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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... containing the badges of the several Dukes of Cornwall , with selections from the armorial distinctions and alliances of the family , arranged with considerable attention to coeval propriety . The former Caerhays ( in the Cornish ...
... containing the badges of the several Dukes of Cornwall , with selections from the armorial distinctions and alliances of the family , arranged with considerable attention to coeval propriety . The former Caerhays ( in the Cornish ...
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... contains some family portraits by Opie . A spacious winding staircase leads to the corridor , which is sup- ported by the same number of columns as the tribune . A small drawing room , furnished with chastened simplicity , opens on the ...
... contains some family portraits by Opie . A spacious winding staircase leads to the corridor , which is sup- ported by the same number of columns as the tribune . A small drawing room , furnished with chastened simplicity , opens on the ...
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... contains many noble apartments , which have been much em- bellished and adorned by the taste of the present possessor , and furnished in the most sumptuous manner . Among the various decorations are some good family portraits , and a ...
... contains many noble apartments , which have been much em- bellished and adorned by the taste of the present possessor , and furnished in the most sumptuous manner . Among the various decorations are some good family portraits , and a ...
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... contains upwards of one hundred and eighty acres , and consists of majestic oaks , the underwood being entirely of holly . In the Great Wood are two roads for catching woodcocks , where , by means of nets , these birds are taken in the ...
... contains upwards of one hundred and eighty acres , and consists of majestic oaks , the underwood being entirely of holly . In the Great Wood are two roads for catching woodcocks , where , by means of nets , these birds are taken in the ...
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... contains two large painted windows of stained glass , shadowed by a rich cluster of ivy extending towards the battlements . At the east end is the window of the dining - room , and the south and north towers combine to produce a most ...
... contains two large painted windows of stained glass , shadowed by a rich cluster of ivy extending towards the battlements . At the east end is the window of the dining - room , and the south and north towers combine to produce a most ...
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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