An address upon laying the foundation-stone of the Queen's Hospital, Birmingham, June 18, 1840. With notes, and an appendix ... To which is prefixed, an account of the ceremony / [Vaughan Thomas].

  • Vaughan Thomas
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1840
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Credit: An address upon laying the foundation-stone of the Queen's Hospital, Birmingham, June 18, 1840. With notes, and an appendix ... To which is prefixed, an account of the ceremony / [Vaughan Thomas]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of fasionable and highly respectable ladies. The county and borough Members were prevented attending owing to their Parliamentary engagements, and the Lord Bishop of the Diocese by severe indisposition. At the conclusion of the breakfast, the company were admirably arranged by the Deputy Grand Master of the Ceremonies, and moved to the ground in the most perfect order, followed by a large number of spectators, and accompanied by the regimental band of the Scots’ Greys, and a very efficient force of Police, along New-street, High-street, the Bull-ring, Spiceal-street, Edgbaston-street, Smallbrook-street, Exeter- row, and Holloway-head, to the site of the intended Hospital. In the above streets dense masses of people were congregated, and the windows of the houses occupied by anxious spectators, who were deeply interested in the scene. The Lodges had a beautiful effect, and the novelty of the sight in Birmingham caused a large influx of visitors from the surrounding hamlets and villages. When the Junior Lodge arrived within a short distance of the ground, it halted and opened right and left, and so on with the other Lodges in succession, according to se¬ niority, in order to allow the Grand Provincial Lodge to advance to the site of the intended building. On arriving on the ground, the procession entered the enclosed space in admirable order, and was received by the venerable President, Dr. Johnstone; and, notwithstanding upwards of 10,000 persons were present, not the slightest confusion or accident occurred to mar the auspicious com¬ mencement of this noble and benevolent work. On the right hand side of the enclosure a large temporary platform had been erected for the accommodation of spectators,
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