| Pen Park Hole |
Grant of Privileges by Aethelred. Bristol. 0883 . MSS, transcribed in British Museum MS Cotton Tib. AXIII, f.50a-51b |
| Lost Cave of Cheddar |
Historia Anglorum. Huntingdon, Henry of. c.1135 . MSS, ref. to T.R. Shaw's Mendip Cave Bibliography No. 394 [q.v.] for brief outline of MSS held in the British Library |
| Lost Cave of Cheddar |
Wonders of Britain. Anon. c.1200-1500 . MSS, Brit. Lib., variety of titles e.g. De mirabilibus britannia and Mirabilia anglie. [ref. Shaw, Men Bib Pt.II for full details] |
| Lost Cave of Cheddar |
Polychronicon. Higden, Ranulph. 1327 . Latin text in MSS copied by 1327, 15th C MSS in English [trans. n/k];Trevisa's English trans. made in 1387 & printed in 1480 & 1495. Other edns 1527 and 1865-86 [copy in Bristol Cen Ref. Library] |
| Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] |
Itinerarium .... Worcester, William of. c.1478 . Cambridge MSS at Corpus Christi College, No. 210 |
| Wookey Hole |
Itinerarium .... Worcester, William of. c.1478 . Cambridge MSS at Corpus Christi College, No. 210 |
| Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] |
[Episcopal Register of the Diocese of Ely]. Alcock, John. 1492 . Cited in Rotha Mary Clay, 1914 : The Hermits and Anchorites of England [q.v.] |
| Wookey Hole |
Assertic inclytissimi Arturi regis Britanniae.. Leland, John. 1544 . London: [Ioannem Herford], [viii]+[78](numbered as f.1-39)+[i]pp [1st ed. - Latin text] |
| Lost Cave of Cheddar |
An Historicall Description of the Islands of Britayne ... [in] Holinshed, Raphael : The Chronicles of England, Scotlande and Irelande .... Harrison, William. 1577 . London : John Harrison, 1st ed., Vol. 1, f.1-124 |
| Wookey Hole |
An Historicall Description of the Islands of Britayne ... [in] Holinshed, Raphael : The Chronicles of England, Scotlande and Irelande .... Harrison, William. 1577 . London : John Harrison, Vol. 1, f.1-124 |
| Wookey Hole |
A Learned and True Assertion of the original, life, actes, and death of ... Prince Arthur, King of geat Brittaine .... Leland, John. 1582 . London: imprinted by John Wolfe ..., [viii]+39f |
| Wookey Hole |
Britannia sive florentissimorvm reg-norm, Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae .... Camden, William. 1586 . Londini: Per Radulphum Newbery, [xvi]+556+[xii]pp [ref. T.R. Shaw, Men Bib Pt. II No. 162 for further notes] |
| Lost Cave of Cheddar |
An Historicall description of the Iland [sic] of Britayne ... [in] Holinshed, Raphael : The Chronicles of England, Scotlande and Irelande .... Harrison, William. 1587 . London : John Harrison, 2nd ed., Vol. 1, f.1-131. |
| Wookey Hole |
An Historicall description of the Iland [sic] of Britayne ... [in] Holinshed, Raphael : The Chronicles of England, Scotlande and Irelande .... Harrison, William. 1587 . London : John Harrison, 2nd ed., Vol. 1, f.1-131. |
| Wookey Hole |
Britannia, or a chorographicall description of ... England, Scotland, and Ireland .... Camden, William. 1610 . Londini: Georgii Bishop & Ioannis Norton, [xii]+822+233+[liv]pp, maps, illus [2nd ed. - 1637] [ref. T.R. Shaw, Men Bib Pt. II No. 162 for further notes] |
| Lost Cave of Cheddar |
Poly-Obion. Drayton, Michael. 1612 . London : Printed for M. Lownes, I. Browne, I. Helme, I. Busbie; 1st ed., xi + 303pp, maps |
| Wookey Hole |
Poly-Obion. Drayton, Michael. 1612 . London : Printed for M. Lownes, I. Browne, I. Helme, I. Busbie; 1st ed., xi + 303pp, maps |
| Lost Cave of Cheddar |
Poly-Obion. Drayton, Michael. 1613 . London : Printed for M. Lownes, I. Browne, I. Helme, I. Busbie; 2nd ed., xxii + 303pp, maps |
| Wookey Hole |
Poly-Obion. Drayton, Michael. 1613 . London : Printed for M. Lownes, I. Browne, I. Helme, I. Busbie; 2nd ed., xxii + 303pp, maps |
| Lost Cave of Cheddar |
Poly-Obion. Drayton, Michael. 1622 . London : as 2nd ed but 12 additional 'songs' describibg other counties |
| Wookey Hole |
Poly-Obion. Drayton, Michael. 1622 . London : as 2nd ed but 12 additional 'songs' describibg other counties |
| Wookey Hole |
[A note on a visit to Wookey Hole]. Whitelocke, Bulstrode. 1628 . British Museum, ADD MS 53726 |
| Cheddar Risings |
Camden's Britannia – Somerset [map showing 12 mills where lake now is]. Camden. 1630, 1695, 1753 . Trans Philomen Holland 1st, 2nd & 3rd editions |
| Cliff Hotel Lake Risings |
Camden's Britannia – Somerset [map showing 12 mills where lake now is]. Camden. 1630, 1695, 1753 . Trans Philomen Holland 1st, 2nd & 3rd editions |
| Wookey Hole |
A Relation of a Short Survey of 26 Counties .... Hammon. 1634 . MSS, 32f [other editions: 1834 - E.W. Brayley [ed]; 1904 - L.G. Wickham Legg [ed]] |
| Wookey Hole |
An Apologie .... Hakewill, George. 1635 . Oxford: printed by William Turner ..., 3rd ed., [50]+606+[vi]+378+[viii]pp |
| Wookey Hole |
Philologiae ANAKANYIITH'PION oratione celebratum .... Jacob, Henry. 1652 . Oxford : H. Hall; [xi] + 99pp |
| Wookey Hole |
England Described .... Leigh, Edward. 1659 . London: printed for Henry Marsh, [xv]+234pp |
| Wookey Hole |
Britannia Baconica: or, the natural rarities of England ..... Childrey, Joshua. 1660 . London: printed for the author, [xxix]+184 [further eds. dated 1661 and 1662; a French edition also exists, 1667] |
| Wookey Hole |
Britannia Magna .... Hermanides, Rutgerus. 1661 . Amsterdam: Aegidii Jansonii, [xxx]+645+[xl]pp, maps [account similar to Camden's Britannia [q.v.] |
| Wheel Pit |
[de-watering lead mines at Row-pits]. Anon. (22)340-341(May) 1662 Mercurius Publicus. |
| Wookey Hole |
Itinerearium. Borrichius, Olaus [pseud. Oluf Borch]. 1663-65 . Ref. Shaw : Men Bib Pt. 2, no. 109 for full details [q.v.] |
| Wookey hole |
Observationes variae curiosae in itinere Anglico [in] Bartholinus, Thomas : Epistolarum Medicinalium. Borrichius, Olaus [pseud. Oluf Borch]. 1667 . Copenhagen : Matthiaae Godicchenii (1663-67), Vol. 4, p.516-540 |
| Pen Park Hole |
Lectures de potentia restitutiva.. Hooke, Robert. 1678 . London: printed for John Martyn printer to the Royal Society, [i]+56pp BM, Bristol Cen Ref Lib |
| Wookey Hole |
An account of Ockey-hole, and several other subterraneous grottoes and caverns in Mendipp-hills.. Beaumont, John. (2)1-8 1681 Phil. Collns. |
| Wookey Hole |
Admirable curiosities rarities, & wonders in England .... R.B[urton] [pseud : Nathaniel Crouch]. 1682 . London: printed for Nat. Crouch, [iv]+232+[i]pp, illus [other editions : 2nd - 1684; 4th - 1685; 7th - 1710; 8th - 1718; 10th - 1737 [by 'Robert Burton'; new edition - 1811 [by 'Richard Burton' |
| Pen Park Hole |
A description of Pen-Park-Hole in Glocestershire.. Southwel, Robert. 13(143)2-6(Feb 1683), survey 1683 Phil Trans. |
| Wookey Hole |
Anglorum Speculum, or the Worthies of England .... Fuller, Thomas. 1684 . LOndon: John Wright, [viii]+[832] (numbered 1-596, 739-974)+[xvi]pp |
| Wookey Hole |
An Historical Account of Mr. [R.] Roger's three years travels over England and Wales.... Brome, James. 1694 . London : J. Moxon and B. Beardwell, [viii] + 128pp, map |
| Wookey Hole |
Camden's Britannia, newly translated into English: with largeadditions and improvements.. Camden, William. 1695 . London: printed by F. Collins, for A. Swalle and A. & J. Churchil, [xxxiv]+[xcxcvi](printed in numbered double columns) +[i]+[558]+[xliv], maps, illus, biblio [for further details ref. T.R. Shaw, Men |
| Wookey Hole |
An Historical Account of Mr. [R.] Roger's three years travels over England and Wales.... Brome, James. 1697 . London : J. Moxon and B. Beardwell, 2nd edition |
| Wookey Hole |
The Drescription of Brittaine in Generall.. Anon. 16?? . MSS, 108f [BM. Sloane MS. 241, Art. 2(f.15a-123a)) |
| Wookey Hole |
Travels over England, Scotland and Wales. .... Brome, James. 1700 . London : Abel Roper, [xii] + 287 + [ix)pp |
| Wookey Hole |
The New Description and State of England .... Morden, Robert. 1701 . London : Robert Morden, [iv]+xix+[i]+236, maps |
| Wookey Hole |
The New Description and State of England .... Morden, Robert. 1704 . London : Robert Morden, 2nd ed., [iv]+xix+[i]+236, maps |
| Wookey Hole |
Travels over England, Scotland and Wales. .... Brome, James. 1707 . London : Abel Roper, 2nd edition. |
| Wookey Hole |
Les Delices de la Grand'Bretagne, & de l'Irlande .... Beeverell, James. 1707 . Leide[n] : Pierre Vander, 8 vols, maps, illus, index. |
| Wookey Hole |
Les Delices de la Grand'Bretagne, & de l'Irlande …. Beverell, James. 1707 . Leiden[n]: Pierre Vander, 8 vols, maps, illus [One sentence on Wookey Hole, vol. 3, p.635]; new ed. - 1727. |
| Cold Ashton Cave |
The Ancient and Present State of Glostershire.. Atkyns, Robert. 1712 . London : printed by W. Bowyer for Robert Gosling, [xi] + 859 + [vii], maps, illuus, index |
| Pen Park Hole |
The Ancient and Present State of Glostershire.. Atkyns, Robert. 1712 . London : printed by W. Bowyer for Robert Gosling, [xi] + 859 + [vii], maps, illuus, index |
| Wookey Hole |
British Curiosities in Nature and Art .... Anon. 1713 . London: Chr[istopher] Coningby, [xvi]+159pp [new edition 1721; 2nd ed. - 1728] |
| Durdham Down Mine |
The Annals of Bristol in the Eighteenth Century [Many lead mines in this area]]. Latimer, John. p. 104-106 1714 . Bristol :William George's Sons; [viii] + 550pp. Pub 1893. |
| Lost Cave of Cheddar |
Aluredi Beverlacensis Annales .... Alfred of Beverley [Aluredus Beverlacensis]. 1716 . Oxford : Theatre Sheldoniano, [lii] + 172pp, index. |
| Green Ore mineshafts |
An Actual Survey of all the Principal Roads of England and Wales .... Ogilby, John. 1719 . London: J. Senex, 2 vols, maps [2nd ed - 1742 |
| Green Ore mineshafts |
A Pocket-Guide to the English Traveller .... Ogilby, John. 1719 . London: J. Tonson and J. Watts, [iv]+8+[200f] p, maps [100 1/2 scale maps] |
| Green Ore mineshafts |
Britannia Depictsw or Ogilby improv'd ... by Emanuel Bowen engraver.. Ogilby, John. 1720 . London: Tho. Bowles, [vi]+273pp, maps [another 10 editions appeared up to 1764] |
| Pen Park Hole |
Britannia: or a chorographical description of Great Britain and Ireland .... Camden, William. 1722 . London:printed by Mary Matthews, for Awsham Churchill, The Second Edition, revised ... with large editions. [3rd ed. - 1753, 4th ed. - 1772] |
| geomorphology |
Gleanings of Antiquities, containing, I. An essay for explaining the Creation and the Deluge .... Beaumont, John. 1724 . London : J. Roberts, vii + [i] + 206pp, illus |
| Pen Park Hole |
A New Description of England and Wales .... Moll, Herman. 1724 . London: printed for H. Moll etc., [i]+xi+[i]+344+x pp, maps [other eds. : 1736, 1739, 1753] |
| Wookey Hole |
A New Description of England and Wales .... Moll, Herman. 1724 . London: printed for H. Moll etc., [i]+xi+[i]+344+x pp, maps [other eds. : 1736, 1739, 1753] |
| Wookey Hole |
A Tour thro' the whole Island of Great Britain .... Defoe, Daniel. 1724-27 [=26 . London: G. Strahan etc., 1st ed., 3 vols, maps, illus |
| Wookey Hole |
Magna Britannia et Hibernia .... Cox, Thomas. 1727 . London : 911+[i]pp |
| Wookey Hole |
Les Delices de la Grand'Bretagne, & de l'Irlande .... Beeverell, James. 1727 . Leide[n] : Pierre Vander, 8 vols, maps, illus, index, new edition |
| Wookey Hole |
A Description of All the Counties in England and Wales,. .... W., P.. 1728 . London: Nat. Hotham, 2nd ed., [i]+ii+221+[37]pp |
| Cheddar Risings |
Somersetshire Illustrated.. Strachey, John. c.1730 . MSS, Somerset Record Office ref. no. DD/SH 1-404 |
| Goatchurch Cavern |
Somersetshire Illustrated.. Strachey, John. c.1730 . MSS, Somerset Record Office ref. no. DD/SH 1-404 |
| Guy Hole |
Somersetshire Illustrated.. Strachey, John. c.1730 . MSS, Somerset Record Office ref. no. DD/SH 1-404 |
| Long Hole |
Somersetshire Illustrated.. Strachey, John. c.1730 . MSS, Somerset Record Office ref. no. DD/SH 1-404 |
| Poking Hole [Clinker Cave 2] |
Somersetshire Illustrated.. Strachey, John. c.1730 . MSS, Somerset Record Office ref. no. DD/SH 1-404 |
| Saye's Hole |
Somersetshire Illustrated.. Strachey, John. c.1730 . MSS, Somerset Record Office ref. no. DD/SH 1-404 |
| Wookey Hole |
Somersetshire Illustrated.. Strachey, John. c.1730 . MSS, Somerset Record Office ref. no. DD/SH 1-404 |
| Wookey Hole |
A Journey to Bristol .... Hippisley, John. 1731 . London: J. Roberts etc., viii+40pp |
| Gough's Cave |
Register of Burials. Cheddar Parish Church records. 1734 to date . MSS, 6 vols Contains details of the Cox and Gough families |
| Gough's Cave |
Register of Marriages. Cheddar Parish Church records. 1734 to date . MSS, 14 vols Contains details of the Cox and Gough families |
| Gough's Cave |
Register of Baptisms. Cheddar Parish Church records. 1734 to date . MSS, 8 vols Contains details of the Cox and Gough families |
| Gough's Old Cave |
Register of Burials. Cheddar Parish Church records. 1734 to date . MSS, 6 vols Contains details of the Cox and Gough families |
| Gough's Old Cave |
Register of Marriages. Cheddar Parish Church records. 1734 to date . MSS, 14 vols Contains details of the Cox and Gough families |
| Gough's Old Cave |
Register of Baptisms. Cheddar Parish Church records. 1734 to date . MSS, 8 vols Contains details of the Cox and Gough families |
| Wookey Hole |
Journal of a Tour through England in 1735. Dodd, John. 1735 . MSS, 48f. Brit Mus MSS ref : BM Add. MS. 5957, f.1a-48b |
| Wookey Hole |
A Tour thro' the whole Island of Great Britain .... Defoe, Daniel. 1738 . London: G. Strahan etc., 2nd ed., 3 vols, maps, illus |
| Wookey Hole |
A New Description of all the counties in England and Wales .... Rawlinson, Richard [?]. 1741 . London: J. Hodges, 5th ed., 219+xxviii]pp, map, index. [6th ed. - 1752] |
| Wookey Hole |
A Tour thro' the whole Island of Great Britain .... Defoe, Daniel. 1742 . London: G. Strahan etc., 3rd ed., 4 vols, maps, illus |
| Wookey Hole |
[Pope's Grotto]. Dodsley, R.. 1745 . Cited in Balch : Mendip - the great cave of Wookey Hole, 3rd. ed., 1947 |
| Pen Park Hole |
The English Traveller .... Read, Thomas. 1746 . London: T. Read, 3 vols, maps |
| Wookey Hole |
The Agreeable Historian .... Simpson, Samuel. 1746 . London: R. Walker, 3 vols, maps |
| Cheddar Risings |
Diaries of tours made in England and Wales.. Catcott, Alexander. 1748 . MSS; 11 sheafs of loose papers, various sizes bound together. 17.5cm [1748-1774]. Sheaf 1 138p, sheaf 5 44ff : Bristol Ref. Library. B 6495. Strong Room 1B3 : Sheaf 1 91-92 Cheddar water |
| Hutton Cavern |
Diaries of tours made in England and Wales.. Catcott, Alexander. 1748 . MSS; 11 sheaf of loose papers, various sizes bound together. [1748-1774]. Sheaf 1 138p, sheaf 5 44ff : Bristol Ref. Library. B 6495. Strong Room 1B3 : Sheaf 1 78-88 Visit to Wookey Hole : 19-5-1749 |
| Wookey Hole |
A Tour thro' the whole Island of Great Britain .... Defoe, Daniel. 1748 . London: G. Strahan etc., 4th ed., 4 vols, maps, illus |
| Wookey Hole |
Dr. Pococke's journey into England .... Pococke, Richard. 1750 . MSS, 88f. BM Add. MSS. 15800 |
| Wookey Hole |
Travels in England. Pococke, Richard. 1751-1754 . MSS, 3 vols. BM Add. MSS. 22999-23001 |
| Wookey Hole |
A Tour thro' the whole Island of Great Britain .... Defoe, Daniel. 1753 . London: G. Strahan etc., 5th ed., 4 vols, maps, illus |
| Cheddar caves |
Poems on Various Subjects .... Bowden, Samuel. 1754 . Bath : printed by T. Boddely for the author. xxi + [xi] + 390pp |
| Hotwells [Bristol] |
Observations on the earths, rocks, stones and minerals, for some miles about Bristol, and on the nature of the Hot-Well, and the virtues of its water.. Owen, E.. 1754 . xxx inc. 2pls. |
| Wookey Hole |
Poems on Various Subjects .... Bowden, Samuel. 1754 . Bath : printed by T. Boddely for the author. xxi + [xi] + 390pp |
| Pen Park Hole |
The Life of John Buncle, Esq. Vol.1. Amory, Thomas. 1756 . London : J. Noon, 1st ed., [vii] + 511pp, illus. |
| Pen Park Hole |
The Life of John Buncle, Esq. [Amory, Thomas]. 1756 . London : J. Moon; at least 3 editions [1756-1825]s, ix + [vii} + 511pp, illus |
| Wookey Hole |
Euthemia; or the power of harmony. A poem on blank verse [and slander; or, the Witch of Wookey].. [Harrington, Henry]. 1756 . Private Press. 1756, 12pp. 24.5cm |
| Wookey Hole |
Euthemia ... a poem in blank verse .... Harington, Henry. 1756 . Bath [?]: privately printed, 12pp |
| Wookey Hole |
The History of the Royal Society of London .... Birch, Thomas. 1756-7 . London : A. Millar, 4 vols. |
| Cheddar Risings |
Rural Beauties .... Martin, Benjamin. 1757 . London : W. Fenner;[iii] + {xlvi] (numbered [i] - xxxvi, xxv-xxxvi + 314pp, illus, map |