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  • Some of these objects are composed of very characteristic materials; take, for example, one of the more recent arrivals, known as the Rowton siderite.

    The Story of the Heavens 1876

  • "Little Daisy Meredith didn't have no mo 'idee o' harm than that mockin'-bird o 'Rowton's

    In Simpkinsville : character tales, 1897

  • I have tentatively pushed from time-to-time for the roads around the Plumcroft block plus Rowton Rd to be made one way.

    Is anyone there? 2006

  • Beatrice, the daughter of Richard Adeney of Rowton, a village near High Encall, the Lord Newport's seat, in the same county.

    Notes and Queries, Number 43, August 24, 1850 Various

  • Perhaps the best advertisement for the Rowton Houses is the fact that they are always full to overflowing.

    Down and Out in Paris and London 1933

  • As a last hope Paddy suggested trying a Rowton House; by the rules they would not let us in before seven, but we might slip in unnoticed.

    Down and Out in Paris and London 1933

  • The Rowton Houses are splendid buildings, and the only objection to them is the strict discipline, with rules against cooking, card-playing, etc.

    Down and Out in Paris and London 1933

  • The best are the Rowton Houses, where the charge is a shilling, for which you get a cubicle to yourself, and the use of excellent bathrooms.

    Down and Out in Paris and London 1933

  • We walked up to the magnificent doorway (the Rowton Houses really are magnificent) and very casually, trying to look like regular lodgers, began to stroll in.

    Down and Out in Paris and London 1933

  • Some measure to establish Rowton Houses for Women has been before the London

    The Convert 1907

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