The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, Volume 1 |
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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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Its noble front extends two hundred and sixty feet , replete with ancient and simple grandeur . The altar window of the Chapel was given by Dr. Radcliffe , the celebrated physician , of whom there is a statue over the north gate .
Its noble front extends two hundred and sixty feet , replete with ancient and simple grandeur . The altar window of the Chapel was given by Dr. Radcliffe , the celebrated physician , of whom there is a statue over the north gate .
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Here is also shewn a curious relic in the crosier of William of Wykeham , the founder of the College . It is of silver gilt , seven feet high , and very much enriched with Gothic ornaments . We now proceed to the College of Christ ...
Here is also shewn a curious relic in the crosier of William of Wykeham , the founder of the College . It is of silver gilt , seven feet high , and very much enriched with Gothic ornaments . We now proceed to the College of Christ ...
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One angle of it is entirely possessed by the Library , which is one hundred and forty - one feet in length . The upper part is fitted up with book - cases , columns , & c . of oak , and for beauty of effect , as well as appropriate ...
One angle of it is entirely possessed by the Library , which is one hundred and forty - one feet in length . The upper part is fitted up with book - cases , columns , & c . of oak , and for beauty of effect , as well as appropriate ...
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It may be supposed to have been bor rowed from a design of Inigo Jones , without depreciating the established character of that great architect . The part of the park where the house stands is near three hundred feet above the river ...
It may be supposed to have been bor rowed from a design of Inigo Jones , without depreciating the established character of that great architect . The part of the park where the house stands is near three hundred feet above the river ...
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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 The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, William Bernard Cooke |
| Author | William Bernard Cooke |
| Publisher | Vernor, Hood & Sharpe and W.B. Cooke, 1811 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Mar 28, 2007 |
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