE 
 
 HAS 
 
 A .CLASS FOR .YOUNG GENTLEMEN, 
 At 9, CLARENCE STREET, on SATURDAYS, from Two to Four. 
 
 TERMS : 
 
 Six Guineas per Annum; Private Lessons, 10s. 6d. 
 
ADViihTISEMENTS. 
 
 FOR A 
 
 LIMITED NUMBER OF YOUNG GENTLEMEN, 
 
 No. 1, NORTHFIELD TERRACE, PITTVILLE, 
 
 CONDUCTED BY 
 
 Mr. henry moss. 
 
 The Course of Instruction will be found to comprehend a complete 
 Commercial Education^ embracing History, Geography, English 
 Grammar, Writing, Arithmetic, Orthography, and Mensuration. 
 
 Book-keeping on an approved system* 
 
 An Evening Class from Seven till Nine. 
 
 FOR YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, 
 
 \ 2, ESSEX PLACE, 
 
 RODNEY TERRACE, CHELTENHAM, 
 conducted by 
 
 '>' the miss youngs. 
 
 In this Establishment, a limited number of Boarders and 
 
 > Day Pupils are received, who are at all times under the personal 
 ) care and superlntendance of the Principals. 
 
 \ The System pursued is based upon that of Mr. Wilderspin, the 
 
 > originator of Infant Schools ; and combines Religious, Moral, and 
 I Physical, with Intellectual Training. 
 
 \ The course of Instruction comprises Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, 
 \ Grammar, Geography, Music, Singing, Drawing, and the Ele'ments 
 ; of Natural History. 
 
 ■ Young Ladies are received from Two till Ten Years of Age, and 
 Young Gentlemen from Two till Seven. 
 
 The Miss Youngs have permission to refer to the Parents of 
 many of their present, and former Pupils, who will be happy to 
 : testify to the efEciency of their method of Education. 
 I terms : 
 
 Yearly Boarders 30 Guineas per Annum. 
 
 Weekly ditto 24 
 
 Daily, under Seven Years of Age . . 12 '^'^ 
 
 Above Seven 14 
 
 Day Pupils, under Five Years of Age 4 
 
 Above Five and under- Seven 6 ' 
 
 Above Seven 8 
 
 A Quarter's Notice required previous to the removal of a Pupil. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 HI. 
 
 Mr. JOHN BARNETT, 
 
 Composer of the Operas of 
 *' The Mountain Sylph," Fair Rosamond," *'Farinelli," &c. 
 
 GIVES LESSONS 
 
 IN ENGLISH, ITALIAN, and GERMAN 
 
 No. 1, North Place, Pittville. 
 
 ROYAL OLD WELLS, CHELTENHAM, 
 
 Miss HASELL 
 
 Begs to solicit an inspection of her STOCK of ALLISON'S PIANO 
 FORTES, including Specimens of their new Patent Cottage Instru- 
 ments, Semi Microchordon Grand, &c. one of the former manufactured 
 in the superb style of Louis Quatorze, and which for richness of tone 
 as well as splendour of case cannot be surpassed. 
 
 Several Second-hand Piano Fortes to be Sold very Cheap. 
 
 REMOVED TO No. 21. RODNEY TERRACE. 
 
 Mr. MONTAGUE ALEX, 
 SURGEON DENTIST, 
 
 In announcing his Dissolution of Partnership with Mr. Levason, 
 begs to inform his numerous Friends that he may be consulted daily, 
 at his Residence, 21, RODNEY TERRACE. He takes this oppor- 
 tunity to acknowledge the very distinguished patronage conferred on 
 him during the many years of his residence in Cheltenham, also to state 
 that, from the facilities afforded him, he is enabled to REDUCE HIS 
 CHARGES to the lowest possible scale compatible with the proper 
 exercise of his Profession, so as to render the Dental Art more exten- 
 sively useful. Mr. M. Alex's system of Practice combines all the 
 improved methods adopted in London, and being practically conversant 
 with every Mechanical principle applicable to the Mouth, he will 
 guarantee all cases of Artificial Teeth, from one to a complete set, 
 supplied by him to answer all the purposes of the original, and which 
 for durability, beauty of finish, and accuracy of fitting cannot be 
 surpassed. 
 
 Children's Teeth regulated upon an unerring principle. 
 
 A VACANCY FOR AN ARTICLED PUPIL. 
 
 Removed to 21, Rodney Terrace. 
 
iv. 
 
 ADVERTISEMENTS, 
 
 SIGNOR PEDROTTI, 
 
 PROFESSOR OF THE 
 
 Takes the present opportunity of returning thanks to the Nobility, 
 Gentry, Inhabitants, and Visitors of Cheltenham and its Vicinity, for 
 the kind patronage and support he has received since he first became a 
 Resident in 1823 ; and begs to inform them that he continues to Teach 
 (at home and abroad) as before 
 
 8, EXMOUTH STREET, HEWLETT STREET. 
 
 MONSIEUR QUINTIN, 
 
 PROFESSOR OF THE 
 
 No. 2, NORFOLK TERRACE, GLOUCESTER, 
 
 AND 
 
 No. 93, WINCHCOMB STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 !^ Terms, which are moderate, may be known on application. 
 
 POLYSTHENIC DRILL EXERCISES. 
 
 This System of EXERCISES embraces all that can lead to a 
 graceful personal deportment. Children from the age of six to sixteen 
 pursuing them steadily, will acquire a firmness of carriage adapted 
 to both the Ba7icing and Military Schools. 
 
 Mr. hart, 
 
 THE AUTHOR OF THIS SYSTEM, IS 
 
 A mmwm m mmm(B 
 
 of the Old School, taking Deportment as the basis of all that can be 
 considered elegant or graceful in Dancing, whether it be Quadrille, 
 Valtze, Gallope, La Polka, or any other variety fashion may adopt— 
 this Course of Exercises, therefore, forms his preparatory basis to the 
 Art of Dancing, and he teaches them either separately, or together 
 with Dancing, as Families may require. 
 
 3, COLONNADE, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 Mr. Hart's References are to several Families of the Nobility, 
 Clergy,' and Gentry, and to the higher class of Schools. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 V. 
 
 SIGNOR ANELLI, 
 
 ('29 Years in JEngland^ 18 Clifton,) 
 
 CONTINUES TO GIVE 
 
 SPANISH GUITAR, 
 
 AND 
 
 ITALIAN LANGUAGE, 
 
 By an easy, short, and most efficient method. 
 Application to be made at his Residence, 13, RODNEY TERRACE. 
 
 TEA©[H1E^ ©F TB^IE ©LASSD©: 
 
 Mr. B. W. WYATT, 
 
 JERSEY LODGE, HEWLETTs ROAD, Cheltenham, 
 
 Will be happy to give PRIVATE LESSONS, to Young Persons of 
 either Sex, at their own Homes, or to receive a small Class at his 
 own House. He has the honour to refer to 
 
 The Rev. A. Phillips, D.D. Principal, 
 
 And the Rev. J.Browne, LL.B. Vice-President of the Cheltenham 
 Proprietary College. 
 
 Mr. woodward, 
 ORGANIST OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH, 
 
 AND 
 
 14, Promenade Villas, Cheltenham, adjoining the Literary and 
 Philosophical Institution. 
 
 Horizontal Grand, Semi Grand, Cabinet Cottage, Semi Cottage, 
 Michrochordon, Piccolo, Grand and Plain Square PIANOFORTES, 
 from the Manufactories of Broadwoods, Stodarts, Collards, Tomkison, 
 Erards, Wornum, &c. &c. for Sale, Hire, or Exchange, 
 
 HARPS, BY THE BEST MAKERS. 
 
 A constant supply of New and Classical Music, Violin, Harp, and 
 Guitar Strings, and every Article connected with the Trade. 
 TUNING AND REPAIRING. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 MADEMOISELLE TIESSET, 
 
 Institutrice Brevetee, 
 9tutl)or of a ©able for il)t CDonjugation of J'rcncf) Fctlis, 
 
 AS ALSO A WOEK ENTITLED 
 
 THE LITTLE FRENCH INSTRUCTOR, 
 
 Receives Classes limited to Eight Young Ladies of the upper circles, 
 or gives private instruction in the following branches : French, Italian, 
 History, Geography, and Arithmetic. A residence of nearly nine years 
 in Cheltenham, has enabled Melle. Tiesset to obtain Testimonials from 
 several ladies whose daughters were entrusted to her care. 
 Besidence— 2, ESSEX PLACE, RODNEY TEEKACE. 
 
 OPINIONS OF THE PRESS WITH REFERENCE TO THE "LITTLE 
 FRENCH INSTRUCTOR." 
 (From the Liverpool Mercury.) 
 *'Th.e aim of this practical little book is to impart a knowledge of the French 
 Language, by conversations and familiar correspondence, and for this desirable 
 object it seems the very thing most wanted. The French Grammar Exercises, 
 we are aware, give the rules, but they are too stiff to familarize the application 
 of them ; and L' Echo de Paris, which is considered one of the best elementary 
 works of the kind, gives the peculiarity of French Construction, without leaving 
 any scope for the ingenuity of the pupil ; but this little work is so gradual in its 
 progress, that the youngest child may use it, and yet it may be improving to a 
 more advanced pupil." 
 
 (From the Cheltenham 'Examiner.) 
 
 We have before us an unpretending little volume under the above title, which 
 we notice with peculiar pleasure as being from the pen of a lady well known in 
 this neighbourhood as being a teacher of languages. The design of this work is 
 simple, but of great importance to learners of the French language ; it is not so 
 much to teach the grammatical peculiarities of the language, as to facilitate that 
 great desideratum, the means of entering into free communication with the jiative 
 speakers. To accomplish this object the authoress informs us she has deserted 
 the long trodden paths of theory, and endeavoured to enable the pupils to obtain 
 from imitation only, and without grammatic rules or exercises that facility of con- 
 versation and familiar correspondence, which, generally speaking, has been 
 hitherto acquired only by a long intercourse with French families. She reasons 
 very justly, that grammatical rules or exercises after some degree of facility has been 
 attained, and the learner has become in some measure acquainted with the 
 various modes of expression, turns of sentences, and idioms, and not at the com- 
 mencement of her career. The work in fact, is a book of exercises, commencing 
 with a series of easy conversations, to show the difference of construction between 
 the two languages, and proceeding onwards through more intricate tasks, until 
 the great diflaculties of the language are surmounted. The work is especially de- 
 signed for young" ladies, and it is one which heads of families and schools may 
 entrust with the utmost confidence to the hands of their pupils. Perhaps with 
 strangers to the authoress, one of the greatest recommendations we can offer is a 
 selection from the list of subscribers to her little volume, among whom we per- 
 ceive the Right Hon. Dowager Lady Lyttleton (for six copies,) for the infant 
 members of the Royal Family, Lady Leighton, the Hon. Lady Pakenham, Dowager 
 Viscountess Torrington, Lady Ricketts, Lady Darling, the Hon. Mrs. Maunsell, 
 Dowagei Lady Monson, Mrs. Gen. Macpherson, Right Hon. Dowager Lady Le de 
 Spencer, and a number of families of the first respectability in Cheltenham. 
 These testimonials, the extreme neatness with which the work is got up, and its 
 own instrinsic merit will, we have no doubt, ensure an extensive patronage to 
 ' The Little French Instructor.' " 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS Vll. ' J 
 
 HA WmiLAt . ; ■ I 
 
 As Danced at Cellarius, in Paris. > 
 
 — - ■ \ 
 
 MADEMOISELLE GOBET, ; 
 
 (From that Capital, Pupil of Monsieur Albert, de V Opera.) \ 
 
 Begs to inform the Nobility and Gentry of this Town, that she gives > 
 
 PRIVATE INSTRUCTION IN THE, ] 
 
 BOHEMIAN POLKA, | 
 
 As Danced by the first rank ; also in LA CACHUCA, LA VALSE A j 
 
 DEUXTEMPS, and in every other Style of Dancing. \ 
 
 A Class exclusively for the Gentlemen of the Proprietary College. \ 
 
 Attendance Mondays and Fridays, at her Residence and Academy, 
 
 11, GROSVENOR STREET, > 
 
 Mademoiselle G. attends every THURSDAY, at GLOUCESTER. > 
 
 Apply to Mr. Jew, Westgate Street. \ 
 
 Mrs. D'EGVILLE FURLONG, i 
 
 \ 
 
 (Late Miss D'Egville, and Niece to Madame Michau, of Brighton,) j 
 
 Begs to inform the Nohility and Gentry of Cheltenham, that her | 
 
 ACADEMY FOR DAIMCINC | 
 
 IS OPEN EVERY MONDAY, | 
 
 At her Residence, No. 3, GRAFTON TERRACE, PARK, \ 
 
 And FRIDAYS, at the OLD WELLS PUMP ROOM. j 
 
 Families attended at their Residences for Exercises, Waltzing, ^c. | 
 
 Mr. GEO. WASHBOURN MORGAN, 
 
 Organist of Christ Church, 
 
 Begs to inform the Nobility and Gentry of Cheltenham, and its 
 vicinity, that he 
 
 Gives Lessons on the Organ, Piano Forte, &c. 
 
 and earnestly solicits the favour of their patronage. 
 
 Cheltenham, Christmas, 1844. 
 
 Application for terms, &c. may be made at the Phonographic Institu- 
 tution. Promenade; or at his residence, 16, Priory Terrace. 
 
Vlll. 
 
 ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 Mr. S. H. cox, 
 
 TEA©HE[^ ©F THE PimO FORTE (& FLUTE^ 
 
 Residence, 
 No. 7, GREAT NORWOOD STREET, 
 Near St» Jameses Church. 
 
 Mr. MARKLOVE, 
 
 PROFESSOR OF 
 
 PAINTIIMC, DRAWING, PERSPECTIVE, &c. 
 
 PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE PAINTER, 
 Cleans, Lines, and Repairs Pictures in the first style of excellence. 
 
 Mr. M. gives Lessons in Painting, Drawing, Perspective, &c., and 
 attends Pupils either at their own Residences, or at his Rooms, 
 Phonographic Institution, Imperial Square, and 16, Priory Terrace, 
 
 HERR S. GOTTFRIED SALOME, 
 
 (From Gottingen^') 
 
 PROFESSOR OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE, 
 
 &c. &c. 
 
 ( Established in Cheltenham Fifteen Years.) 
 Residence, 
 
 BELMORE LODGE, near the Montpellier Baths, Bath Road. 
 EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT, 
 
 conducted by 
 
 Mrs. CHARLES CUFF, 
 
 37, MONTPELLIER VILLAS, CHELTENHAM. 
 Mrs. Cuff's educational plan embraces many improvements upon 
 the old system of Tuition, her aim being to convey instruction in the 
 most simple and pleasing form. 
 
 Terms for Junior Pupils. 
 
 Per Quarter. 
 
 Writing, Arithmetic, English Grammar, Geography, ^ 
 History, the Elements of Singing, Geometry, Draw- y 2 Guineas. 
 
 ing, and Botany 3 
 
 For elder and more advanced Pupils, including Music > ^ Guineas 
 
 and French 5 
 
 Mrs. C. C. devotes her leisure hours to Private Tuition. 
 Terms moderate. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 I Rev. J. PULVER, 
 
 ^ PROFESSOR OF THE 
 
 ! 3, EOSE COTTAGES, 
 
 Mr. & Mrs. ALBAN CROFT 
 
 GIVE LESSONS IN 
 
 ENGLISH, ITALIAN, & GERMAN SINGING ; 
 
 ALSO, 
 
 No, 26, TIVOLI PLACE. 
 
 Mr. BINFIELD, 
 
 PROFESSOR OF THE 
 
 PIANO FORTE, SINGING, & COMPOSITION. 
 
 Mrs. BINFIELD, 
 
 TEACHER OF THE 
 
 Ladies' Select Glasses for the FianoTForte, 
 
 AND THOSE ON 
 MEET AS USUAL AT MR. B.'S RESIDENCE, 
 
 No. 2, RODNEY TERRACE. 
 
 AT THE I 
 
 CHELTENHAMIMUSIO SALOON, 
 
 AND 
 
 ^iano jforte JWanufactorg, 
 
 ESSEX HOUSE, 
 
 (EstahUsJied in 1827 J 
 
 Piano Fortes are kept for Hire or Sale; and all the best and newest 
 Vocal and Instrumental Music. 
 
 SOLE AGENCY FOR THE PATENT HARP, VIOLIN, AND GUITAR STRINGS. 
 
 Piano Fortes Timed and Repaired in the best manner. 
 
X. 
 
 ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 Mr. J, W. MILLS, 
 
 (Pupil of the late Dr. John Clarke, of Cambridge,) 
 THOROUGH BASS, and SINGING. 
 
 Terms may be had on application at Mr. Mills' Pvesidence, 
 No. 6, SUFFOLK PARADE. 
 
 Mr. CIANCHETTINI, 
 TEACHER OF THE PIANO FORTE, 
 
 5, GREAT NORWOOD STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 TERMS : 
 
 For a Lesson £0 10 6 
 
 For 12 Lessons (two per Week) 6 5 0 
 
 Per Quarter 7 7 0 
 
 MONTPELLIER ROTUNDA CIRCUS, 
 
 CHELTENHAM. 
 
 JEROME A. DRIEU, 
 
 Protestant, Bachelier es Lettres, late of the Proprietary College, 
 
 Aware that the French Language now forms part of an ordinary 
 English Education, so much so, that extra charges are no longer made 
 for its Tuition, which very often deprives schools of efficient teachers, 
 has determined to afford them an opportunity of procuring a Native of 
 France, as Professor of this most useful and universal Language, on 
 very moderate terms. 
 
 J. A. D purposes to give LESSONS in SCHOOLS on the follow- 
 ing low terms, viz. : — 
 
 Per Annum. 
 
 In Town, for any number of Pupils in the same"^ 
 
 room, requiring Two Lessons of an hour each, > 12 Guineas 
 or only One Lesson of two hours every week, > 
 In the Country, for the same amount of Instruc- ^ 
 
 tion, with a Guinea per mile per annum travel- >15 Guineas 
 
 liiig expenses . . . . j 
 
 Also, in order to encourage the acquirement of the French Language 
 amongst everyrank of society, and, to comply with the numerous appli- 
 cations already made to hini, J. A.D.will open EVENING CLASSES, 
 at One Guinea per Quarter, for Two Lessons a week, the length of the 
 Lessons being proportioned to the number of Pupils. 
 
 Priratf Les^Fons r n verv moderate terms. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS 
 
 xi. 
 
 Mrs. W. THORNTON, 
 
 P i.OPESSIONAL 
 
 Of Twenty Years Practice, 
 No. 2, ALBION STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 Recommended by the Medical Gentlemen of Cheltenham. 
 
 Under Distinguished Patronage. < 
 
 \ 
 
 Mr. HASTINGS, | 
 WRITING & GENERAL ENGLISH MASTER, | 
 
 Whose method of Instruction has been attended toith unrivalled success, \ 
 
 Respectfully informs the Nobility, Gentry, and Visitors of \ 
 Cheltenham, that he gives PRIVATE TUITION in Writing. Arith- \ 
 metic, (both practical and scientific,) Book-keeping by double entry, i 
 English Grammar (embracing analysis of Composition,) History, \ 
 Geography, and the use of the Globes. ; 
 
 Adults finished in Writing in three or four weeks, during which : 
 an elegance of style and a freedom of execution are acquired by the 
 Pupils, which are not attainable in as many years by the old, tedious 
 system still pursued by many of the Profession. 
 
 Young Gentlemen expeditiousli/ prepared in Scientific Arithmetic 
 for the Military Colleges. 
 TERMS : 
 
 For One, Two, or Three Pupils in the same Family, 
 
 2 Lessons per week, one hour each, £1 10s. per month. 
 
 3 „ 2 2s. 
 6 „ ,, „ 3 3s. 
 
 References to families of the first distinction in Cheltenham, whose 
 
 Children Mr. H.has had the honour to instruct. 
 Commands addressed to 95 ^ Winchcomb Street, will be immediately 
 attended to. 
 
 W. BUTT, 
 
 iPMH® mmn mmwM & wmmmE, 
 
 No. 34, GROSVENOR STREET, 
 C Late Gyde's Terrace, J 
 
 Returns his sincere thanks to the Nobility, Gentry, and his 
 Friends in general of Cheltenham and its vicinity, for the support he 
 has received as a Piano Forte Tuner and Musician for the last twenty- 
 two years, and begs a continuance of their patronage. 
 
 Piano Fortes harmoniously tuned, (and warranted to keep in 
 tune,) by the year or otherwise, regulated and repaired. Terms 
 moderate. 
 
 Attends and provides Music for Quadrilles, ^c. 
 N.B. — Mistakes having frequently occurred, W. Butt begs to 
 state that he has no connexion with any Music Warehouse in 
 Cheltenham. 
 
A D YlilXTISEM TS 
 
 AND FAMILY BOARDING SCHOOL, 
 Mear Cheltenham. 
 
 Proprietress, Mrs. LEWIS, 
 
 (Widoio of the late Mr. Lewis.) 
 
 The School is arranged under two Divisions: 
 
 First Master Mr. JOHN LEWIS, 
 
 Second Master Mr. 
 
 The Religious and Moral Instructions will be based upon the 
 Sacred Scriptures, which, with the Liturgy and Catechism of the 
 Established Church, are daily read and used in this School, and the 
 Pupils examined thereon. 
 
 The Intellectual course will comprehend a sound English 
 Education, more particularly as applied to Commercial pursuits, and 
 will comprise Ancient and Modern History, English Grammar and 
 Composition, Writing, Arithmetic, Mnemonics, Land Surveying, 
 Mensuration, and Algebra; Geography and Astronomy, illustrated 
 by Maps and Globes; Book-keeping by single and double entry, 
 including bills, invoices, and mercantile correspondence. 
 
 The great interest with which Agriculture as a science is now 
 beginning to be regarded, has mduced Mr. Lewis to form a class for 
 
 AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY. 
 The Text-books used on this subject are those of Professors Liebig 
 and Johnston. 
 
 To the domestic arrangements Mrs. L. devotes particular atten- 
 tion, her object being to e7isure all the liberality^ comfort, and affec- 
 tion of a well regulated home.] 
 
 .TERMS: 
 
 V Per Annum. 
 
 Board and Tuition in every branch of an Eii-> no Guineas 
 
 glish Education 5 
 
 Day Pupils 4 ditto 
 
 Latin and French, each 4 ditto 
 
 Dancing, Drawing, and Music on the usual terms. 
 
 Laundress, Two Guineas per annum. 
 
 Each Young Gentleman to be provided with a pair of sheets, six 
 napkins, a dessert spoon, and knife and fork, which will be returned 
 on leaving school. 
 
 There are tico Vacations of three weeks each, at Midsummer 
 
 and ChriotTiiaa. 
 
FOR THE 
 
 EDUCATION OF YO UMC LADIES. 
 
 MRST SMITH, 
 
 28, GROSVENOR PLACE SOUTH, CHELTENHAM, 
 
 Receives Eight Young Ladies at Thirty-five Guineas per an- 
 num, including Board, and Instruction in Music, Drawing, Astro- 
 nomy, Geography, Writing, Arithmetic, and the general brnnches of 
 Education. 
 
 Day Boarders . , Twenty Guineas per annnin. 
 
 Day Pupils Twelve ditto 
 
 French Five ditto 
 
 Dancing . , Five ditto 
 
 Each Young Lady is ex/pected to bring a Silver Fork, Sp: 
 
 Chamber Linen, which will be returned on the Pupil ledvi,. 
 A Quarter's Notice must be given previously to the removal of a 
 Pupil, or the Quarter will be charged. 
 
 fn^TwiiiLiLii §m, 
 
 CHELTENHAM. 
 
 FOR SALE AT THE PUMP ROOM, 
 
 THE CONCENTRATED 
 
 CH^LTENHAI^ WATERS, 
 
 PREPARED ONLY 
 
 FROM THE VALUABLE SPRINGS OF THE PITTVILLE SPV- 
 The value of this water consists in its being so highly concentrater 
 as to be capable of transport, without inconvenience, at the same tini-: 
 that its medicinal qualities remain to.tally unaltered. This desideratum 
 has not beeu attained without considerable expense, as it is the result 
 of numerous Chemical Ex^Jeriments, instituted for the purpose of ascer- 
 taining how far the Waters of Pittville could be concentrated without 
 undergoing any change ; the result of which is a clear and bright 
 water, having six times the strength of the water as obtained from the 
 Spring : so that a tumbler of Pittville Waters can, at any time, be pre- 
 pared, by adding a wine glassful of the concentrated water to a com- 
 mon sized tumbler of either warm or cold water, as may be most 
 agreeable. < 
 
 Open for the Inspection of Visitors daily 
 
 THE VIEWS ARE: — 
 The Ruins of St. Bertin's Monastery, St. Omer ; Bielstein, on the 
 River Moselle ; The City of Antwerp, with Cathedral, Arsenal, &c. ; 
 Rome— St. Peter's Fort and Bridge of St. Angelo, &c.; The City and 
 Cathedral of Amiens, Market Place ; Mount St. Bernard, the Monas- 
 tery, Pass, &c. 
 
 Admission, Is. each ; Juveniles, 6i. each. 
 T>vh\^ an extra charge to the admission to the Spa. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS 
 
 LITHOGRAPHIC, COPPEH-PLATE, 
 
 AND GENERAL 
 
 LETTER-PRESS PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT, 
 
 AND OFFICE OF 
 
 THE "CHELTENHAM EXAMINER" NEWSPAPER, 
 9, Clarence Street, Cheltenham. 
 
 liOWE AND NORMAN, take this opportunity of informing the 
 public that they are now making, if possible, increased exertions 
 to render their Establishment second to none in the dispatch and 
 execution of every description of Printing. They have constantly on 
 the premises experienced and steady workmen in every department of 
 their business, while their stock of Types is of the newest and most 
 approved patterns, and they are enabled confidently to appeal to the 
 general style of their workmanship, as justifying the very large share 
 of public patronage with which they have been honored. 
 
 Address and business cards, plain and fancy circulars, either on 
 white or coloured paper, got up and executed with great neatness. 
 Catalogues and pamphlets executed in any style, at the shortest notice. 
 
 Announce Bills and Posters displayed in bold and prominent 
 type. R. & N. would particularly call attention to the large Fancy 
 Coloured and Plain Concert Bills, executed at their Office, and 
 which form so handsome and striking a means of general announce- 
 ment; in the execution of these they use none but the finest inks, so 
 that vividness and durability of colour may be depended on 
 
 BY 
 
 MR. GEORGE ROWE, ARTIST, 
 
 Under whose superintendence every branch of the Lithographic Art, 
 designing, drawing on stone, and printing, are promptly executed. 
 
 PUBLISHED AT THIS OFFICE 
 Every Wednesday Morning, in time for the Breakfast table ^ 
 Is the largest and leading Newspaper of this part of the County. In 
 addition to a well digested summary of the general news of the week, 
 it gives an accurate detail of the local news of Cheltenham and its 
 neighbourhood, up to the latest hour. Its lists of arrivals, removals, 
 and departures, are full and accurate, forming a complete index to the 
 movements of the local world of fashion. 
 
 Having considerably the largest circulation of the Cheltenham 
 Newspapers, the Examiner is a first-rate advertising medium. 
 
:>fEIlTISEMENTS. 
 
 W. EDWARDS'S 
 
 ESTABLISHMENT, 
 
 370, HIGH STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 W. EDWARDS 
 
 Having made great additions to the Stock of WATCHES and 
 JEWEIXERY, respectfully iuvites the attention of the Ladies and 
 Gentlemen of Cheltenham, and its vicinity, to the undermentioned 
 prices of Watches, which, on comparison, will be found as low 9s 
 the best quality can be offered at, each Watch being warranted 
 12 months, and exchanged if not approved of. 
 
 Ladies and Gentlemen's Flat Horizontal Watches, in Gold Gases, 
 Jewelled Movements, &c., at £7 lOs. each, or in Silver Cases, 
 at £3. 
 
 ENGLISH GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, 
 With Duplex, Lever, and Vertical Escapone^ifs, best London 
 
 Movements. 
 
 In Silver Case, Vertical Movements. £2 12 
 
 Ditto Hunting Cases^ ditto , 3 3 
 
 Ditto Case, Lever, ditto » 5 5 
 
 Ditto Hunting Cases, ditto 5 10 
 
 Gold ditto, Vertical Movements 9 9 
 
 Ditto Lever Movements 12 0 
 
 The full value allowed for Second-hand Watches in Exchange. 
 Watches Cleaned and Repaired by an experienced Workman. 
 
 A LARGE STOCK OF THE 
 
 ELECTRO PLATED GOODS KEPT. 
 
 JBourmng <^rt(£rs attcnlJeti to. 
 
 SECOND-HAND PLATE BOUGHT AND SOLD, 
 Diamonds and Pearls purchased at the full value. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 kSHIRER and MACDOUGrALL, 
 
 Hos. 1, 2, 3, @9 and 7, Imperial Circus , 
 
 ffiiiiE(Biim§p 
 
 LACE!V8EM, DRAPERS, 
 
 AND LADIES' SHOE MAKERS, 
 
 ^0 itt <B,viten. 
 
 GEPIERAL GROCERY ESTABLISHMENT, 
 
 74, HIGH STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 W. H. HOLMES, 
 
 Respectfully tenders his grateful thanks to the Nobility, 
 Gentry, and Public, for the kind support he has received since com- 
 mencing business as above> and pledges himself that all future favours 
 conferred on him shall be attended to with fidelity, thereby trusting 
 i^^ continue their confidence and support. 
 
 Coffees Roasted Weekly. 
 HOME-CURED BACON, HAMS, and TONGUES. 
 A choice assortme7it of CHEESE from various Counties. 
 
 SUPERIOR BRITISH WINES. 
 
 PRICE'S COMPOSITE CANDLES direct from the Patentee. 
 WAX, MOULB, % DIPT CANDLES, finest quality. 
 
 CHARLES KENDRICK, 
 
 AND 
 
 AUCTIONEER, 
 
 WOODLAND COTTAGE, WINCHCOMi 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS, 
 
 xvii. 
 
 TRUSS AND BANDAGE MANUFACTORY, 
 
 No. 4, COLONNADE, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 Mr. W. moody bell, 
 
 (From Messrs. Moody and BelVs^ Abbey Churchyard, Bath.) 
 
 Elastic Laced Stockings, Knee and Ankle Bandages, Invisible 
 Spine Supports. All kinds of Patent Self-adjusting and Elastic Trusses, 
 with and without Steel Springs. Bandages for Prolapsus Aniet Uteri. 
 Apparatus for Incurvation of the Limbs and Club Feet Ladies' 
 Elastic Supporting Bandages ; also for Hernia Umbilicalis. Hunting 
 Belts, Strait "Waistcoats, Backboards and Collars. Dumb Bells, In- 
 halers, Arm Slings, Eye Shades, Rolling Bandages, Improved French 
 Spring Crutches. Artificial Limbs. Electricity and Galvanism medi- 
 cally applied. Stomach Pumps, Syringes, Surgical Instruments, Con- 
 versation Tubes and Trumpets for Deafness of all kinds. 
 
 APERITIVE FOUNTAIKS ANt) ENEMA APPARATUS. 
 
 Surgical Instruments Repaired, 
 MRS. BELL ATTENDS LADIES. 
 
 GUINNESS & Co.'s DUBLIN PORTER STORES, 
 
 66, REGENT STREET, 
 GEORGE SMITH, Sole Agent eor Cheltenham. 
 LIST OF PRICES. 
 
 Guinness's Extra Stout. 
 
 Per doz. 
 
 ■ 5s, 
 28s. 
 
 Od. 
 6d. 
 
 In Quarts - - - - 
 In Pints, Imperial - 
 Kilderkins- - - - 
 
 Edinburgh Ale. 
 
 In Quarts 10s. 
 
 In Pints, Imperial • - 6s. 
 
 Sole Agent for the Sale of 
 the Dursley Ales. 
 
 Per gal- 
 XX Draught Ale - - ' 
 XXX . . 
 
 XXXX" - - 
 
 Cider 
 
 Allsop and Sons' East 
 India Pale Ale. 
 
 In Quarts 8s. Od. 
 
 In Pints, Imperial - - 5s. Od. 
 
 " 4s. 6d. 
 
 Kilderkins, containing 18 Gallons, 
 
 is. 8d. per Gallon. 
 Bass and Co.'s East India 
 Fate Ale. 
 
 In Quarts 8s, Od. 
 
 In Pints, Imperial - - 5s. Od. 
 
 Ditto 4s. 6d. 
 
 Is. l3d- Per doz. 
 
 Is. 3d- Sparkling Perry - - - 10s. Od. 
 Is. 6d. Ditto - 12s. Od. 
 
 from 9s. to 12s. per dozen. 
 
 Bottles, Casks, and Hampers Charged and Allowed for when returned. 
 
 G. SMITH begs respectfully to announce that he has been ap 
 pointed by Messrs. Guinness and Co. their Sole Agent for this district, 
 and that each of the above named articles may be obtained of him in 
 prime condition. 
 
 i!^^ To prevent fraud, all Porter sent out will have a fac-simile of Arthur 
 Guiness, Sons, and Co.'s signature on the Label, 
 
xviii. 
 
 ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 JESSOP^S NUUSEEY, 
 
 [Established in 1815,] 
 la tho acknowledged media through which the 
 
 RAREST PLANTS, 
 
 mmB m ran iPismisOT «®wiiiEt. 
 
 AND EVERY NOVELTY IN 
 
 HORTICULTURE, 
 
 CAN BE OBTAINED ; 
 
 THE PROPRIETOR DEYOTING HIS WHOLE TIME 
 TO THESE OBJECTS, 
 
 ASSISTED BY 
 
 COMPETENT PERSONS IN EACH DEPARTMENT, 
 
 REGARDLESS OF EXPENCE. 
 
 Asa Depot tob 
 
 AND 
 
 FLOWER SEEDS, 
 
 AS WELL FOR HOME .CULTIVATION AS FOR EXPOR- 
 
 TATION TO THE COLONIES, 
 This Ustablishment enjoys ao enviable reputation. 
 
 While, from its extensive connexion, it offers peculiar advantages to 
 Noblemen and Gentlemen requiring 
 GARDENERS, FORESTERS, or FARM-BAILIFFS, 
 Of established skill and reputation. 
 
 All Communications promptly attended to. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. XIX. 
 
 THE AVIARIES, 
 
 (Adjoining Jessop's far-famed Botanical, Horticultural, 
 and Zoological Gardens,) 
 
 THE MOST RECHERCHE VARIETIES OF 
 
 BIRDS, 
 
 BOTH NATIVE AND FOREIGN, 
 
 FISH, 
 
 ORNITHOLOGICAL and OTHER CURIOSITIES, 
 
 WITH EVERY DESCRIPTION OP 
 
 D' ORNEMENTS DE JARDIN, 
 
 Constantly on Sah. 
 
 Garden Gliairs, 
 
 FANCY ROCK-WORK, FOUNTAINS, AND AVIARIES 
 ERECTED. 
 
 Plans and Designs for Garden Buildings of all kinds 
 SUPPLIED BY THE PROPRIETOR, 
 
 JOSIAH JESSOP. 
 
XX. ADVERTISEMENTS, { 
 
 \ 
 
 THE MEDICAL HALL, | 
 
 387, HIGH STREET, adjoining the Plough Hotel, Cheltenham. i 
 
 J. D. TAGART, I 
 
 Most gratefully acknowledges his obligations to the Profession and j 
 
 the Public for the very kind and liberal support he has received { 
 
 since he succeeded to the Business of Messrs. Knight and I 
 
 Wakeman. He pledges himself to use every effort to deserve their \ 
 
 confidence, by unremitted personal attention, keeping only the purest I 
 
 and most effective Drugs, and rendering prices as low as possible for ! 
 
 any house that confines itself to Medicines of the best quality. \ 
 
 In the Dispensing Department strict attention is paid to ac- j 
 
 curacy, and punctuality in the forwarding of Medicine ; and every \ 
 
 Preparation is faithfully prepared after the forms prescribed by the ] 
 
 Royal College of Physicians. Each Prescription is regularly copied e 
 
 and numbered, under which it may be referred to at any future period, ; 
 or by letter, without the slightest liability to error. 
 
 J. D. Tagart begs to call attention to a few of his own preparations : i 
 
 EFFERVESCING CHELTENHAM SALTS, containing the \ 
 
 whole of the medicinal properties of these celebrated waters, with an / 
 
 increased quantity of Carbonic Acid, by which they are rendered not \ 
 
 only more pleasant, (being nearly as tasteless as Soda Water,) but < 
 
 also more active and certain in their operation* Bottles Is. 6d., ^ 
 2s. 6d., and 5s. 6d. 
 
 ACIDULATED KALI; for SALINE DRAUGHTS— dis- 
 solved in water, forms a cooling febrifuge, and a grateful and refresh- \ 
 ing beverage. In Bottles Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. \ 
 WAKEMAN'S PILLS— Cooling, Aperient, and Antibilious, < 
 for the removal of Head-ache and Biliary Obstructions, and in general | 
 use as a Family Aperient. Boxes Is., 2s. 6d., and 4s. 6d. > 
 
 CONCENTRATED FLUID EXTRACT OF SARSAPA- 
 
 R1LLK—Sim29le and Co7npound. The extensive use of Sarsaparilla i 
 
 as a tonic and alterative, renders it of importance to procure a prepa- \ 
 
 ration in a more condensed form than the decoction formerly used. \ 
 
 These fluid extracts, prepared by steam heat, at a low degree of tern- \ 
 
 perature, (the importance of which is known to medical men,) possess ^ 
 
 this advantage, will retain their virtues in any climate, and are there- ^ 
 
 fore well adapted for persons travelling or residing abroad. In Bottles j 
 
 38., 5s. 6d., and 10s. 6d. \ 
 
 AROMATIC TINCTURE of QUININE— A highly concen- \ 
 trated preparation of the Peruvian Bark, which is most successfully 
 
 used in cases of debility from continued and intermitting fevers, and \ 
 
 v/here the system has been weakened by diseases or lowering remedies. i 
 
 In Bottles at 2s. and 5s. 6d. \ 
 
 ESSENCE of JAMAICA GINGER— A valuable and imme- 
 
 diate remedy for Flatulency, Spasms in the Stomach, Gout, Indiges- \ 
 
 tion, &c. In Bottles 2s. 6d. and 4s. 6d. I 
 
 LACTUCA LOZENGES, prepared from an extract of the 
 
 ** Garden Leituce," in combination with a mild Expectorant and < 
 
 Antispasmodic, for Coughs, Influenza, Irritation of the Throat, s 
 
 Windpipe, &c. &c. Boxes, Is. and 2s. 6d. each. > 
 
 GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUGH DROPS -An approved and \ 
 
 efficacious remedy in violent and long-continued Coughs. Bottles, ; 
 
 Is , 2s. 6d., and 4s. 6d. \ 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS 
 
 TAGART'S 
 FLUID EXTRACT OF TARAXACUM, 
 
 XXI. 
 
 OR, DANDELION. 
 
 The acknowledged efficacy of the TARAXACUM in Liver Complaints, 
 and in Chronic Derangements of the Stomach, together with its exten- 
 sive use in medical practice, renders it an object of great importance 
 to procure a preparation in a more convenient form than those hitherto 
 directed. It will be found of great service in removing Obstructions 
 of the Liver, Bilious Affections, Nervous and Sick Head-aches, at the 
 same time it will give a tone to the Stomach and strengthen the 
 powers of digestion, 
 
 This Extract is prepared by a peculiar mode of evaporation by 
 Steam, at a low temperature, from the recent full-grown root, 
 in which its virtues are delicately and carefuUv preserved, and is war- 
 ranted to be a pure concentration of the DANIDELION ROOT, with- 
 out any admixture of saccharine or other matter. To the convenience 
 of portability is added the advantage of its being always ready ^or use, 
 a nd so pleasant that children will not object to it, neither will it in t ie 
 least degree nauseate the Stomach. Bottles 3s. 6d., 6s. 6d., & 12s. 6d. 
 Prepared only by J. D. TAG ART, 
 ^Ijaxmaceutual anU IBlspcusmg €f)£mist, 
 At his Laboratory, 387, HIGH STREET, Cheltenham. 
 
\ xxii. 
 
 ADVEUTISEMENTS. 
 
 MINERAL SPA OF BATH. 
 
 ;; THE CELEBRATED 
 
 mm wmmM, WAmm m miriEi, 
 
 PRESENT A MOST 
 
 VALUABLE REMEDY 
 
 IN ALL 
 
 } (HyEyMATBCj (SOOTY s, P^IRALYTa©^ 
 
 : AND CHRONIC AFFECTIONS; 
 
 m GONTRAOTiONS A^iD LAWIENESS, 
 
 ) arising from the above Disorders ; 
 
 ) IN SPRAINS, OR OTHER LOCAL INJURIES; 
 
 IN ALL CUTANEOUS DISEASES; 
 < BILIARY AND GLANDULAR OBSTRUCTIONS, 
 
 \ AND uterine: affections, 
 
 [ AS YV^ELL AS IN 
 
 \ Complaints Referable to the Female Constitution; 
 
 \ They are also most beneficial in 
 
 \ HYPOCHONDRIACAL & HYSTERICAL AFFECTIONS, 
 
 { AND IN 
 
 ' GENERAL DISORDERED HEALTH, 
 
 : WITH IMPAIRED DIGESTIVE POWERS. 
 
 ; The most eminent Physicians and Surgeons, including Sir James 
 
 \ Clark, Dr. Locock, Sir Alexander Crichton, Sir James Johnson, Dr. 
 
 ] Granville, Dr. Chambers, Dr. Barlow, Sir Astley Cooper, Sir Benjamin 
 
 \ Brodie, Mr. Guthrie, &c. &c., have testified to the highly valuable 
 
 j curative properties of these Mineral Waters, which is further evi- 
 
 \ dencedby the large and increasing number of invalids who annually 
 
 s resort with such signal benefit to these Mineral Springs. 
 
 5 The Batiis and Pumf-rooms are unquestionably the most elegant 
 
 j and complete in Europe, and have been recently fitted up andrefur- 
 
 i nished with every possible comfort and accommodation. 
 
 \ Bath is now reached from London {via Great Western Railway) 
 
 ( in four hours, from Exeter in three hours and a half, and is admirably 
 
 \ suited for the residence of the invalid, combining all the refined 
 
 \ amusements and recreations of the Metropolis with the pure air and 
 
 \ invigorating breezes of the country. 
 
 \ "Messrs. Green and Simns, Lessees of the Establishment of Pump- 
 
 > Rooms and Baths, of whom every information may be obtained. 
 
 < The Mineral Water for drinking may be procured direct from the 
 
 I Lessees at the Springs in Bath, and from the loUowing Druggists, 
 
 \ who are appointed Agents for its sale : — 
 
 \ Mr. TAG ART, Cheltenham ; 
 
 \ Mr. Butler, Cheapside, London; Mr. Green, Tothill Street, West- 
 
 l minster; Cooper, Reading; Hitchcock, Oxford. 
 
 ; Lt Pint Botttes at 7s, 6d., aiid Half Pints at 5s. 6d., Dozen. 
 
xxiii. 
 
 SHIRER AND MACDOUGALL, 
 
 MEN'S MERCERS, 
 
 TAILORS, HABIT MAKERS, and HOSIERS, 
 IMPERIAL CIRCUS. 
 
 HEWLETT STREET. 
 
 C. DOWLE, 
 BREWER, MALTSTER, & COAL MERCHANT, 
 
 P. L. FORGET, 
 (^asiict JHaiier to tl&e ^uecn,) 
 BASKET AND BRUSH MANUFACTURER, 
 
 No. 18, CLARENCE STREET, 
 C Opposite the Post Office^ Cheltenham,) 
 Returns sincere thanks to his numerous Friends for the liberal sup- 
 port he has received during the last fourteen years, and begs to inform 
 them and the Public generally, that he has REMOVED from 
 No. 110, High Street, to No. 18, CLARENCE STREET, Opposite 
 the Post Office ; where he hopes to be honoured with a continuance of 
 their kind patronage and support. 
 
 The following is a List of the leading Articles sold at the above 
 Establishment : 
 
 BASKETS manufactured, of every description. 
 MAIN and REED'S PATENT FLOOR CLOTH. 
 INDIA and COCOA MATTING, in great variety. 
 WOOL RUGS, ROPE and COCOA. MATS. 
 HAIR, CLOTHES, TOOTH and NAIL BRUSHES. 
 PERFUMED SOAPS, and SPONGE. 
 MOPS, BROOMS, and BRUSHES, &c. &c. &c. 
 
 Families supplied with gennine Beer in Casks, ^ 
 
 in large or small quantities. J 
 
 :CEs.— X at 8d. and lOd. per Gallon; XX at Is., Is. 2d., Is. 4d., i 
 
 and Is. 6d. per Gallon ; XXX at Is. 8d. and 2s. per Gallon. | 
 
XXlr. ADYERTISEMENTS. i 
 
 63, HIGH STREET, CHELTENHAM. -\ 
 
 J. BATH, I 
 
 DRESS AND SHAWL CLEANER, \ 
 
 CARPET SCOURER, PRESSER, \ 
 
 FURNITURE CLEANER, CALENDERER, &c. &c. | 
 
 JOSEPH BIDMEAD, \ 
 
 PLUMBER^ I 
 
 No. 22, REGENT STREET, CHELTENHAM. j 
 
 ^ . i 
 
 A. GARDNER, j 
 
 mA AMIS) mwwm mi&Amm, \ 
 
 AND GENERAL GROCER, 1 
 
 95, HIGH STREET, | 
 
 Near the Royal Hotel, Cheltenham. ^ 
 
 IMPERIAL CIRCUS, CHELTENHAM. | 
 
 MADAME DRIEU, | 
 
 Db Faris, (From Madame Clemenson's,) 
 
 MONTPELLIER ROTUNDA CIRCUS, Cheltenham, 
 
 Encouraged by the flattering patronage with which she has been 
 favoured in Cheltenham, respectfully announces to the Ladies that 
 she has OPENED the PREMISES in 
 
 Montpellier Rotunda Circus, 
 
 where continued support is respectfully solicited, and she assures all 
 who may favour her with their Orders that the strictest attention 
 shall be paid to them. 
 
 Her Prices as in Paris, 
 
 Ladies' best Coutil Corset 21s. 
 
 , -.Double 25s. 
 
 Children's Coutil Corsets . . . .from 15s. to 18s. 
 
 Gros de Naples or Pouv de Sole 42s. 
 
 Steel French Busks, which never get rusty. 
 
XXV. 
 
 SHIRER AND MACDOUGALL, 
 
 ALWAYS HAVE ON HAND 
 
 A LARGE STOCK 
 
 OF 
 
 IMPERIAL CIRCUS. 
 
 MERRETT, 
 
 (B®®K AMID 
 
 1, ROTUNDA CIRCUS, Cheltenham. 
 
 BALLS, ROUTS, BREAKFASTS, &C., SUPPLIED BY CONTRACT. 
 
 MEN COOKS sent to any part of the Town or Country, 
 Wedding Cakes, Plain or Ornamented. 
 
 CARMELS AND RATIFIA CAKES. 
 
 •RAOSEC) [paES Mm mvLmB veal^ 
 
 DINNERS DRESSED. 
 Hams, Tongues, ^c, Ornamented. 
 
 COALS. 
 
 J. PARTRIDGE, 
 
 CHESTER COTTAGE, ST. GEORGE'S PLACE, 
 
 HAS CONSTANTLY ON SALE, 
 
 (B®iitt=© ©IT S^SM KHHIDp 
 
 Of the best quality, on reasonable terms, 
 N.B. Coal Yard, on the Tewkesbury Road. 
 
 DEP6t FOR 
 
 MANURE AND ROCK SALT. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 THE PLOUGH HOTEL, 
 
 CHELTENHAM. 
 
 In expressing his grateful thanks to the Patrons of the PLOUGH 
 ESTABLISHMENT, for the liberal support he has received, begs 
 respectfully to call their attention to the following Appointments 
 
 IN PRIVATE APARTMENTS, 
 
 AND GENTLEMEN IN THE COFFEE-ROOM, 
 On Moderate Terms, 
 
 For the convenience of Parties residing in Private Lodgings, 
 
 A TABLE D'HOTE 
 
 EVERY DAY AT SIX O'CLOCK. 
 
 Ladies or Gentlemen intending to Dine, will please to insert their 
 Names in the Book, or send their Card to that effect, before Two 
 o'clock, that proper arrangements may be made, and none can be 
 admitted without. 
 
 READY FOR GENTLEMEN OR TRAVELLERS 
 
 Arriving hy Mail or Trains at Night, 
 A Night Porter being always in attendance in the Flail of the Hotel. 
 
 And^ as " Good Wine needs no hush,'* 
 
 For the accommodation of Families and. Visitors, they can be sup- 
 plied with a single Bottle of 
 
 Or a Larger Quantity, 
 At their Private Residences. 
 
 CARDS OF PRICES TO BE HAD IN THE COUNTING HOUSE. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS, 
 
 xxvii. 
 
 THE PLOUGH YARD AND MEWS3 
 
 POSTING MASTER TO HER MAJESTY, 
 
 Having been recently Rc-built, contains Loose Boxes, Large Stalls, 
 Harness Rooms, with every comfort and accommodation for Horses 
 at Livery or Baiting. An extensive Covered Ride for exercising in 
 bad weather; and good Apartments for Grooms and Coachmen. 
 
 EXCELLENT LOCK-UP COACH HOUSES, 
 At 2s. per Week, 
 And particular attention paid to the airing of Carriages. 
 
 PLEASURE AND WEDDING PARTIES 
 May be accommodated with Carriages of various descriptions, with 
 either Grey or Bay Horses. 
 
 Job Horses hi/ day^ week, month, or year. Families requirmg the 
 Postillions to wear any particular Livery can he accommodated. 
 
 With Blach Horses, Phimes, ^c, and every other requisite for 
 
 COACHES AND OMNIBUS TO ALL THE STATIONS. 
 
 Cards and Particulars to be had at the Office, where every inrormariou 
 may be obtained as to Trains, &c. 
 
 By Appointment, dated February, 1843. 
 
 POSTING AT Is. 3d. PER MILE. 
 
 ONE-HORSE FLYS READY, 
 No Fees in Town to the Driver. 
 
 HEARSE AND MOURNING COACHES, 
 
 a Funeral. 
 
XXvlii. ADVEIillSEMEKTS, 
 
 ROTUNDA CIRCUS, CHELTENHAM, 
 
 Mrs. hacker 
 
 Begs respectfully to announce that she has made arrangements 
 with various Houses in Paris to forward, Monthly, every Novelty that 
 may appear in 
 
 &c. &c. &c. 
 
 G. HACKER 
 
 Begs also to intimate that he has a constant succession of Novelties in 
 
 LACE, GOODS, RIBBONS, GLOVES, 
 
 SHAWLS, SILKS, and FANCY GOODS, 
 
 To which he respectfully invites attention. 
 
 MATHEWS AND COMPANY, 
 
 AND 
 
 FAMILY GROCERS, 
 
 400, HIGH STREET, Corner of Cambray Place, 
 CHELTENHAM. 
 TEAS as imported direct from the Queen* s Bonded Warehouses. 
 Dep6t for ED. PRICE & Co.'s PATENT CANDLES. 
 
 CHELTENHAM. 
 
 JOHN WETHERSTONE, 
 UPHOLSTERER 
 
 (QEI^E^i^L FyM'ilTy[RE OEALEK^. 
 
 No. 2, CAMBRAY, 
 
 Wishes to offer his best thanks to his Friends and the Public 
 in general, for the liberal share of patronage he has received at their 
 hands, and solicits a continuance of their future favours, assuring 
 them that every attention on his part will be duly paid, and all orders 
 executed on the most reasonable terms. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS, 
 
 RICHARD WOOD, 
 
 I 121, HIGH STREET, 
 
 \ Begs to inform Families visiting the Town of Cheltenham, who 
 
 \ are in want of a Residence, either to Purchase or to Take on Lease or 
 
 ' for a Short Period, either Furnished or Unfurnished, that he has on 
 Book, RESIDENCES of every Class and Situation, and that he will be 
 
 > happy to give information, free of any charge, by applying at his Office, 
 
 I No. 121, HIGH STREET, near the George Hotel. 
 
 CHARLTON KINGS 
 
 GILES ASHMEAD, 
 CLOVER & LEATHER BREECHES MAKER, 
 
 Respectfully begs leave to return his sincere thanks to the Nobility 
 and Gentry of Cheltenham and its Vicinity for the kind favours con- 
 ferred on him for the last Forty Years, and begs to inform them that 
 he has relinquished his Business in favour of Mr. Hard wick, whom 
 he can with confidence recommend as his Successor. 
 
 J. HARDWICK, 
 
 In succeeding to the Business of Mr. Ashmead, begs to solicit a 
 continuance of the favours conferred on his Predecessor, and begs to 
 assure them that all Orders entrusted to his care shall be executed in 
 such style and quality, as shall not be surpassed by any House in 
 the Kingdom. 
 
 Ashmead's Celebrated Gloves made to Order as usual. 
 372, HIGH STREET. 
 N.B. — Breeches and Gloves Cleaned on the Shortest Notice. 
 
 COALS, 
 
 GEORGE DOVER, 
 COAL, SALT^ AND SLATE MERCHANT, 
 
 TIVOLI PLACE, 
 
 Every description of Salt for Agricultural purposes. 
 
 Families supplied with the best Staffordshire, Broach, Anthracite, 
 Newport, and Forest Coals, on the most reasonable terms. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 EXTE5^S11¥E 8 
 
 OF THE NEWEST DESIGNS OF 
 
 CARPETING, DAMASKS, FURNITURES, 
 
 BLANKETS, and FAMILY LINEN, 
 
 At SHIRER and MACDOUGALL's 
 IMPERIAL CIRCUS. 
 G. WORKMAN, 
 
 244, HIGH STREET, 
 
 ALBJON COAL YARD, 
 
 Near DohelVs Wine Vaults ^ bottom of High Street^ Cheltenham, 
 
 To secure a just weight to the purchaser, the Coal will all be 
 delivered direct from the Public Weighing Machine, and accompanied 
 by a voucher. 
 
 GEORGE DOVER, 
 
 TIVOLI PLACE, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 _ Buildings executed and repaired, on the shortest notice, in the 
 various Branches of Masonry, Bricklaying, Carpentery and Joinery, 
 Plumbing, Painting, Glazing, &c. 
 
 Agent to the London Uiiion Assurance. 
 
 G. R. BLACKWELL, 
 STATUARY & MASON, ENGRAVER, &c. 
 
 SUFFOLK ROAD, 
 Near the Proprietary College, Cheltenham. 
 
 Monuments, Tombs, Grave Stones, &c. executed in a superior manner. 
 A Stock of Marble Chimney Pieces always on view. 
 
 BATHS MADE TO ORDER. 
 
 Old Chimney Pieces taken in Exchange. 
 Every description of Marble Work expeditiously executed. 
 Country Orders punctually attended to. 
 
/ 
 
 ADVERTISEMENTS. XXXi. 
 
 THOMAS JOSLIN, 
 
 By Special Appointment to their Uoyal Highnesses the 
 
 DUCHESS OF KENT AND THE PRINCESS 
 VICTORIA, 
 
 Most respectfully solicits the patronage of the Public, trusting his 
 assiduity will entitle him to that confidence so essential to be placed 
 in those who have the Preparing and Dispensing of Medicines, 
 which it will be at aU times his study to merit. 
 
 PHYSICIANS' PRESCEIPTIONS AND FAMILY 
 KECIPES 
 
 Are regularly Copied into a Prescriptic : Book, from which the 
 Medicines may be dispensed at any future time, and every Article 
 LABELLED previous to leaving his Establishment, 
 
 381, HIGH STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 Genuine Patent Medicine Warehoiase. 
 
 JOSLIN'S CELEBRATED COUGH LOZENGE 
 MANUFACTORY. 
 These Lozenges are so well appreciated that they need no comment. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 \ MARTIN, BASKETT, & MARTIN, \ 
 
 \ Working Goldsmiths, Silversmiths, Watchmakers, \ 
 \ and Engravers, ^ 
 
 \ T© T^E QyEElM^ \ 
 
 \ No. 4, IMPERIAL CIRCUS AND 376, HIGH STREET, \ 
 
 \ CHELTENHAM, 
 
 \ Beg respectfully to inform the Inhabitants and Visitors of Chelten- \ 
 
 \ ham and its neighbourhood, that they have made still further additions \ 
 
 \ to their magnificent Stock of Jewellery^ Plate^ Plated Goods, Clocks, \ 
 
 \ ajid E^iglish and Geneva Watches. \ 
 
 s Messrs. M., B., and M. beg to invite particular attention to their \ 
 
 \ extensive assortment of English and Foreign Gold, Silver, Duplex, \ 
 
 X Horizontal, and Lever Watches oi a quality and price which they can \ 
 
 \ wi fch confidence recommend. Any Watch not performing accurately \ 
 
 \ will, with pleasure, be rectified or exchanged within twelve months; \ 
 
 \ and as they annually visit the Conthiental Markets, they are enabled \ 
 
 I to offer the Flat Swiss Watches ajid Ornamental Parisian Clocks as \ 
 
 S low in price as they can be rendered in this country, taking the quality \ 
 
 \ into consideration. Their magnificent collection of Clocks will be \ 
 
 \ found unrivalled out of London. Clocks wound by the year, at mode- \ 
 
 \ rate charges. A liberal allowance made for old Plate, Jewellery, and s 
 
 \ "Watches in exchange for other articles, or purchased for cash to any 
 
 \ amount. A beautiful collection of elegant and inexpensive articles, 
 
 \ suitable for presents, from the Parisian, Geneva, and German Markets, 
 
 3 Parties Furnishing will find their extensive Stock of Plate and 
 Plated Goods worthy their inspection, and moderate in price. Spoons 
 
 > and Forks from 7s. 2d. per ounce. 
 
 I Foreign Orders executed, from which a Drawback of Is. 6d. per 
 
 ! ounce is deducted. 
 
 • SEVERAL THOUSAND OUNCES OF SECOND-HAND PLATE. 
 
 Principal Agents in the West of England for the Sale of Elkington*s 
 Patent Electro-Plated Articles, of which they have a great variety. 
 
 OLD ARTICLES RE-PLATED EQUAL TO NEW. 
 Workmen of first-rate talent and experience are employed in the 
 several departments of the business on the premises, and every de- 
 scription of repairs promptly executed — A talented Artist is also 
 employed under their personal superintendence, whose undivided 
 attention is devoted to the manufacturing of Hair into a variety of 
 elegant and original Designs. 
 
 Mourning Orders executed 07i the Shortest Notice. 
 Drawings and Estimates of Presentation Plate forwarded to any part 
 of the Kingdom. 
 Arms, Crests, S^c, Engravedby first-rate Lo?ido?i Artists. 
 MARTIN'S OLD ESTABLISHED PLATE POWDER, 
 Warranted Free from any Injurious Ingredients. 
 Licensed Appraisers and Valuers for ascertaining the Legacy Duty. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS 
 
 miLm mm mmim. 
 
 I MRS. THOMAS, 
 
 ! COf London J 
 
 COURT PLUIVIASSIER& ARTIFICIAL FLORIST, 
 
 MANUFACTURER, &c. 
 I 2, MONTPELLIER SPA PLACE, ^ 82, HIGH STREET, 
 I CHELTENHAM, 
 
 I At the most urgent desire of the Ladies of Lansdown and its Yicinity, 
 to open an Establishment at that part of the Town, has acceded to 
 their request, and not having taken high rented Premises, will be 
 j enabled to Sell much lower, whilst by the superior quality of Articles 
 s and punctuality to Orders, hopes to merit a continuance of that pa- 
 I tronage she has received these last 16 years, having a succession of 
 
 ) Novelties Monthly, 
 
 consigned to her by her AGENTS AT PARIS. Ladies are aware of 
 i Mrs. Thomas's style of Goods being the best, therefore further com- 
 1 ment is unnecessary. 
 
 \ A variety of DRESS FLOWERS and GOLD and SILYER 
 
 TRIMMINGS always on hand for Ladies trimming their own Dresses. 
 I No charge made for Mounting Flowers bought at the time, and every 
 I facility'given, with Newest Designs. 
 
 The much admired POLKA WREATH. 
 
 j Gold and Silver Gimps, Cords and Tassels, Rosettes, &c. Decoration 
 I Flowers for Balls and Private Parties as usual. 
 
 I Feathers and Blond Cleaned and Dyed. 
 
 I Furs Cleaned on the Premises by experienced "Workmen 
 
 from London. 
 
 SUFFOLK MEWS, 
 
 NEAR SUFFOLK SQUARE and LANSDOWN PLACE, 
 CHELTENIIAU. 
 
 RICHARD ADDIS 
 
 Respectfully informs the Nobility, Gentry, Inhabitants, and Visitors 
 of Cheltenham, that at the above Establishment he has Flys, Phsetons, 
 Gigs, Post and Job Horses, Good Hunters and Hacks to Let ; superior 
 Livery Stables and Lock-up Coach Houses ; also a Repository for the 
 Sale of Carriages on Commission. 
 
 All Orders executed in the best possible manner. 
 
 RESIDENCE, SUFFOLK MEWS. 
 
 A VARIETY OF CARRIAGES CONSTANTLY ON SALE. 
 
 Carriages Bought, Sold, or Exchanged. 
 
xxxiv. 
 
 ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 EDWARD PIPE, 
 NURSERYMAN, SEEDSMAN, & FLORIST, 
 
 MONTPELLIER GARDENS, 
 
 Begs most respectfully to inform the Nobility and Gentry, that he has 
 now on Sale a large and choice Collection of Hothouse and Greenhouse 
 Plants, Heaths, and Camillias, Geraniums of the newest and choicest 
 sorts now in cultivation ; also Dahlias, Pansies, Carnations, Picotees, 
 Pinks, Standard and Dwarf Roses, Evergreen and Flowering Shrubs, 
 and Kitchen Garden and Flower Seeds, 
 
 GARDENS LAID OUT AND KEPT IN ORDER. 
 
 BUYERS OF CABINET FURNITURE 
 
 Are respectfully invited (before they purchase or give their orders) 
 to visit 
 
 SWEETING'S 
 
 Nos. 11 & 17, PITTVILLE STREET, CHELTENHAM, 
 The largest in the County. 
 
 These spacious Show Rooms (six in number) are crowded with an 
 IMMENSE STOCK OF 
 
 FURI^ITURE OF EVERY DESCRIPTIONj 
 
 CHAIRS, SOFAS, GLASSES, 
 
 <&c. &c. &c. 
 
 which for elegance of style and superiority of workmanship 
 cannot be surpassed. 
 HARE'S FLOOR CLOTHS. 
 
 A good Stock of these superior Cloths are always kept ready for 
 immediate use, the advantage of which ensures to the purchaser a 
 well seasoned article, which houses who keep no stock, but sell from 
 patterns, cannot do. 
 
 CARPETS, RUGS, Printed DRUGGETS, BAMASES, 
 and CHINTZES, at moderate prices. 
 
 PAPER HANGINGS in every variety very cheap. 
 
 A Liberal Price in READY MONEY, given for entire Houses 
 of Furniture, or Exchanged. 
 
 Country Orders of £20 and upwards delivered free of expense 
 within twelve miles of Cheltenham. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS, 
 
 XXXV. 
 
 To the Nobility^ Gentry, Profession and Trade of Cheltenham 
 and its Vicinity. 
 
 MR. BENJAMIN THOMAS, 
 AUCTIONEER AND APPRAISER, 
 
 Solicits from his Friends and the Public generally, a continuance and 
 extension of their patronage and support, which it will ever be his 
 anxious desire to merit. 
 
 Agent to the Argus Life and Birmingham Fire Assurance Offices. 
 Prospectuses may be had on application at his residence. Belle Yue Hotel. 
 
 ROYAL CAMBRIDGE AND BELLE VUE 
 
 No. 55, HIGH STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 BENJAMIN THOMAS, 
 
 Importer of and Dealer in 
 
 jporeip WiiM%y ^mi{% anU Hiqueurs, 
 
 BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT 
 
 Wine Merchant to their Royal Highnesses the Duke 
 
 and Prince George of Cambridge. 
 
 RespectfuUyinvites the Visitors and Inhabitants to an INSPECTION 
 of his CWRD of PRICES, in which Bottles are included ; confidently 
 recommending to public notice, and soliciting a personal selection 
 from CHOICE and EXTENSIVE STOCK. 
 
 From his BOTTLED ALE, CIDER, and PORTER STORES, 
 well-conditioned supplies may at all times be procured. 
 
 ^^erman Seltzer TOatcr. 
 Schtveppe's Seltzer and Soda Water, a?id Lemonade. 
 
 T. SIMMONDS, 
 
 Maltster, and Ale and Table Beer Brewer , 
 
 TEWKESBURY ROAD, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 Orders received by S. Banbury, Grocer, Winchcomb Street, 
 Corner of Albion Street. 
 Orders received before Twelve o'clock executed the same day. 
 
XXXVl. ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 SAMUEL HODGES, 
 IMPERIAL NURSERY &CA!V!BRAY GARDENS, 
 
 Begs to announce that he cultivates, for Sale, a great variety of best 
 and newest Geraniums, Dahlias, Carnations, Picotees, Pinks, Roses, 
 Heartease, Tulips, &c. ; a choice collection of Fruit and Forest Trees, 
 Flowering Shrubs, Hothouse, Greenhouse, and Herbaceous Plants ; 
 Kitchen Garden and Flower Seeds, and Bulbous Roots of the best 
 quality. 
 
 Gardens laid out and kept in order. 
 EXPERIENCED GARDENERS RECOMMENDED. 
 
 CHINA, FLINT CLASS, 
 
 (BIHAMIDIilLIIIglE AKflD. ILAffilP IE®(DII^, 
 
 6, CLARENCE STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 J. yTte s, 
 
 Solicits from his Friends and the Public generally, a continuance of 
 their patronage and support, which it will be his anxious desire to merit. 
 
 Agent for Robins' Royal Water Filter. 
 
 SPERMACETI AND SOLAR OIL. 
 
 W. G. BAILEY, 
 ^tattoncr, ^rintgeller, aSoofesdIer, 
 
 No. 6, QUEEN'S CHiCUS, 
 (opposite the queen's hotel.) 
 
 I W. G. Bailey begs respectfully to inform the Inhabitants and 
 
 I Visitors of Cheltenham, and its vicinity, that he has a constant suc- 
 
 ] cession of every novelty, in STATIONERY, PRINTS, BRITISH and 
 
 \ FRENCH FANCY GOODS, &c. &c.; and having lived in some of 
 
 j the first Wholesale Establishments in London, enjoys now many ad- 
 
 ) vantages in purchasing, which, in connexion with arrangements made 
 
 I for the importation of his own Foreign Stock, is enabled to offer it 
 
 \ full 15 per Cent. Cheaper than any other house, at the same time 
 
 \ securing to himself a remunerating profit, and the continued patronage 
 
 \ of those who once favour him with a call. 
 
 \ DRAWINGS LENT TO COPY. 
 
 \ Drawing Materials of every description. Artists supplied. 
 
 l> A choice Selection of Juvenile Publications. 
 
 J Bibles and Prayers in elegant bindings, from Is. to 42s., in endless 
 ? variety. 
 
 Bookbinding executed on the Premises by London Workmen. 
 
 ' COPPER-PLATE PRINTING. 
 
 ; Importer of genuine Eau de Cologne. 
 
 COMMISSIONS EXECUTED IN PARIvS MONTHLY. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS . 
 
 xxxvii. 
 
 mAm Mmm 
 
 IN GREAT VARIETY AND NEWEST STYLE OF FASHION, 
 
 ALSO 
 
 Ijadies' and Gentlemen's Beady-made I«inen 
 
 OF ALL DESCRIPTION, 
 
 AT 
 
 SHIRER AND MACDOUGALL's, 
 IMPERIAL CIRCUS. 
 
 W. LEE, 
 STOCK AND SHARE BROKER, 
 
 No. I, PITTVILLE STREET, 
 CHELTENHAM. 
 
 TOWN HALL, REGENT STREET. 
 
 This EXTENSIVE HALL, which has been fitted up expressly for 
 PUBLIC MEETINGS, 
 
 Is now offered to the Public, and is by far the LARGEST ROOM in 
 the COUNTY available for such purposes. It has a handsome 
 
 GALLERY TO SEAT TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY 
 PERSONS, 
 
 Under which are TWO SPACIOUS COMMITTEE ROOMS, with 
 Folding-door. It is provided with suitable raised Chairs and Cushioned 
 Seats, well lighted with Gas, and heated with Patent Stoves. There 
 is also a PORTABLE PLATFORM, which may be arranged either for 
 Concerts, Public Meetings, or Exhibitions. 
 
 Terms may be known by applying to Mr. G. Rowe, Examiner Office, 
 or of Mr. J. Hulbert, No 2, St. George's Place. 
 
; XXXVUl. ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 i 
 
 1 HOOPER, 
 
 I 369, HIGH STREET, Cheltenham. 
 
 \ BALLS, ROUTS, BREAKFASTS, &C., SUPPLIED BY CONTilACT. 
 
 I MEN COOKS sent to any part of the Town or Country. 
 
 \ Wedding Cakes, Plain or Ornamented. 
 
 I DEALER IN VENISON AND GAME. 
 
 j SOUPS AND iVIADE DISHES. 
 
 ' DINNERS DRESSED. 
 
 I B. EWENS, 
 
 \ ARTISTS' COLOURMAN, 
 
 \ OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. 
 
 ? 87, WINCHCOMB STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 ' The Trade supplied with all kinds of Mouldings on the shortest notice. 
 
 Room Borders, Cornices, Packing Cases, ^c, 
 
 { A large supply of Stretchers, Canvass, Oil and Water Colours, 
 
 j Brushes, Pencils, &c. 
 
 RICHARD WELLS & COMPANY, 
 
 (Late Tanner and Co.) 
 
 CARRIERS, 
 
 At the same Rates and Conditions as the Great Western Railway 
 Company. 
 
 WINCHCOMB STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 Goods forwarded to all 'parts of England, Wales, Scotland, ^ Ireland. 
 
 WAREHOUSES : 
 London, New Inn, Old Bailey ; Bristol, Bletchlys; Bath, Parkers ; 
 Birmingham, Wheatcrofts. 
 
 Goods, Furniture, and Luggage Warehoused for the convenience 
 of those who may require it. 
 
 Goods fetched from any part of the Town on Spring Carts and Vans. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 xxxix. 
 
 THE NEW 
 
 LONDON TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT, 
 
 401, HIGH STREET, 
 (two doors from camera y.) 
 
 N. PARTRIDGE 
 
 Having opened the above Establishment, begs to call the attention of 
 the Gentry, and Public generally, to his superior WEST OF 
 ENGLAND WOOL DYED CLOTHS. 
 
 Gentlemen requiring Clothing may rely on having a good fit at 
 prices hitherto unequalled in Cheltenham. Gentlemen's and Youth's 
 Clothing made to measure by experienced hands, full 25 per cent, 
 under usual prices. The public will do well to compare the quality 
 and wear of N. P.'s clothes against those purchased elsewhere. A trial 
 will convince the best judges that a saving of full 25 per cent, is to be 
 effected on every Garment purchased at this Establishment. 
 
 Superfine West of England Black Cloth Dress Coats, 
 
 made to measure - - - - •£220 
 
 Ditto, ditto, Extra Quality - - - - 2 10 0 
 
 Ditto, ditto, the very Finest Wool dyed, any colour - 3 3 0 
 
 Ditto Frock Coats - - - - - 2 2 0 
 Ditto the very Finest Wool dyed Black Frock Coats, 
 
 lined with Silk 3 3 0 
 
 N.B.— Youths' Clothing equally cheap. 
 
 Observe— 401, High-street, Cheltenham, 2 doors above Cambray. 
 
 J. RADFORD, 
 
 ENGRAVER, &c. 
 
 (For some Years of the Colonnade and Promenade Villas J 
 
 No. 55, ST. GEORGE'S PLACE, 
 
 CHELTENHAM. 
 
 ARMS CORRECTIiY^ BLAZONED. 
 
 AND HERALDIC QUESTIONS SOLVED. 
 
 J. R. respectfully wishes it to be observed, that being now settled in 
 a more retired situation, his 
 
 CHARGES ARE MATERIALLY REDUCED. 
 
xl. 
 
 ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 Iiansdowne Hotel and Boarding House, 
 
 CHELTENHAM. 
 
 A. MORISON, 
 
 (Late of Mountpleasant Hozise^ Malvern,) 
 
 Having fitted up the handsome and commodious Mansion, recently 
 built at the end of Lansdowne Place, as an 
 
 mmm Am mmimim umm, 
 
 desires to call the attention of the Nobility and Gentry visiting Chel- 
 tenham, to the arrangements which he has made for the reception 
 and accommodation of such parties as may be pleased to honour his 
 Establishment with their patronage and support. 
 
 Delightfully situated in one of the most salubrious and fashionable 
 localities — open to the pure breezes and fine air of the Bristol Channel 
 and the Malvern Hills — within five minutes' walk of the principal 
 Spas, the Railway Station, and of Christ Church. The House, which 
 stands detached, and commands in every direction extensive views of 
 the surrounding country, has been adapted to its present purpose with 
 the most careful attention to the wants and comforts of its inmates, 
 whether occupying Private Apartments, or joining in the society of 
 the Table d'Hote^ the arrangements for which, it is confidently be- 
 lieved, will be found inferior to none in Cheltenham. 
 
 By personally superintending the details of management, 
 A. MoRisoN hopes" to secure the utmost possible efficiency in all the 
 departments of his Establishment. 
 
 "~ VICTORIA HOUSE, 
 
 344, HIGH STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 J. ANDREWS 
 
 Begg respectfully to inform the Public that he has to ofi'er a very 
 choice assortment of PARISIAN NOVELTIES; new designs in 
 Cashmeres for "Walking Dresses ; French Merinos in a variety of 
 Colours, "much worn;" Irish Tabinets, Poult de Soie, Satin, Satinets, 
 &c. with a splendid assortment of Rich Silks in all the new designs. 
 
 The Shawl Departjment contains, in addition to the novelties 
 of Paisley, all the successful designs in Winter Colours, of the recent 
 exposition in Paris. 
 
 A great variety of Cloaks. Ribbons, Fancy Scarfs, Handkerchiefs, 
 Hosiery, Gloves, &c. Splendid Stock of Gold and Silver Flowers, 
 Coronets, &c very cheap. 
 
 Ladies' Long White Kid Gloves, rich Black and Coloured Silk 
 Velvets, double twill English Cobourg Cloths, and Orleans, with Furs, 
 Flannels, Blankets, Irish Linen and Sheeting, with every article con- 
 nected with the trade on the most moderate terms. 
 
 For Ready Money and no Abatement. 
 
 J. A. most respectfully solicits the Public to make their purchases 
 as early in the day as convenient, it being his intention to encourage 
 early closing throughout the year. 
 
 ^* Observe.— ANDREWS, Victoria House, 334, High Street, 
 Next door to Mr. Plant's Hat Warehouse. 
 
ADVERTISEMEI^TS xli. 
 
 THE MISSES BOWLING 
 
 Beg respectfully to call the attention of the Ladies of Cheltenham 
 and its Yicinity to their 
 
 MILLINERY & DRESS ESTABLiSHWIENT, 
 
 6, PROMENADE VILLAS, 
 
 WHERE ALL THE NOVELTIES OF 
 ARE KEPT IN GREAT VARIETY. 
 
 "~ REEVES AND SON'S "~ 
 
 WIONTPELLIER RIDING SCHOOL, 
 
 AND REPOSITORY FOR THE SALE OF 
 
 TEHMS FOR EIDING IN THE SCHOOL, FOE ONE HOUR. 
 
 Twelve Lessons - - - £2 10s. | Single Lesson 6s. 
 
 Private Lesson - - - 10s. 
 
 SCHOOL HOURS OF ATTENDANCE. 
 
 Gentlemen from Eleven to Twelve. — Ladies from Twelve to One. 
 
 TERMS FOR RIDING OUT, FOR TWO HOURS. 
 
 Twelve Lessons on the Road£4 4s. j Private Lesson on the Road, 15s. 
 
 When two or more Ladies ride together, each 9s, 
 
 Riding Habits for the use of Pupils in the School free. 
 
 ladies' and gentlemen's SUPERIOR SADDLE HORSES TO LET, BY 
 THE RIDE OR DAY. 
 
 Gigs, Phaetons, and Carriag-es, of every description, with or without Horses, 
 upon reasonable terms, or for any period. 
 
 HORSES TRAINED AND CORRECTLY BROKEN FOR EVERY PURPOSE. 
 
 Carriages Bought, Sold, or taken in Exchange. 
 
 All Carriages standing for Sale, 2s. 6d. per Week, and 6d. per Week allowed 
 for Cleaning. 
 
 RIDING HABITS LENT ON HIRE FOR THE ROAD, 
 
 At per Bide, or by the Week. 
 
 Ladies and Gentlemen allowed the use of the Riding School for 
 Exercising their own Horses, at Is. per Hour each Horse, after Two 
 o'clock, and before Nine in the Morning. — No Grooms allowed in the 
 School exercising after Nine o'clock in the Morning. 
 
 Good seasoned Hunters and Cover Hacks by the Day or Job. 
 
 N.B. All Lessons in Riding to be paid for at the time of entry, or 
 they will be charged as single Rides. 
 
alii. ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 DAWS AND CO,, 
 DEALERS IN ENGLISH & FOREIGN FRUITS, 
 
 11, COLONNADE, CHELTENHAM, 
 
 AND 201, OXFORD STREET, LONDON, 
 
 Beg to offer the Gentry in and around Cheltenham, a Selection from 
 the Choicest Fruits in Season, and as they have daily communication 
 with the London Markets, their Goods may always be depended upon. 
 
 Country Orders attended to, 
 
 E. J, GREEN/ 
 No. 0, WELL WALK <Sc CLARENCE GALLERY, 
 
 CHELTENHAM, 
 OF 
 
 Pictures, Sculpture, Engravings, and other Objects 
 of Taste ; 
 
 LIBRARY PROPERTY, FURNITURE, &c. &c. 
 
 E. J. G. has generally on Sale, by Private Contract, a few Choice Spe- 
 cimens of esteemed Ancient and Modern Painters. 
 
 Works of Art BOUGHT and SOLD on Commission. 
 
 IMPORTANT TO ALL MANKIND!! 
 
 ELLISTON AND Co. 
 
 Having just returned from the West of England, Manchester, London, 
 and other Markets, where they have purchased for Cash, the largest 
 and most extensive Stock of 
 
 W®[L[LiP ©©©©ig 
 
 Ever offered to the Public, consisting of West of England Blacks, 
 Blues, Browns, and other Coloured Cloths ; Cotton Cords, Moleskins, 
 Velveteens, &c., which they are determined to Sell at Prices un- 
 equalled by any other House in the County. 
 
 grr DON'T MISTAKE! 
 
 STo. 350, 
 
 CORNER OF THE CHURCHYARD, 
 HIGH STREET, CHELTENHAM, 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. xliii. 
 
 MR. CHARLES WOOD, 
 AUCTIONEEiR, APPRAISER, &c. &c., 
 
 Begs leave respectfully to acquaint his Friends and the Public, that 
 he will be happy to receive instructions for 
 
 and he hopes, that an anxious wish to perform his duties will justify 
 that patronage which he is most desirous of having continued to hira. 
 
 Oriel Cottage, Bath Place. 
 
 R. GEE, 
 
 (From Cork Street^ London,) 
 
 TAILOR AND WOOLLEN DRAPER, 
 
 No. 3, CLARENCE STREET, CHELTENHAM, 
 
 Respectfully tenders his grateful acknowledgments to the Nobility, 
 Gentry, and Inhabitants of Cheltenham and neighbourhood, for the 
 kind patronage bestowed on him for the last Fourteen Years, and 
 solicits a continuance of their favours, assuring them that the expe- 
 rience he has acquired in the first houses in the Metropolis, will enable 
 him to satisfy the most fastidious in fashionable cut and excellence of 
 fit, whilst his prices are on the most moderate scale. 
 
 Mourning or Liveries on the Shortest Notice. 
 
 PITTVILLE STREET. 
 
 WILLIAM MORRISH, 
 
 Respectfully informs the Public of Cheltenham and its Vicinity, that 
 he has Opened the above Establishment for the Sale of 
 
 THE BEST DEVONSHIRE CLOTTED CREAM, 
 BUTTER, AND POULTRY, 
 
 AND ALL OTHER LUXURIOUS ARTICLES, 
 
 GENERALLY SOLD IN 
 
 The facilities afforded by the railroads enabling him to procure fresh 
 supplies of those Articles daily, the Devonshire Provisions being 
 noted for their excellence. — W. M. also obtains the finest of every 
 description of WILD FOWL, POULTRY, &c. 
 
 Sole Agent for Gamblers Patent Preserved Provisions , Game^ Poultry ^ 
 
 S^c. patronised by Her Majesty the Queen and her Royal Navy. 
 Fine sweet pickled Ox Tongues, and all kinds. of Cheese & Bacon. 
 Hams from Slbs. each 
 PICKLES, SAUCES, CURRY, &c. 
 
xliv. 
 
 ADVEBTISEMENTS. 
 
 MADAME REGNAULT, 
 
 [M1©[DES MEEi ET K!©UVE/^yTEi F[^A[f^©A8iESp 
 
 No. 1, MONTPELLIER EXCHANGE, 
 
 C Adjoiimig the Montpellier Rotunda^) Cheltenham^ 
 
 Most respectfully returns her thanks to those Ladies who have 
 favoured her with their patronage, and begs to announce that she has 
 REMOVED from No. 104, High Street, to No. 1, MONTPELLIER 
 EXCHANGE, where she respectfully solicits a continuance of their 
 favours. 
 
 Madame Regnault continues to receive from Paris a large 
 assortment of Novelties in MILLINERY, DRESS MAKING, &c. 
 adapted for every Season, selected from the first Houses, which are 
 open for inspection at the above Rooms. 
 
 B. NORMAN AND Co. 
 
 (Lali of 119, High Street,) 
 
 CUTLERS, 
 
 BRIGHT SMITHS, BRAZIERS, & TIN-PLATE WORKERS, 
 
 OIL & COLOURWIEN, 
 
 No. 3, MONTPELLIER SPA PLACE, Montpellier Avenue, 
 
 CHELTENHAM, 
 
 Respectfully inform the Public generally and the Residents of the 
 Montpellier of Cheltenham in particular, that they have re- 
 commenced Business at the above address, where their Friends may 
 be supplied with every description of IRONMONGERY GOODS of 
 the first quality, and at prices as low as any house in the trade. 
 
 THE MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT 
 is executed by Workmen of first-rate ability, and under the personal 
 superintendence of the Proprietors. 
 
 LAMP OILS of every description and best quality. 
 camphine and palmer's patent candles. 
 
 LAMPS and CHANDELIERS for Sale or Hire, 
 
 MR. BAKER, 
 ACCO VKTT AXr T, 
 
 B=3®yiE AM© ESTATE A(DEMT 
 
 CHELTENHAM. 
 
 Offices—^, Imperial Circus, Clarence Street. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. xlv. 
 
 No. 384, HIGH STREET. 
 
 J. LEE, 
 
 BOOKSEJbUR, STATIOXTER, &c. 
 
 To Her Majesty, hy Special Appointment , 
 
 With acknowledgments for the patronage he has been favoured with, 
 respectfully solicits attention to his Stock of Books, which comprises 
 a Collection of the best Modern Works on Theology, History, Biog- 
 raphy, Belles Lettres, Science, the Fine Arts, &c. &c. of the best 
 Editions, in plain or elegant bindings. 
 
 A large Assortment of Bibles, Prayer Books, and Church Services 
 in Elegant Bindings. 
 
 Useful and Fancy STATIONERY of every Description and Quality, 
 ON THE LOWEST TERMS. 
 
 THE LDi^AiRY hmm m.mmm !r©©m 
 
 Is supplied with London, Provincial, and Foreign Journals, and every 
 Publication of Interest is added to the Library immediately on its 
 appearance. 
 
 AND FAMILY BOARDING HOUSE, 
 
 (Late Yearsley's,) 
 157, RIGR STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 H. jflNGRAM 
 
 In succeeding to the above Business, so Ions: carried on by Mrs. 
 Yearsley and hitherto known as '^YEARSLEY's HOTEL,*' re- 
 spectfully solicits a continuance of the favours so liber;xlly bestowed 
 on his Predecessor, and assures the Nobility, Gentry, Inhabitants and 
 Visitors of Cheltenham, who may honour him with their patronage, 
 that it will be his constant study, by personal superintendance, com- 
 bined with the lowest possible charges, to ensure their comfort and 
 convenience, for which purpose he has made alterations and improve- 
 ments throughout the Premises. 
 
 H. J. I. takes this opportunity of noticing the extensive Garden in 
 the rear of the Premises, which renders the Sleeping Apartments quiet 
 and airy. 
 
xlvi. 
 
 ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 W. SMITH, 
 
 BEGENT HOUSE, top of St. George's Street, 
 
 PUUiyiBER, GLAZIER, PAINTER, LEAD, CLASS, 
 AND COLOUR MERCHANT, 
 
 Begs to inform the Inhabitants of Cheltenham and the surrounding 
 district, that he supplies every article in the above businesses, whole- 
 sale and retail, at Manufacturers' Prices, for Ready Money. 
 
 Builders and the Trade supplied with Water Closets, Lift Pumps, 
 Sheet Lead, Lead Pipe, Brass Cocks of every description, equal to 
 their sending to the makers. Oil, White Lead, and Colours. British 
 Plate, Patent Plate, Sheet and Crown Glass bent and stained, and 
 Ornamental Glass of every description. 
 
 Estimates Given for Building, Alterations, or Repairs. 
 
 EXPERIENCED WORKMEN EMPLOYED IN EVERY 
 BRANCH. 
 
 Agent for the Staffordshire Cement. 
 
 WAREN TAY, 
 AND PROVISION FACTOR, 
 
 PORTLAND SQUARE, PITTVILLE, Cheltenham, 
 
 Genuine TEAS of the finest quality, and purchased in the Market 
 with ready Cash. 
 
 COFFEES.— Mocha, Jamaica, and Plantation, fresh roasted. 
 
 COCOAS.— Fortnum and Mason's, Fry's, Cadbury's, &c. ; Headland's 
 Dietetic Cocoa (particularly recommended). 
 
 PICKLES, FISH SAUCES, FRUITS, and SPICES. 
 CARE'S MACHINE FANCY BISCUITS, 
 CANDLES.— Wax, Sperms, and Price's Composite Mould Candles. 
 
 Palmer's Patent Metallic Wicks, Palmer's Decimal Palm Candles 
 (10 to the lb.) give the light of three ordinary tallow candles, require 
 no snuffing. 
 
 Seasoned Mould and Dip Candles of the purest quality. 
 
 Every article purchased of Waren Tay warranted genuine, and sold 
 at the very lowest remunerating profit. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. xlvu. 
 
 SNELLING AND HAINES, 
 PAINTERS, PLUMBERS, AND GLAZIERS, 
 
 24, MANCHESTER STREET, 
 
 With grateful thanks for favours received during 20 years, respect- 
 fully solicit a continuance of public patronage. 
 
 JOHN WILLIAMS, 
 382 and 383, HIGH STREET, 
 
 Respectfully thanks the Nobility and Gentry of Cheltenham and 
 Neighbourhood for the patronage they have been pleased to honour 
 him with for so many years, and begs to call their attention to his 
 increased Stock of every description of 
 
 Useful and Ornamental Brushes, 
 
 warranted made of the very best materials, and rendered at the lowest 
 possible prices. In addition to which he has a large Stock of 
 
 Tortoiseshell^ Ivory, and Horn Combs, Fancy Soaps, Sponge^ and 
 Oil Silk ; Carriage Rugs^ Carpet Whisks ^ and Door Mats. 
 
 %mt'% superior JFIoor CDlotJ. 
 
 Mops, Sieves, Bowls, Tubs, Pails, and a variety of articles in wood, 
 with a large assortment of Fancy and other Baskets, Bassionettes, &c. 
 All kinds of Rush and Hemp Matting. — Brushes, Mats, and Baskets 
 made to order, — Plaisterers' and Painting Brushes of all descriptions. 
 
 J, W* warrants all Brushes bought at his Manufactory. 
 
 JOHN WILLIAMS, 
 
 382 and 383, HIGH STREET, 
 And at the Railway Wharf, Alstone, 
 
 Has always on hand a very large stock of COAL, with which parties 
 can be immediately supplied. 
 
 The best Derbyshire Main for Parlour use. 
 
 Staffordshire Block, and Forest of Dean Coals. 
 
 Orders received at his Brush Manufactory, or at Alstone Wharf. 
 
Xlviii. ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 J. WAKEFIELD, 
 BREAD AND FANCY BISCUIT BAKER^ 
 
 4, LEAMINGTON PLACE, PITTVILLE, 
 CHELTENHAM. 
 Bride and other Cakes made to Order. 
 
 R. VIMPANY, 
 
 ( Late Davis,) 
 
 Respectfully informs the Public that he has a Large Stock of Clocks, 
 Time Pieces, and Gold and Silver Watches, which, having purchased 
 for CASH, he is enabled to sell considerably below the Usual Price, 
 
 English and French Clocks wound up and kept in repair by contract. 
 
 Musical Boxes and Jewellery Repaired. Engraving neatly Executed. 
 
 R. SHORT, 
 BOOKSELLER, STATIONER,* BOOKBINDER, 
 
 No. 364, HIGH STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT 
 comprises upwards of 30,000 volumes of Standard and Popular Works 
 (new and second-hand), carefully selected, warranted perfect and 
 in good condition. Also upwards of 10,000 Bibles, Prayer Boohs, 
 Church Services, Lessons, S^c. S^c, in every variety of Plain and Orna- 
 mental Bindings, suitable either for the Cottage or the Palace. — Great 
 attention is paid to 
 
 THE STATIONERY DEPARTMENT 
 in this establishment. The Writing Papers are chosen with great 
 care from the stocks of the first makers in the kingdom, and sold at 
 the extremely Low Prices of which the following are specimens : — 
 
 Five Quires Satin Note Paper Os. 6d. 
 
 Five Quires ditto Letter Paper Is. 8d. 
 
 Envelopes, 100 for 6d. 
 A large Stock of Account Books, Ledgers, Day Books, Cash 
 Books, &c. continually on Sale, at Prices never before equalled for 
 Cheapness in Cheltenham. 
 
 THE BOOKBINDING DEPARTMENT. 
 Very particular attention is paid to this branch of the businessj which 
 is conducted on the premises. 
 
 THE CIRCULATING LIBRARY 
 
 comprises all the best, most popular, and newest works of Fiction, 
 Biography, History, Divinity, Belles Lettres, &c. &c. The Subscrip- 
 tion is extremely moderate, only One Guinea per annum, or less in 
 proportion for shorter periods. Parties not wishing to subscribe can 
 obtain books by the volume. 
 
ADVERTISEMENTS. xUx. 
 
 BOOKS FOR CIRCULATION. 
 
 A Choice Collection of 2,000 Volumes, being the best Modern Works 
 in the English Language, by the most approved Authors in History ^ 
 Biography, Travels, and Fiction, to be Lent for perusal by the Volume, 
 
 84, HIGH STREET, 
 (Removed fiom 3, Grosvenor Street J 
 CHELTENHAM. 
 
 Also may be had on Hire every Month, nearly the whole of the 
 Magazines, and other Periodical Publications. 
 
 EVERY NEW WORK OF MERIT ADDED TO TPIE LIBRARY. 
 
 Visitor's are respectfully invited to inspect the Stock of Miscellaneous 
 Stationary, Books, ^ Gircelating Ijibrary, 
 
 Vv hich to the buyer & reader offer advantages not to be found elsewhere. 
 
 The weekly and Monthly Puhlications are imnctually supplied, and 
 Orders for Neio Books not in Stock executed m Tioo Days. 
 
 N.B. — Second-hand Books of every description on Sale. Parents, 
 Tutors, and Self-instructors may save 50 to 80 per cent, by purchasing 
 Second-hand School and Instruction Books. 
 
 A GREAT VARIETY ALWAYS ON SALE. 
 
 A Large Collection of Views of Cheltenham on Letter and Note Paper. 
 Ditto on Enamelled Cards. 
 
 Libraries, or small Parcels of Books Purchased or Exchanged. 
 
 Printing, Engraving, and Bookhinding Executed with Elegance and 
 Dispatch. 
 
 Newspapers sent out for Perusal to any part of the Town with the 
 strictest punctuality. 
 
 Observe the Address— HIGH STREET, 
 
 G. M. MAYNARD, BOOKSELLER, &c. 
 
 W. HAMMOND, 
 
 21, Bx\TH STREET, Corner of the Bath Road, 
 
 In returning thanks for the liberal share of patronage he has hitherto 
 received as a 
 
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 Begs most respectfully to assure his Friends that the greatest possible 
 attention shall be paid to all Prescriptions and Family Recipes en- 
 / trusted to his care, and that none but the purest Drugs and best 
 ; IMedicines (many of which are prepared on the premises) shall be 
 ' employed in compounding the same under his own immediate super- 
 \ intendence, and that at all times the greatest punctuality and dispatch 
 
 shall be observed with a due regard for moderate charges. 
 \ Sole Proprietor of the Improved Medicated Lozenge, for 
 
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ADVEKIISEMENTS. 
 
 li. 
 
 FRENCH AND ITALIAN LANGUAGES. 
 
 MONSIEUR C. TIESSET, B.A., 
 
 (Memhre du Corps enseignant de VUniversite de France,) 
 GIVES PRIVATE mSTRUCTION IN THE 
 
 TESTIMONIALS. 
 
 UNIVERSITY OF FRANCE. 
 
 " The Principal undersigned hereby testifies that M. Casimir Tiesset has taught 
 the Latin and French Languages in the Boulogne College during the last six 
 years. That his zeal and devotion to his Profession, and his ability as a Teacher, 
 have obtained ^for him not only the esteem and gratitude of the Parents and 
 Guardians of his pupils, but likewise the public approbation of the Minister of 
 Public Instruction, who, in consequence of the very favourable reports of the 
 B.ector of the Academy and of the general Inspectors of the University, trans- 
 mitted through the Principal to M. Tiesset, in 1841, an honourable Testim.onial 
 of the Minister's approbation for his unwearied attention and zealous devotion 
 to the interests of the young students committed to his care. In ccnfirmation of 
 which the present certificate has been given. 
 
 DAEDENNE, the Principal. 
 
 " Boulogne-sur-Mer., 21ih of Jan., 1843." 
 
 From Mrs. Archdeacon Buckle, Upway Eectory, Dorchester. 
 " 1 will take this opportunity of again thanking you for the unwearied pains 
 you have taken with my daughter, and of once more expressing my great regret 
 that she can no longer have the advantage of your valuable instruction. Kind 
 and judicious in uniting strictness with indulgence, you have undoubtedly the 
 talent of winning the respect as well as the aifection of your^pupils, and the 
 unusual energy you bring to your task must be speedily partaken of by them; 
 and thus, they in eveiy way derive the greatest benefit from your competency in 
 teaching. It is, therefore, I assure yoU, with unfeigned regret, that we aie 
 obliged to lose a Maste)|so very able to instruct, and so indefatigable in his 
 endeavours, &c." 
 
 Residence~23, bath PARADE, BATH ROAD, 
 
 CHELTENHAM. 
 
 MR. R. FURLONG, 
 WII^E AMD SPIRIT MERCHANT, 
 
 No. 5, CAMBRAY, 
 
 Has the honor to inform the Nobility, Gentry, Residents, and Visitors, 
 that his Stock of Wines are of the most approved Vintages, and his 
 Spirits of the first quality; he therefore hopes to receive a share of 
 their kind patronage. 
 
lii. 
 
 ADVERTISEMENTS. 
 
 LANCUE FRANCAISE. 
 
 laving for many years been engaged in attending Private Families 
 and Schools in Cheltenham, Gloucester, Stroud, and their vicinity, 
 begs to announce that he continues his usual engagements. - 
 
 He gladly avails himself of this announcement to express his 
 sincere thanks to those Friends who have honored him with their 
 support, and trust? that his continued endeavours to merit their 
 patronage will meet with encouragement. 
 
 Address --WARWICK COTTAGE, PORTLAND PLACE, 
 
 PRINTS PUBLISHED BY GEORGE ROWE, 
 
 LITHOGRAPHIC DRAFTSMAN, PRINTER, 
 
 CLARENCE STREET, CHELTENHAM. 
 
 Twenty- one Views of Cheltenham, 4to Imperial, embracing the most 
 interesting objects in the Town and Neighbourhood. 
 
 The Village Churches in the vicinity of Cheltenham. 
 
 v^iew of Gloucester Cathedral. 
 
 " St. Nicholas's Church, Gloucester. 
 
 St. Phillip's, Church, ditto. 
 << St, Mary de Lode's Church, ditto. 
 St. Mary de Crypt's Church, ditto. 
 
 Portrait of the late Mr. James Wood, the noted Banker of Gloucester, 
 
 Interior of Tewkesbury Abbey Church. 
 
 TLxterior.of ditto 
 
 Six Views of Ancient Houses in Tewkesbury. 
 
 Shakespeare's House, Stratford-on-Avon. 
 
 Stratford Church. 
 
 Interior of Stratford Church 
 
 Ancient House, Stratford. 
 
 St. Mary's Church, Warwick. 
 
 Views of Kenilworth Castle. 
 
 Views of Malvern, and more than 100 Views in Somersetshire, 
 Devon, &c. 
 
 Views Taken and Lithographed to Oulef ; or Artist and Amaiuer's 
 Drawings Lithographed and Printed, 
 
 CHELTENHAM, 
 
 AND LITHOGRAPHIC MATERIALS SUPrLlED. 
 
GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
 
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