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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... extensive farms , under his occasional inspection . A Mansion , adapted to receive his noble family , was required , when they visited their numerous domains in the west of England . It was desirable that it should be an agreeable ...
... extensive farms , under his occasional inspection . A Mansion , adapted to receive his noble family , was required , when they visited their numerous domains in the west of England . It was desirable that it should be an agreeable ...
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... extensive farm- buildings , fitted up and enlarged for the purpose . Upon the death of the late Thomas Weld , Esq . the estate descended to his son , who , it is reported , has since retired into a monastery . The Castle was afterwards ...
... extensive farm- buildings , fitted up and enlarged for the purpose . Upon the death of the late Thomas Weld , Esq . the estate descended to his son , who , it is reported , has since retired into a monastery . The Castle was afterwards ...
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... extensive plantations . It has a fine view of the British Chan- nel , and is esteemed one of the most beautiful and romantic situations in this part of the kingdom . The façade of the building , as seen in the annexed Plate , presents a ...
... extensive plantations . It has a fine view of the British Chan- nel , and is esteemed one of the most beautiful and romantic situations in this part of the kingdom . The façade of the building , as seen in the annexed Plate , presents a ...
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... extensive , and nothing can be more picturesque than the views of Corfe Castle , and the Isle of Purbeck . About three - quarters of mile from the Castle , Sir Charles has designed a Pheasantry , which is an enclosure of above three ...
... extensive , and nothing can be more picturesque than the views of Corfe Castle , and the Isle of Purbeck . About three - quarters of mile from the Castle , Sir Charles has designed a Pheasantry , which is an enclosure of above three ...
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... extensive view of the surrounding country is presented to the eye . The town of Shaftesbury , Glastonbury Torr , and Alfred's Tower at Stourhead , together with the Mendip and Quantock hills , may be seen from thence . The ancient Lords ...
... extensive view of the surrounding country is presented to the eye . The town of Shaftesbury , Glastonbury Torr , and Alfred's Tower at Stourhead , together with the Mendip and Quantock hills , may be seen from thence . The ancient Lords ...
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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