Journal of `A Month in Scotland by M`, Rev. J.J. Twist, Rector of Holy Innocents Church, Manchester.
Scope and Contents
John James Twist and his travelling companion, C.P. Purton, travelled by rail from Wolverhampton for a month`s holiday in Scotland. In Scotland they took the coach and and steamer, but lalso walked, visiting Lanark, Edinburgh, Burntisland, Loch Leven, Perth, Oban, Inverary, Tarbet, Loch Lomond, Dunkeld, Aberfeldy, Loch Tay, Killin, Glencoe, Loch Katrine, Callendar, Stirling and Alloa.
John James Twist comments, often humorously, on places visited, their lodgings and people they meet along the way. The journal is illustrated with pasted in pen and ink sketches, water-colour drawings and a bill for lodgings near Loch Awe.
Dates
- Creation: 1858
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.01 Linear metres (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, John Drury Rare Books.10 December 2014
Physical Description
0.01 linear metres1 volume185.00 x 220.00 millimetres
Dimensions
185.00 x 220.00 millimetres
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Burntisland (inhabited place). Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Fife. Longitude: -3.2333. Latitude: 56.0500.
- Edinburgh. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.2167. Latitude: 55.9500.
- Glencoe. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Highland. Valley. Longitude: -5.0833. Latitude: 56.6667.
- Lanark. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - South Lanarkshire. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.8000. Latitude: 55.6833.
- Oban. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Argyll and Bute. Inhabited place. Longitude: -5.4667. Latitude: 56.4167.
- Perth. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Perth and Kinross. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.4333. Latitude: 56.4000.
- Stirling. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Stirling. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.9500. Latitude: 56.1167.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 08 12 2014
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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