The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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... four poundsten shillings . The free - school was founded by Robert Jenner , Esquire , who endowed it with an annual revenue of forty pounds . There are two churches , one of which has a large , lofty , and handsome tower ...
... four poundsten shillings . The free - school was founded by Robert Jenner , Esquire , who endowed it with an annual revenue of forty pounds . There are two churches , one of which has a large , lofty , and handsome tower ...
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The great Quadrangle , of which this superb range of building forms a part , is two hundred and sixty - four by two hundred and sixty - one in the clear . The Hall occupies a part of the south side , and the remainder of the surrounding ...
The great Quadrangle , of which this superb range of building forms a part , is two hundred and sixty - four by two hundred and sixty - one in the clear . The Hall occupies a part of the south side , and the remainder of the surrounding ...
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The former is inclosed by a wall , and , being solely applied to the culture of flowers , is disposed in regular parterres , with a bason for gold and silver fish in the centre ; four small statues , allusive to their situation ...
The former is inclosed by a wall , and , being solely applied to the culture of flowers , is disposed in regular parterres , with a bason for gold and silver fish in the centre ; four small statues , allusive to their situation ...
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This curious structure measures sisty - five feet in circumference , and is composed of forty five large stones , each of them about seven feet in height , from four to six in breadth , and from one to three in thickness ; and contains ...
This curious structure measures sisty - five feet in circumference , and is composed of forty five large stones , each of them about seven feet in height , from four to six in breadth , and from one to three in thickness ; and contains ...
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Medmenham Abbey is pleasantly situated in the parish of the name it bears , on the banks of the Thames , about four miles to the south - west of Great Marlow , in the county of Buckingham . This manor being given , before the second of ...
Medmenham Abbey is pleasantly situated in the parish of the name it bears , on the banks of the Thames , about four miles to the south - west of Great Marlow , in the county of Buckingham . This manor being given , before the second of ...
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| Title | The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River Volume 1 of The Thames; Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River, William Bernard Cooke |
| Author | Samuel Owen |
| Illustrated by | William Bernard Cooke, Samuel Owen |
| Publisher | Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, 1811 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Oct 20, 2007 |
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