Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, Etc. of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England:: Accompanied with Historical Descriptions of the Mansions, Lists of Pictures, Statues, &c. and Genealogical Sketches of the Families, of Their Possessors: Forming Part of the General Series of Jones' Great Britain Illustrated, ....Jones & Company, 1829 - Architecture, Domestic |
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... buildings of that period ; the ornamental battlements , and richly decorated turrets surmounting the whole , have a most ... building , leading to a remarkably fine lawn , surrounded by plantations of the greatest variety of shrubs and ...
... buildings of that period ; the ornamental battlements , and richly decorated turrets surmounting the whole , have a most ... building , leading to a remarkably fine lawn , surrounded by plantations of the greatest variety of shrubs and ...
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... building presents , with considerable correctness , the features of the semi - castellated dwellings of our ancestors ; and very scientifically harmonizes with the pictu- resque wildness of the surrounding scenery . The interior ...
... building presents , with considerable correctness , the features of the semi - castellated dwellings of our ancestors ; and very scientifically harmonizes with the pictu- resque wildness of the surrounding scenery . The interior ...
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... building are of well wrought marble . A mezzanine story at the back of the house forms an important acquisition to the domestic accommodations . The plantations around Saunder's Hill are tastefully laid out , and beautifully diversified ...
... building are of well wrought marble . A mezzanine story at the back of the house forms an important acquisition to the domestic accommodations . The plantations around Saunder's Hill are tastefully laid out , and beautifully diversified ...
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... building , being coated with Roman cement , the whole assumes an elegant appearance . The eastern front is adorned with a granite portico of the Grecian Doric order , of imposing size , but the principal entrance is on the north , under ...
... building , being coated with Roman cement , the whole assumes an elegant appearance . The eastern front is adorned with a granite portico of the Grecian Doric order , of imposing size , but the principal entrance is on the north , under ...
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... building : the present west front has been formed by filling up the Hall Court on that side . The chief ornament of ... buildings to ornament this room . The western end is the most elabo- rately adorned , the entrance being in the ...
... building : the present west front has been formed by filling up the Hall Court on that side . The chief ornament of ... buildings to ornament this room . The western end is the most elabo- rately adorned , the entrance being in the ...
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Abbey adorned afterwards AMPORT HOUSE ancient apartments architecture Arundell Baron Baronet Bart beautiful Berkeley building built Castle centre Chapel Church Coningsby Cothelstone Countess Court Courtenay daughter and heiress daughter of Sir descended Devonshire died Digby distance Doric order Dorsetshire Drawn by JP Duke Earl of Pembroke east edifice Edward Phelips eldest elegant Engraved entablature entrance erected father feet George Gloucestershire grounds Hall heir Henry VI Henry VIII Hereford Herefordshire Hill House James John Geers Kentchurch Knight Lacock Abbey Lady Landscape late lawn Lord Lordship Manor Mansion Marquess married miles Montacute House Neale noble ornamented painted parish Park Parliament picture plantations portraits possession possessor present proprietor principal front purchased reign residence Richard river Robert scenery SEAT Sherborne Castle side Sir John Sir Thomas Sir William situated Somerset Somersetshire spacious staircase stone Stourhead succeeded SUFTON COURT taste tower Viscount wife Wiltshire wood