The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, Volume 1Vernor, Hood & Sharpe and W.B. Cooke, 1811 - England |
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... Abbey . Temple House , the seat of Owen Williams , Esq . Harleyford House , the seat of Sir William Clayton . Bisham Abbey , seat of George Vansittart , Esq . Great Marlow . Cookham Church . Taplow House . Maidenhead Bridge . Monkey ...
... Abbey . Temple House , the seat of Owen Williams , Esq . Harleyford House , the seat of Sir William Clayton . Bisham Abbey , seat of George Vansittart , Esq . Great Marlow . Cookham Church . Taplow House . Maidenhead Bridge . Monkey ...
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... Abbey , Harleyford- House and its woody uplands , are succeeded by the town of Marlow , whence through various scenes of sylvan attraction , Hedsor and Clief- den appear in the near horizon , when the stream continues its course till it ...
... Abbey , Harleyford- House and its woody uplands , are succeeded by the town of Marlow , whence through various scenes of sylvan attraction , Hedsor and Clief- den appear in the near horizon , when the stream continues its course till it ...
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... abbeys in the kingdom . William the Conqueror resided here for some time ; and in this abbey his son Henry received his education . The abbey was a principal support of the town till the reign of Henry the Fifth , by whom a bridge was ...
... abbeys in the kingdom . William the Conqueror resided here for some time ; and in this abbey his son Henry received his education . The abbey was a principal support of the town till the reign of Henry the Fifth , by whom a bridge was ...
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... Abbey of Reading , as appears from the confirmation of the charter of Henry the Second , its founder , by Hubert , Archbishop of Can- terbury , and Robert , Bishop of Sarum . It afterwards formed a part of the great possessions of ...
... Abbey of Reading , as appears from the confirmation of the charter of Henry the Second , its founder , by Hubert , Archbishop of Can- terbury , and Robert , Bishop of Sarum . It afterwards formed a part of the great possessions of ...
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... many of the huge stones which compose it , were brought from the violated remains of Reading Abbey.- Many instances , indeed , might be named , where the seats PARK PLACE . of solitary sanctity , have not only PARK PLACE .
... many of the huge stones which compose it , were brought from the violated remains of Reading Abbey.- Many instances , indeed , might be named , where the seats PARK PLACE . of solitary sanctity , have not only PARK PLACE .
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Abbey adorned afterwards ancient appears arch banks beauty beneath Berkshire Bisham Abbey bridge building ceiling chamber chapel character charming church College Cookham Cricklade crowned decorated display distance distinguished Duke Earl elegant Engraved erected Eton College FAWLEY COURT feet FOUNDATIONS R 1934 garden Garter ground grove HAMPTON COURT Henley Henley Bridge Henry the Eighth Henry the Seventh hills honour hundred King King's knights Lady landscape lawn LENOX AND TILDEN Lord magnificence Maidenhead Bridge Majesty Marlow miles noble NUNEHAM COURTENAY object ornamented Owen Esq Oxford painted palace Park Place picture picturesque portrait possesses present Prince principal PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR Queen racter reign represented residence rich rising river royal scene scenery seat seen Shiplake Lock silver situation spire spot stone structure Taplow taste Thames Thames Head TILDEN FOUNDATIONS tion Titian tower town trees Twickenham Vandyck variety village William window WINDSOR CASTLE woods YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY