The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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... one of the most elegant of the many structures that stretch across it , when its northern bank at Fawley is in the county of Buckingham . We now come to the most beautiful part of a river that abounds in beauties .
... one of the most elegant of the many structures that stretch across it , when its northern bank at Fawley is in the county of Buckingham . We now come to the most beautiful part of a river that abounds in beauties .
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Radcot bridge presents an object , not only picturesque in its appearance , and curious from its antiquity , as it is one of the oldest structures of its kind on the river , but is interesting also , from historical relation .
Radcot bridge presents an object , not only picturesque in its appearance , and curious from its antiquity , as it is one of the oldest structures of its kind on the river , but is interesting also , from historical relation .
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It is a handsome structure , built from a design of Mr. Gwyn , who was a native of the city and architect to the Universiry , which is indebted to him for many judicious alterations and improvements . At the foot of this bridge is ...
It is a handsome structure , built from a design of Mr. Gwyn , who was a native of the city and architect to the Universiry , which is indebted to him for many judicious alterations and improvements . At the foot of this bridge is ...
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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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The central gate forms a noble entrance , and over it has a beautiful Gothic tower with a dome , which was added to the structure by Sir Christopher , is most happily adapted to the character of the building , and crowns the whole .
The central gate forms a noble entrance , and over it has a beautiful Gothic tower with a dome , which was added to the structure by Sir Christopher , is most happily adapted to the character of the building , and crowns the whole .
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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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