The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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Basildon Park and Combe Lodge . Purley Hall , seat of the late Anthony Storer , Esq . Shiplake Lock and Paper - Mill , with Wargrave House , the seat of Joseph Hill , Esq . Park Place ( Henley ) , the seat of the Earl of Malmsbury .
Basildon Park and Combe Lodge . Purley Hall , seat of the late Anthony Storer , Esq . Shiplake Lock and Paper - Mill , with Wargrave House , the seat of Joseph Hill , Esq . Park Place ( Henley ) , the seat of the Earl of Malmsbury .
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... which acknowledges the fine improvements of Park Place , it flows through the arches of Henley Bridge , one of the most elegant of the many structures that stretch across it , when its northern bank at Fawley is in the county of ...
... which acknowledges the fine improvements of Park Place , it flows through the arches of Henley Bridge , one of the most elegant of the many structures that stretch across it , when its northern bank at Fawley is in the county of ...
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Here the palace is a magnificent object , and the stream glides on between the royal Park on the one side , and the elegant country houses of Thames Ditton on the other , till it reaches the ancient county town of Kingston in Surrey .
Here the palace is a magnificent object , and the stream glides on between the royal Park on the one side , and the elegant country houses of Thames Ditton on the other , till it reaches the ancient county town of Kingston in Surrey .
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2 The view of this beautiful spot is taken from the bottoni of a wood , which declines from the upper part of the park to the banks of the Thames , which are here enlivened by two pleasing cottages : the bridge , by connecting the ...
2 The view of this beautiful spot is taken from the bottoni of a wood , which declines from the upper part of the park to the banks of the Thames , which are here enlivened by two pleasing cottages : the bridge , by connecting the ...
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The immediate approach to the house , through the park , is on a descent , which , though gradual and judiciously broken by its lateral course , is a circumstance that will scarcely admit of grandeur : but , in the example before us ...
The immediate approach to the house , through the park , is on a descent , which , though gradual and judiciously broken by its lateral course , is a circumstance that will scarcely admit of grandeur : but , in the example before us ...
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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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