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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... architecture ; and yet this was probably not the ancient en- trance , for under the Flag Tower , before that part was taken down and rebuilt , was the appearance of a gateway , that had been walled up , directly fronting the present ...
... architecture ; and yet this was probably not the ancient en- trance , for under the Flag Tower , before that part was taken down and rebuilt , was the appearance of a gateway , that had been walled up , directly fronting the present ...
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... architecture , and has remained nearly in its original form ; but the interior displays a high degree of modern elegance and convenience . A List of the principal Pictures . St. Jerome in the Desert ... King William III . , and his ...
... architecture , and has remained nearly in its original form ; but the interior displays a high degree of modern elegance and convenience . A List of the principal Pictures . St. Jerome in the Desert ... King William III . , and his ...
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... architecture is from hence displayed to the greatest advantage : -but our limits restrict us to a mere epitome . The ... architectural grandeur with the carriage front . It extends 348 feet in five grand divisions ; the centre ...
... architecture is from hence displayed to the greatest advantage : -but our limits restrict us to a mere epitome . The ... architectural grandeur with the carriage front . It extends 348 feet in five grand divisions ; the centre ...
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... architectural beauty . Some idea may be formed of the liberal scale upon which this seat was erected , when it is mentioned , that the stone alone used in the building is estimated to have cost ten thousand pounds ; and some of the old ...
... architectural beauty . Some idea may be formed of the liberal scale upon which this seat was erected , when it is mentioned , that the stone alone used in the building is estimated to have cost ten thousand pounds ; and some of the old ...
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... architectural grandeur that is displayed in the centre . A very large court is enclosed with iron palisades , and two ... architecture , and is built entirely of a fine light gray stone , brought at a great expense from the quarries at ...
... architectural grandeur that is displayed in the centre . A very large court is enclosed with iron palisades , and two ... architecture , and is built entirely of a fine light gray stone , brought at a great expense from the quarries at ...
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Page 40 - February 4, 1641. He served that unfortunate monarch as Colonel of Horse, and suffered much both in person and estate during the civil wars, but happily survived the usurpation of Cromwell, and witnessed the restoration of King Charles II. to the throne of his ancestors. The second son of the second Baronet was George Kaye, Esq. of Denby Grange ; he married Dorothy, daughter of Robert Saville, of Bryan Royd, in this county, and, dying in the year 1707> his son succeeded to the property of his two...