Bibliography

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Cave Title / Author / Reference / Published / Publication / Publisher
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]
Wonders of Britain [Collection of mediaeval MSS all of which include details of 4 Wonders of England]. Anon. 13th-15th C. . MSS, various sources including the Cotton MSS. All housed in British Library. Ref. Shaw, Men Bib Pt. II, No. 477 for further details.
Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] 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.]
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
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.
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
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
Lost Cave of Cheddar Poly-Obion. Drayton, Michael. 1622 . London : as 2nd ed but 12 additional 'songs' describibg other counties
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
Giant's Cave The Annals of Bristol in the Seventeenth Century [. Latimer, John. p. 250 1654 . Bristol :William George's Sons; [viii] + 514pp. Pub 1900.
Wheel Pit [de-watering lead mines at Row-pits]. Anon. (22)340-341(May) 1662 Mercurius Publicus.
Rowpits Britannia ... [facsimile]. Ogilby, John. 1675 . London: Alexander Duckham, [108]pp, maps, illus [reduced facsimile of the 1st ed. plates]
Wrington Mines An account of Digging and Preparing the Lapis Calaminaris.. Pooley, Giles. 17(198)672-677 1693 Phil Trans.
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
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]
Rowpits 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]
Goatchurch Cavern Somersetshire Illustrated.. Strachey, John. c.1730 . MSS, Somerset Record Office ref. no. DD/SH 1-404
Lost Cave of Dolebury Somersetshire Illustrated.. Strachey, John. c.1730 . MSS, Somerset Record Office ref. no. DD/SH 1-404
Flint Jack's Cave Register of Baptisms. Cheddar Parish Church records. 1734 to date . MSS, 8 vols Contains details of the Cox and Gough families
Flint Jack's Cave Register of Marriages. Cheddar Parish Church records. 1734 to date . MSS, 14 vols Contains details of the Cox and Gough families
Flint Jack's Cave Register of Burials. Cheddar Parish Church records. 1734 to date . MSS, 6 vols Contains details of the Cox and Gough families
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
Loxton 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 5 27-30 Loxton Cave 19-8-1757
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.
fiction Euthemia ... a poem in blank verse .... Harington, Henry. 1756 . Bath [?]: privately printed, 12pp
Hutton Cavern - 1 [fossil remains]. Catcott, Alexander. 27,199 1757 Gents Mag.
Loxton Cavern Fossil Journal began Sept. 9th. 1757. Catcott, Alexander. 1757 . MS. 32ff. 19.5cm : f6 5-8-1763 - surveyed Loxton Cavern
mining [Chewton Mendip] Fossil Journal began Sept. 9th. 1757. Catcott, Alexander. 1757 . MS. 32ff. 19.5cm : 28-8-1763 Lead mines at Chewton Mendip - Lamb Leer Cavern mentioned
Green Ore mineshafts Les Routes d'Ogilby par l'Angleterre. .... Ogilby, John. 1759 . Paris: Le Rouge [maps reengraved from 1719 edition [An Actual Survey ...] [another ed. - 1766]
Banwell Stalactite Cavern A treatise on the deluge .... Catcott, Alexander. 1761 . London : Withers, xiii + 296pp, illus ; 2nd ed. 1768
Cold Ashton Tunnel A treatise on the deluge .... Catcott, Alexander. 1761 . London : Withers, xiii + 296pp, illus ; 2nd ed. 1768
Hutton Cavern - 1 A treatise on the deluge .... Catcott, Alexander. 1761 . London : Withers, xiii + 296pp, illus ; 2nd ed. 1768
Hutton Cavern - 2 A treatise on the deluge .... Catcott, Alexander. 1761 . London : Withers, xiii + 296pp, illus ; 2nd ed. 1768
Loxton Cavern A treatise on the deluge .... Catcott, Alexander. 1761 . London : Withers, xiii + 296pp, illus ; 2nd ed. 1768
Green Ore mineshafts The Roads through England Delineated .... Ogilby, John. 1762 . London: John Bowles, [xi]+101pp, maps [another edition: 1775 - maps are now dated 1775 - a pirated version of 1st edition of Britannia in 1675]
fiction Descriptio Angliae .... Coryate, George. 1763 . London : John Rivington, [iv]+14
fiction Reliques of Ancient, English Poetry. Percy, Thomas [ed]. 1765 . London: J. Dodsley, 3 vols, illus. [includes Harrington's poem of Wookey Hole] There are many editions.
fiction The Witch of Wookey by an ingenious Physician near Bath ... [with alterations by [W.] Shenstone] published in Reliques of Ancient, English Poetry by Thomas Percy [q.v.]. Harington, Henry. 1765 . [in] Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient, English Poetry ... [q.v.]
Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] Journal of an Excursion to Eastbury and Bristol, etc. in May and June 1767. Banks, Joseph. 1767 . 22ff MSS
Green Ore mineshafts Kitchin's Post-Chaise Companion, through England and Wales .... Kitchin, Thomas [Ogilby, John]. 1767 . London: John Bowles, Carington Bowles, and Robert Sayer, [[ix]+103pp, maps [pirated editions] [2nd. ed - 1780]
Cold Ashton Cave The Ancient and Present State of Glostershire.. Atkyns, Robert. 1768 . London : printed by T. Spilsbury for W. Herbert, 2nd ed, [viii] + 452 + [viii]pp, maps, illus, index
Hutton Cavern - 1 A Supplement to a book, entitled a treatise on the deluge.. Catcott, Alexander. 1768 . Bristol : Farley and Cocking, iv+65pp, illus
Cliff Hotel Lake Risings Antiquities of England & Wales, General Description of County of Somerset. Boswell. 1770 .
fiction A Collection of Poems in four volumes by several hands. Pearch, George. 1770 . London: G. Pearch [includes Harrington's poem of Wookey Hole]. Other editions: 1778 & 1783
Hutton Cavern Diaries of tours made in England and Wales.. Catcott, Alexander. 1774 . 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
Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] Itinerarium .... Worcester, William of. 1778 . Cambridge: J. Archdeacon, [xvi]+388+[vii]pp
Cold Ashton Tunnel A New History of Gloucestershire .... Rudder, Samuel. 1779 . Cirencester: printed by Samuel Rudder, x+855+lxviii pp, map, surveys, illus
Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] A New History of Gloucestershire .... Rudder, Samuel. 1779 . Cirencester: printed by Samuel Rudder, x+855+lxviii pp, map, surveys, illus
Cold Ashton Tunnel The Bristol and Hotwell Guide .... Shiercliffe, Edward. 1789 . Bristol : printed by Bulgin & Rosser for E. Shiercliffe; [iv]+119p, illus
Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] The History and Antiquities of the City of Bristol .... Barrett, William. 1789 . Bristol : printed by William Pine and sold by G. Robinson, London ... , xix + 704pp, maps, surveys, illus
Dodington House Cave [Lost] Letter Book. Jenkin, William. 1790-1820 . MSS housed in County Museum, Truo, HJ.1.1-13
Loxton Cavern Letter Book. Jenkin, William. 1790-1820 . MSS housed in County Museum, Truo, HJ.1.1-13
Fairy Slatts The history and antiquities of the County of Somerset, collected from authentick records and an actual survey by the late Mr. Edmund Rack .... Collinson, John. 1791 . Bath: R. Cruttwell, 3 vols : Vol 1 : lii + 45 + 277pp, Vol. 2 : 507pp; Vol.3 : 650pp; maps illus
Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] Of the Hotwell Waters, near Bristol.. Nott, John. 1793 . Bristol: S. Bonner etc., [vi]+94pp [2nd ed - 1797, 3rd - c.1800]
Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] A Picturesque Guide to Bath, Bristol Hotwells, the River Avon, and the adjacent country.. Ibbetson, Laporte and Hassell, J.. 1793 . London: Hookham and Carpenter, [iii]+266+[i], illus
Cold Ashton Cave The New History, Survey and Description of the city and suburbs of Bristol .... Heath, George. 1794 . Bristol : W. Matthews; [iv]+112pp, map
Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] The New History, Survey and Description of the city and suburbs of Bristol .... Heath, George. 1794 . Bristol : W. Matthews; [iv]+112pp, map
Loxton Cavern [Loxton Cavern exploration]. H[ ], C.I.. 64(1)399-400 1794 Gents Mag.
Cold Ashton Cave The history, antiquities, survey and description of the city and suburbs of Bristol: or complete guide. 2nd ed.. Bristoliensis [pseud. Heath, George]. 1797 . Bristol : W. Matthews, viii + 223pp, 15.4cm
Cold Ashton Cave The new Bristol guide. [Heath, George]. 1800 . Bristol : R. Edwards, viii + 188p, 17.5cm
fiction Poems in Various Subjects .... Sawyer, Anna. 1801 . Birmingham: printed for the author by Swinney & Hawkins, 84+[viii]pp
Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] Fugitive Sketches of the History and Natural Beauties of Clifton.. Manby, George W.. 1802 . Bristol: Norton, [86]pp, [numbered [i]-vi+[5]-84pp, surveys, illus
Hotwells [Bristol] Fugitive Sketches of the History and Natural Beauties of Clifton.. Manby, George W.. 1802 . Bristol: Norton, [86]pp, [numbered [i]-vi+[5]-84pp, surveys, illus
Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] The History of the County of Gloucester; compress, and brought down to the year 1803.. Rudge, Thomas. 1803 . Gloucester: printed for the author, 2 vols, map, illus
St. John's Hole The Annals of Bristol in the Nineteenth Century [Cavern in Cook's Folly Wood inhabited by thieves]. Latimer, John. p. 25 1805 . Bristol :William George's Sons; [viii] + 552pp. Pub 1887.
Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] The History and Beauties of Clifton, Hot-wells .... Manby, George W.. 1806 . London: T. Wilson, [86]pp [numbered [i]-bi, [5]-84pp], surveys, illus
Hotwells [Bristol] The History and Beauties of Clifton, Hot-wells .... Manby, George W.. 1806 . London: T. Wilson, [86]pp [numbered [i]-bi, [5]-84pp], surveys, illus
Sophia's Shaft Oct 15. [page 939]. Anon. 1808 Gents Mag.
Sophia's Shaft 2d. [page 208]. Anon. 1810 Edinburgh Annual Register for 1808.
Hutton Cavern - 1 [fossil teeth and elephant bones]. Anon. 112,109 1822 Phil Trans.
Hutton Hill caves Reliquiae Diluvianae. Buckland, William. 1823 . London: John Murray, vii + [i] + 303pp, maps, surveys, illus
Flint Jack's Cave Register of Banns. Cheddar Parish Church records. 1823 to date . MSS, 5 vols Contains details of the Cox and Gough families
Flint Jack's Cave Register of Banns. Cheddar Parish Church records. 1823 to date . MSS, 5 vols Contains details of the Cox and Gough families
Banwell Stalactite Cavern Antiquarian Researches.. Anon. 44,627-628 1824 Gents Mag.
Fox's Hole [Compton Bishop] Reliquiae Diluvianae .... Buckland, William. 1824 . London : John Murray; 2nd ed., vii + [i] + 303pp, maps, surveys, illus
Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] A Chronological Outline of the History of Bristol .... Evans, John [printer]. 1824 . Bristol : published by the author; xxxiv + 376pp, map, illus
Hutton Cavern - 1 Reliquiae Diluvianae .... Buckland, William. 1824 . London : John Murray; 2nd ed., vii + [i] + 303pp, maps, surveys, illus
Hutton Cavern - 1 Reliquiae Diluvianae .... Buckland, William. 1824 . London : John Murray; vii + [i] + 303pp, maps, surveys, illus
Banwell Stalactite Cavern [diary, 1825-1826, written on white paper bound into Moore's Almanack for 1825]. Bennett, George. 1825 . MS, Somerset County Archive, Taunton. Ref. No. DD/SAS G/1740/1/2/3
Banwell Stalactite Cavern [extracts from field notes between 1st October - 9th October, 1825]. Murchison, R.I.. 1825 . Geol Soc Lib M/N15, p.37.
Ghyston Cave [Giant's Cave] Chilcott's New Guide to Bristol, Clifton and the Hotwells.. Anon. 1826 . Bristol : J. Chilcott, ix + [i] + 241p, maps
Giant's Cave The Annals of Bristol in the Nineteenth Century [Tightrope walk above the cave]. Latimer, John. p. 116, 124 1826 . Bristol :William George's Sons; [viii] + 552pp. Pub 1887.
Cliff Hotel Lake Risings The Banwell & Cheddar Guide [mention of 9 considerable springs]. Rutter, J.. 1827 . Author & Longman Rees p.58
poetry Mendip Caverns [poem] [Reprinted British Caver (38)10-11] [DJI(p)]. Anon. (May) 1828 Gentleman's Magazine.
Banwell Stalactite Cavern An Essay towards an Historical and Topographical description of the Parish of Banwell in Somersetshire Collected from various sources. Bennett, George. c.1828-1831 . MSS, [80]f, bound in coloured thin card covers with red paper spine; foolscap; Somerset Record Office ref : DD/SAS G/1740 /1/1/3
Banwell Stalactite Cavern [Manuscript Note Books on the caves at Banwell]. Beard, William. 1828-1865 . Taunton: Somerset Record Office, [428]f, ref. no. D/P/ban 23/25
Burrington Combe caves [Manuscript Note Books on the caves at Banwell]. Beard, William. 1828-1865 . Taunton: Somerset Record Office, [428]f, ref. no. D/P/ban 23/25
Goatchurch Cavern [Manuscript Note Books on the caves at Banwell]. Beard, William. 1828-1865 . Taunton: Somerset Record Office, [428]f, ref. no. D/P/ban 23/25
Hutton Cavern - 1 [Manuscript Note Books on the caves at Banwell]. Beard, William. 1828-1865 . Taunton: Somerset Record Office, [428]f, ref. no. D/P/ban 23/25
Banwell Stalactite Cavern Some account of the fissures and caverns hitherto discovered in the western district of the Mendip range of hills comprised in a letter from the Rev. D. Williams ... to the Rev. W. Patterson.. Williams, David. 1829 . Shaftesbury : John Rutter, 16pp, surveys
Banwell Stalactite Cavern Delineations of the north western division of the county of Somerset, and of its antediluvian bone caverns .... Rutter, John. 1829 . London : Longmans, xxiv + 349pp, map, illus
Banwell Stalactite Cavern An Essay towards an Historical and Topographical description of the Parish of Banwell in the County of Somersetshire Collected from various sources.. Bennett, George. c.1829 . MS, 80ff, map. Somerset County Archive, Taunton. Ref. No. DD/SAS G/1740/1/1/3
Banwell Stalactite Cavern The Banwell and Cheddar Guide .... Rutter, John. 1829 . Shaftesbury : by the author; [iv] + 78pp, surveys, illus
Charterhouse caves Delineations of the north western division of the county of Somerset, and of its antediluvian bone caverns .... Rutter, John. 1829 . London : Longmans, xxiv + 349pp, map, illus [2nd ed - 1831 incorporating additional illustrations]