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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... in the seventh year of Henry the Sixth , to keep the spire of Salisbury in repair . Here was also an hospital , in the reign of Henry the Third , which was dedicated to Saint John the Baptist , and was valued at four ...
... in the seventh year of Henry the Sixth , to keep the spire of Salisbury in repair . Here was also an hospital , in the reign of Henry the Third , which was dedicated to Saint John the Baptist , and was valued at four ...
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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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THIS village is situate on the Berkshire side of the Thames , about four miles from Reading , in the road to Wallingford . The particular part of it which is the subject of the engraving is the seat of the late Anthony Storer , Esq . a ...
THIS village is situate on the Berkshire side of the Thames , about four miles from Reading , in the road to Wallingford . The particular part of it which is the subject of the engraving is the seat of the late Anthony Storer , Esq . a ...
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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 sixty - 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 sixty - 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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| 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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