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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... feet two inches in height , and fifteen feet four inches in breadth , by Daniel Mytens , containing portraits of King Charles the First and his Queen , with horses and several dogs , all as large as life . In the fore - ground , the ...
... feet two inches in height , and fifteen feet four inches in breadth , by Daniel Mytens , containing portraits of King Charles the First and his Queen , with horses and several dogs , all as large as life . In the fore - ground , the ...
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... feet high and 70 feet in length , having a ceiling supported by oak brackets of light workmanship . At the upper end is a rich screen supporting a gal- lery , containing a handsome clock and an organ . Several good pictures adorn the ...
... feet high and 70 feet in length , having a ceiling supported by oak brackets of light workmanship . At the upper end is a rich screen supporting a gal- lery , containing a handsome clock and an organ . Several good pictures adorn the ...
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... feet long by 40 feet broad , and con- tain forty stalls - still the finest in the kingdom , with the exception of the royal stables at Brighton . Margaret , grand - daughter and heiress of William , Duke of Newcastle , mar- ried John ...
... feet long by 40 feet broad , and con- tain forty stalls - still the finest in the kingdom , with the exception of the royal stables at Brighton . Margaret , grand - daughter and heiress of William , Duke of Newcastle , mar- ried John ...
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... feet in five grand divisions ; the centre , containing the saloon , is entered by a noble Corinthian Portico , crowned by a pedestal , bearing this inscription , " Europæ hæc vindex genio decora alta Britanno ; " above which is now ...
... feet in five grand divisions ; the centre , containing the saloon , is entered by a noble Corinthian Portico , crowned by a pedestal , bearing this inscription , " Europæ hæc vindex genio decora alta Britanno ; " above which is now ...
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... feet in length . At the upper end of the Library is a much admired white marble statue of Queen Anne , very highly finished , by Rysbrach , she is represented in her coronation robes , and on the pedestal is this inscription- " To the ...
... feet in length . At the upper end of the Library is a much admired white marble statue of Queen Anne , very highly finished , by Rysbrach , she is represented in her coronation robes , and on the pedestal is this inscription- " To 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...