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Deptford Houses: 1650 to 1800

1999; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 30; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1179/vea.1999.30.1.58

1749-6292

Peter Guillery, Bernard L. Herman,

Historical Economic and Social Studies

'... we came to Deptford, where I think the first House in the Town, like many others, is accounted a Conveniency for his Majesties Water-Rats, when residing upon Land, to Cool their Tails in, when we came a little further into the Town, we might easily discern, by the built [sic] of the Houses, what Amphibeous sort of creatures chiefly Inhabited this part of the Kingdom.'