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John Timbs
Born(1801-08-17)17 August 1801
London, UK
Died6 March 1875(1875-03-06) (aged 73)
London, UK
Other namesHorace Welby
Occupation(s)Author, Editor, Antiquary
Years activec.1820–1874

John Timbs (/tɪmz/; 17 August 1801 – 6 March 1875) was an English author and antiquary.[1] Some of his work was published under the pseudonym of Horace Welby.

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Timbs, John" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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according to the English antiquary John Timbs, "in token of the offerings of the Eastern Magi." Several authors, including Timbs, viewed the pie as being derived...

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Thangue (1859-1929). Fish seller, 1930. By Gyula Derkovits (1894-1934). John Timbs (1865), "Curiosities of the Fishmongers' Hall", Walks and talks about...

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Vauxhall Gardens

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1615. Whereas John Nichols in his History of Lambeth Parish conjectures that she was the widow of Guy Fawkes, executed in 1606, John Timbs in his 1867 Curiosities...

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Piccadilly

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George Slythe (1907). The Ghosts of Piccadilly. G. P. Putnam's Sons. Timbs, John (1866). Club Life of London with Anecdotes of the Clubs, Coffee-Houses...

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The Illustrated London News

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William Naylor Bayley (assistant: John Timbs) 1848–1859: Charles Mackay 1860–1862: William J. Stewart 1863–1890: John Lash Latey 1891–1900: Clement King...

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Knightsbridge

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Below: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman". Tor.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019. John Timbs (1867), "Knightsbridge", Curiosities of London (2nd ed.), London: J.C...

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Beau Brummell

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of Fashion | Blue Plaques". English Heritage. Retrieved 27 April 2023. John Timbs, English Eccentrics and Eccentricities (London: Chatto and Windus, 1875)...

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Earth battery

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Electrotechnische Zeitshrift. 1898, pg., 794. (Tr., Electrotechnic magazine) John Timbs, The Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. 1868. p. 130. Journal of the...

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Peter Woulfe

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being as much an alchemist and mystic as a scientist. As recorded by John Timbs: "The last true believer in alchemy was not Dr. Price, but Peter Woulfe...

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Islington

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"Islington", Environs of London, vol. 3: County of Middlesex, London: T. Cadell John Timbs (1867), "Islington", Curiosities of London (2nd ed.), London: J.C. Hotten...

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Elihu Yale

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London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of the Metropolis, John Timbs, London, Virtue, 1867, p. 271 The Early History of Coffee Houses in England...

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Lambeth

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"Lambeth", Environs of London, vol. 1: County of Surrey, London: T. Cadell John Timbs (1867), "Lambeth", Curiosities of London (2nd ed.), London: J.C. Hotten...

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John Limbird

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in Britain. It was edited by Thomas Byerley, John Abraham Heraud, Percy Bolingbroke St John, and John Timbs. Late in 1847 it became the Mirror Monthly Magazine;...

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Four thieves vinegar

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Stone house, no. 41, South Second Street., 1818), 2; Thomas Byerley & John Timbs, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction; (Volume 12, 1828)...

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Stonehearst Asylum

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volatile Arthur Timbs, whose family sold to a sideshow, without any sedatives but just using his eyes, with Newgate managing to calm Timbs down by referring...

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Edward Jenner

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December 2010. Horne, Charles F. 1894. Dr. Edward Jenner (1749–1823) by John Timbs, F.S.A.. GG Archives World Health Organization. "Smallpox". "Forgotten...

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Thames Tunnel

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Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017. John Timbs, Stories of Inventors and Discoverers in Science and the Useful Arts,...

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Amesbury

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July 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2008. "Elfinspell: Amesbury Monastery, by John Timbs from Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales, Their Legendary...

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Spitalfields

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Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015. John Timbs (1867), "Spitalfields", Curiosities of London (2nd ed.), London: J.C....

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Nicholas Callan

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September 2019. The Year-book of Facts in Science and Art (p.156), 1849, John Timbs Nicholas Callan (July 1848) "On the construction and power of a new form...

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Fleet Street

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from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015. John Timbs (1867), "Fleet-Street", Curiosities of London (2nd ed.), London: J.C....

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