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Bradshaw's general railway and steam navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland, 1859:July - No. 312 CATHEDRAL of St. Pierre, a Romanesque-Byzantine edifice, dating from 12th cent., restored 1866-75; facade and tower are specially interesting.

MEDICAL.–Dr. Stanley Randall; Dr. Leon Blanc; Dr. Louis Blanc; Dr. Françon; Dr. Gubb; Dr. Goddard; Dr. J. Dardel, Rue des Bains. A complete list may be seen at the Etablissement. Bradshaw's monthly railway and steam navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland, 1846:June - No. 155

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GRAND HOTEL DU CAP.—Superior first class, beautifully situated in own grounds of forty-five acres, amidst pine district; entirely renovated; lift; electric light. See Advt. Musée, little north of Cathedral, near Hotel de Ville; collections of paintings, sculpture, antiquities, etc.

Chief town of Département Haute Savoie, beautifully situated on the Lake of Annecy, an excellent centre for excursions into the valleys of the French Alps, but otherwise not very interesting. At the Chapel of the Visitation are good paintings. Hotel de Ville has a small Musée of industrial and natural history collections, and a library. The Cathedral is a small building without interest. HOTEL ASTORIA ET DE L’ARC ROMAIN.—First class, facing the Park and Bath Establishment. Every modern comfort and luxury. See Advt. Cathedral of St. Etienne, 13th-15th cent., two towers, has fine portals on west front, many figures in recesses and niches; graceful interior, statue of St. Stephen, tombs, stained glass. A street running between the Railway Stations ascends to the city, and if followed in its bending westward will conduct to the Hotel de Ville (left), on past the Palais de Justice (right), then about third street on left leads to the Cathedral.

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SPLENDIDE HOTEL ROYAL. — Fashionable hotel, of high reputation, situated in fine elevated position, with Park. Much frequented by English families. See Advt. Barometer.—The weather glass and rainfall in France are measured by the Millimètre = ¹/1000th of a Mètre=.0394 inches=⁴/100th of an Inch. Thus, 724 Millimètres (mm.) correspond to 28½ inches; 736½ mm. to 29 inches; 749½ mm. to 29½ inches; 762 mm. to 30 inches; 775 mm. to 30½ inches. (See Table above). For comparison, remember that the Mean Temp. of London is 39° in winter, 50½° annual; and the Rainfall, 25 to 26 inches. Weights and Measures. — A Penny weighs ⅓ oz., or 10 grammes; a halfpenny, ⅕ oz. A French centime or cent. weighs a gramme; its diameter equals a centimètre; and 100 cents. in a row equal a mètre. 1 Centimètre=10 Millimètres=⁴/10th of an Inch; or 2½ Centimètres=1 Inch. An inch is the diameter of a halfpenny. A penny is ¹/10th foot in diameter. FRANCE. Lomax, E S, "Bradshaw, the Timetable Man", The Antiquarian Book Monthly Review, vol II, N° 9 and 10 (Sept-Oct 1975), pp.2–10 and 13–16, ill (extremely well-researched, contains the fullest list of Brashaw publications) Bradshaw's general railway and steam navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland, 1896:June - No. 755