Reminiscences of Taunton

Excerpt from Reminiscences of Taunton: In Ye Auld Lang Syne As quite a number of correspondents have been giving their recollections of Taunton as it appeared in the early part of the present century, and have confined their communications principally to the locations of the streets and buildings, without giving the names of the owners, their business, occupations, social status, etc., I propose to go over the ground and supply, so far as I can, this omission, briefly, in a series of articles for the Republican. As I have no records to consult, and nothing but memory to rely upon, it is quite possible that some inaccuracies and mistakes may be found in these reminiscences of the past, as they will be solely the recollections and impressions of early boyhood. The Old Grist MILL. In giving the topography of the place as it appeared in 1810 and succeeding years, we will commence at the Old Grist Mill located at the foot of the hill on the road to Westminster, opposite the old Brick Mill of Crocker Bros. &Co., recently torn down, leaving a further description of that portion of the town to another time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.