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 two projecting sides of the building are united by a wall with a spacious central gateway , over which is the statue of Queen Caroline , under a dome supported by columns ; a noble ornament , but in a most tasteless situation .
The two projecting sides of the building are united by a wall with a spacious central gateway , over which is the statue of Queen Caroline , under a dome supported by columns ; a noble ornament , but in a most tasteless situation .
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... Mary's Church is another superb ornament of the High Street , and is appropriated to the use of the University . ... its lofty and finely ornamented spire , was added by the first Bishop of Oxford in the reign of Henry the Eighth .
... Mary's Church is another superb ornament of the High Street , and is appropriated to the use of the University . ... its lofty and finely ornamented spire , was added by the first Bishop of Oxford in the reign of Henry the Eighth .
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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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The Radcliffe Library is a splendid ornament of Oxford . The celebrated Dr. Radcliffe left the sum of forty thousand pounds for the erection , and funds for a suitable establishment . It is a large circular stone building , crowned with ...
The Radcliffe Library is a splendid ornament of Oxford . The celebrated Dr. Radcliffe left the sum of forty thousand pounds for the erection , and funds for a suitable establishment . It is a large circular stone building , crowned with ...
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This superb piece of architecture , though attached to , has no communication with , the church , the principal entrance being on the opposite side , and was erected merely as an ornament to the garden . It stands on a brow of exuberant ...
This superb piece of architecture , though attached to , has no communication with , the church , the principal entrance being on the opposite side , and was erected merely as an ornament to the garden . It stands on a brow of exuberant ...
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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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