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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... present nobleman , under the direction of W. Wilkins , Esq . , in the style , and agreeably to the taste , displayed in the reign of Henry the Seventh in the construction , the architect , it must be admitted , has made a very choice ...
... present nobleman , under the direction of W. Wilkins , Esq . , in the style , and agreeably to the taste , displayed in the reign of Henry the Seventh in the construction , the architect , it must be admitted , has made a very choice ...
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... present possessor , nearly on the site of another one considerably ancient . The walls are composed of the rough ... presents , with considerable correctness , the features of the semi - castellated dwellings of our ancestors ; and very ...
... present possessor , nearly on the site of another one considerably ancient . The walls are composed of the rough ... presents , with considerable correctness , the features of the semi - castellated dwellings of our ancestors ; and very ...
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... present century . The exterior is planned with considerable architectural precision ; it is composed of Portland stone , with Tuscan pilasters and entablature , having an air of pleasing simplicity in its general effect . Passing ...
... present century . The exterior is planned with considerable architectural precision ; it is composed of Portland stone , with Tuscan pilasters and entablature , having an air of pleasing simplicity in its general effect . Passing ...
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... present Viscount Downe , from whom it passed , together with other estates in this county , to the Courtenays , and was at a later period possessed by the Waddons . In 1689 John Granville , Earl of Bath and Governor of Plymouth , held a ...
... present Viscount Downe , from whom it passed , together with other estates in this county , to the Courtenays , and was at a later period possessed by the Waddons . In 1689 John Granville , Earl of Bath and Governor of Plymouth , held a ...
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... present possessor , and furnished in the most sumptuous manner . Among the various decorations are some good family ... present to an ancestor of the family . Within a short distance of this Castle are a multitude of sea - bathing places ...
... present possessor , and furnished in the most sumptuous manner . Among the various decorations are some good family ... present to an ancestor of the family . Within a short distance of this Castle are a multitude of sea - bathing places ...
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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