An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Town and Castle of Warwick and of the Neighbouring Spa of LeamingtonH. Sharpe, 1815 - 468 páginas |
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... fine rocky elevation , such as was usually chosen by the Romans- on the banks of the Avon , where , TACITUS affirms several fortifications were actually erected - in the very center , too , of the island , like the Præsidium in Corsica ...
... fine rocky elevation , such as was usually chosen by the Romans- on the banks of the Avon , where , TACITUS affirms several fortifications were actually erected - in the very center , too , of the island , like the Præsidium in Corsica ...
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... probably , St. Michael's in the Saltsford ; St. Lawrence's in the West Street ; St. John's near the Coton - End ; and St. Helen's near the Bridge - End . Tract of country surrounding the Town . THE fine rocky PRESENT STATE , & c . 45.
... probably , St. Michael's in the Saltsford ; St. Lawrence's in the West Street ; St. John's near the Coton - End ; and St. Helen's near the Bridge - End . Tract of country surrounding the Town . THE fine rocky PRESENT STATE , & c . 45.
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... fine hedges , to which great attention is paid ; richly embellished with flourishing trees and woods ; and beau- tifully watered by the meanderings of the Avon , which is here a considerable stream , and its tributary river , the Leam ...
... fine hedges , to which great attention is paid ; richly embellished with flourishing trees and woods ; and beau- tifully watered by the meanderings of the Avon , which is here a considerable stream , and its tributary river , the Leam ...
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... fine object . It was built as a place of religious worship in the reign of HENRY VI . but is now converted to the benevolent purposes of a Charity School . In the centre , is the room appropriated to the boys ; and the newly added wing ...
... fine object . It was built as a place of religious worship in the reign of HENRY VI . but is now converted to the benevolent purposes of a Charity School . In the centre , is the room appropriated to the boys ; and the newly added wing ...
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... fine view , which the venerable Castle , with its rising rocks and towering bat- tlements , and its whole surrounding scenery , here presents . This near view is seen to the best advantage , from the meadows , within the Castle Park ...
... fine view , which the venerable Castle , with its rising rocks and towering bat- tlements , and its whole surrounding scenery , here presents . This near view is seen to the best advantage , from the meadows , within the Castle Park ...
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An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Town and Castle of Warwick and ... William Field Vista de fragmentos - 1969 |
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adorned afterwards ancient apartments appears arches armour arms Avon Baddesley Clinton Bagington baths Beauchamp beautiful Borough Bridge building built Castle celebrated chancel Chapel CHARLES Church Court Coventry daughter delightful died distance Dudley DUGDALE Duke Earl of Leicester Earl of Warwick Edge Hill edifice EDWARD elegant ELIZABETH Emscote erected feet Gothic GREVILLE ground Guy's Cliff Hall hand handsome HENRY VI HENRY VIII Hill honor House inscription JOHN Kenilworth Kenilworth Castle Kineton King LADY Leamington lofty Lord Brooke Magnesia mansion mantle marble Mary's Mayor miles monument muriate noble noticed opposite painted Portrait possession present Prince principal Priory Queen reign of HENRY remains residence RICHARD road ROBERT Rous royal Saxon seat seen shaded side situated spacious stone Stratford Street sulphate THOMAS LUCY tomb tower town trees Vandyck venerable village walls Warwick Castle whole WILLIAM woods
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