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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... entrance . On the key - stone of the arch is the royal arms , with figures of Victory , and palm branches enclosing the crown ; and over the doorcase is the bust of John , Duke of Marlborough . The ceiling , representing Victory ...
... entrance . On the key - stone of the arch is the royal arms , with figures of Victory , and palm branches enclosing the crown ; and over the doorcase is the bust of John , Duke of Marlborough . The ceiling , representing Victory ...
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... entrance , and on the direct road from that town to Abingdon and Oxford , by New Bridge on the Thames . It was built by Sir Simon Harcourt , Knt . who was Lord Keeper of the Great Seal in 1702 , and afterwards ennobled by Queen Anne ...
... entrance , and on the direct road from that town to Abingdon and Oxford , by New Bridge on the Thames . It was built by Sir Simon Harcourt , Knt . who was Lord Keeper of the Great Seal in 1702 , and afterwards ennobled by Queen Anne ...
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... entrance is a shield , with the family arms boldly sculptured ; each lateral division of the same front is adorned ... entrances are bas - reliefs representing particular passages from the fables of Æsop . From the centre of the Gallery ...
... entrance is a shield , with the family arms boldly sculptured ; each lateral division of the same front is adorned ... entrances are bas - reliefs representing particular passages from the fables of Æsop . From the centre of the Gallery ...
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... entrance is guarded by a portcullis . At each angle of the edifice is a circular tower . Flat ranges of stone - building occupy the intervals , and along the whole top is an embattled parapet . In the twelfth volume of the " Beauties of ...
... entrance is guarded by a portcullis . At each angle of the edifice is a circular tower . Flat ranges of stone - building occupy the intervals , and along the whole top is an embattled parapet . In the twelfth volume of the " Beauties of ...
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... entrance . The east and west fronts are more plain , and are each ninety - six feet in length . On the south is the noble terrace , forty feet broad and three hundred yards in length , from whence is a most beautiful view over the ...
... entrance . The east and west fronts are more plain , and are each ninety - six feet in length . On the south is the noble terrace , forty feet broad and three hundred yards in length , from whence is a most beautiful view over the ...
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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...