 of the parish stands Aston furnace, appropriated for melting iron-stone, and reducing it into pigs ; this has the appearance of great antiquity. From the melted ore, in this subterranean region of infernal aspect, is produced a calx or cinder, of which...  The History of Birmingham - Page 20by William Hutton - 1836 - 496 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1814 - 872 pages
...favour of this conjectural opinion are comprised iu the following observations: " Upon the borders the parish stands Aston Furnace, appropriated for...antiquity. From the melted ore in this subterranean region infernal aspect is produced a calx, or cinder, of which there is an enormous mountain. From an attentive... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1814 - 842 pages
...favour of this conjectural opinion are comprised in the following observations : "' Upon the borders of the parish stands Aston Furnace, appropriated for...: this has the appearance of great antiquity. From tlie melted ore in this subterranean region of infernal aspect is produced a calx, or cinder, of which... | |
 | Francis Smith (of Southam.) - 1820 - 370 pages
...forge." He observes, which is the principal argument in favour of this supposition, " Upon the borders of the parish stands Aston furnace, appropriated for...or cinder, of which there is an enormous mountain. From an attentive survey, the observer would suppose so prodigious a heap could not accumulate in one... | |
 | James Norris Brewer - 1820 - 396 pages
...observations: " Upon the borders of the parish stands, Aston Furnace, appropriated for melting ironstone, arid reducing it into pigs : this has the appearance of...of infernal aspect is produced a calx, or cinder, ef which there is an enormous mountain. From an attentive survey the observer would suppose so prodigious... | |
 | William Smith (Topographer) - Warwickshire (England) - 1830 - 652 pages
...favour of this conjectured opinion are comprised in the following observations : " Upon the borders of the parish stands Aston Furnace, appropriated for...this has the appearance of great antiquity. From the ore melted in this subterraneous region of the infernal aspect is produced a clax, or cinder, of which... | |
 | Birmingham (England) - 1830 - 308 pages
...melting ironstone, and * Button's History of Birmingham, 4th edition, p. 22,23. ANCIENT HISTORY. 9 " reducing it into pigs :* this has the appearance "...this " subterranean region of infernal aspect, is pro" duced a calx, or cinder, of -which there is an " enormous mountain. From an attentive survey "... | |
 | Joseph W. Wyld - 1838 - 220 pages
...this historian's conjecture may be found in the following passage of his work:— " Upon the borders of the parish stands Aston furnace, appropriated for...this has the appearance of great antiquity. From the ore melted in this subterraneous region of the infernal aspect, is produced a calx, or cinder, of which... | |
 | Joseph W. Wyld - 1838 - 220 pages
...this historian's conjecture may be found in the following passage of his work:— " Upon the borders of the parish stands Aston furnace, appropriated for...this has the appearance of great antiquity. From the ore melted in this subterraneous region of the infernal aspect, is produced a calx, or cinder, of which... | |
 | g. berger - 1840 - 326 pages
...the time of the ancient Britons; and, in support of this assertion, remarks, that " upon the borders of the parish stands Aston furnace, appropriated for...or cinder, of which there is an enormous mountain. From an attentive survey, the observer would suppose so prodigious a heap could not accumulate in a... | |
 | Benjamin Clarke - England - 1852 - 820 pages
...ingenious; and as they have an historical bearing, we may transcribe them. He says—Upon the borders of the parish stands Aston Furnace, appropriated for...melted ore in this subterranean region of infernal aspeft, is produced a calx or cinder, of which there is an enormous mountain. From an attentive survey,... | |
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