The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County: Bedfordshire ; Berkshire ; BuckinghamshireT. Maiden, 1801 - Architecture |
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... sides , and a rivulet on the south - west border . The face of the county is pleas- ingly varied , being broken into ... side is mostly flat , and sandy ; yet , being well managed , it pro- duces great quantities of beans . On the north ...
... sides , and a rivulet on the south - west border . The face of the county is pleas- ingly varied , being broken into ... side is mostly flat , and sandy ; yet , being well managed , it pro- duces great quantities of beans . On the north ...
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... side of the town , by Pagan de Beauchamp , the third baron of Bedford . This fabric was encompassed by a vast en- trenchment of earth , as well as a lofty and thick wall . " While it stood , " says Camden , " there was no storm of civil ...
... side of the town , by Pagan de Beauchamp , the third baron of Bedford . This fabric was encompassed by a vast en- trenchment of earth , as well as a lofty and thick wall . " While it stood , " says Camden , " there was no storm of civil ...
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... side was one petraria , and two mangonella , which daily battered the tower ; and on the west side , two mangonella ruined the old tower ; and one mangonella on the south , and one on the north , made two breaches in the wall opposed to ...
... side was one petraria , and two mangonella , which daily battered the tower ; and on the west side , two mangonella ruined the old tower ; and one mangonella on the south , and one on the north , made two breaches in the wall opposed to ...
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... side is a strong clay ; that on the south , though , in general , lighter , is yet a good staple . The natural fertility of the vale is much increased by the overflow- ing of the river Ouse , across the stream of which there is a strong ...
... side is a strong clay ; that on the south , though , in general , lighter , is yet a good staple . The natural fertility of the vale is much increased by the overflow- ing of the river Ouse , across the stream of which there is a strong ...
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... sides , so that no person could pass without per- mission of the keeper . The river was made navigable to Lynn in ... side of the river ; those of St. Peter , St. Cuthbert , and St. Paul , on the north . The latter is the principal ...
... sides , so that no person could pass without per- mission of the keeper . The river was made navigable to Lynn in ... side of the river ; those of St. Peter , St. Cuthbert , and St. Paul , on the north . The latter is the principal ...
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