The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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... over which there is a foot - bridge formed by large stones laid on piles , which may be considered as the first on the river , unless a couple of flat stones laid across its previous and much narrower stream , may claim that title .
... over which there is a foot - bridge formed by large stones laid on piles , which may be considered as the first on the river , unless a couple of flat stones laid across its previous and much narrower stream , may claim that title .
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A cut was completed in the year 1787 , which begins at a short distance from the bridge , winds round a meadow , and , after passing through a handsome stone arch , which continues the road , soon rejoins the main current of the river .
A cut was completed in the year 1787 , which begins at a short distance from the bridge , winds round a meadow , and , after passing through a handsome stone arch , which continues the road , soon rejoins the main current of the river .
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The principal entrance into this place is over a stone bridge of eleven arches , and five hundred and twenty - six feet in length , stretching over two distinct branches of the Cherwell and the land that divides them .
The principal entrance into this place is over a stone bridge of eleven arches , and five hundred and twenty - six feet in length , stretching over two distinct branches of the Cherwell and the land that divides them .
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This structure , which is of stone , was begun about the year 1072 , and bears some resemblance to the style of the Luxemburgh Palace in Paris . The two projecting sides of the building are united by a wall with a spacious central ...
This structure , which is of stone , was begun about the year 1072 , and bears some resemblance to the style of the Luxemburgh Palace in Paris . The two projecting sides of the building are united by a wall with a spacious central ...
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... compose its interior finishing . The steeple is lofty and light , and rises into a spire . The architect was Doctor Aldrich , Dean of Christ Church . OXFORD . New College is an handsome spacious stone building OXFORD.
... compose its interior finishing . The steeple is lofty and light , and rises into a spire . The architect was Doctor Aldrich , Dean of Christ Church . OXFORD . New College is an handsome spacious stone building OXFORD.
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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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