Survey of the High Roads of England and Wales. Part the First.: Comprising the counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. etc.Mogg, Edward S.
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Survey of the High Roads of England and Wales. Part the First.: Comprising the counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall. etc.
Mogg, Edward S.
England -- Maps; Great Britain -- Maps; Roads -- Great Britain
On a board placed near the summit of the tower, the names of the
following counties, which are from thence seen, are inscribed:
Middlesex, Essex, Herts, Bucks, Berks, Oxford, Wilts, Hants, Surrey,
Sussex, Kent, and Bedford. The dome of St. Paul’s is also plainly
distinguishable on a clear day.
The state apartments are magnificent, and fitted up in a superb style of
elegance. The furniture is rich; many of the ceilings are finely
painted; and a great number of pictures, by the most eminent masters,
adorn the different chambers, among which are the celebrated =Cartoons=
of Raphael.
The little park occupies the north and east sides, under the terrace of
the castle. It is about four miles in circumference: its grounds are
composed of a pleasing inequality, diversified by groupes of stately
trees, and other woody scenery, extending to the village of Datchet, and
declining towards the Thames.
=Windsor Park=, 71, denominated Great, to distinguish it from the park
contiguous to the Castle. This park is about fourteen miles in
circumference, and since its reversion to =His Majesty= (on the death of
the late Duke of Cumberland), has undergone alterations which render it
at once a scene of beauty and utility, 1400 acres being appropriated to
the purposes of experimental farming; and the remaining 2400 acres,
which together constitute the area of the whole, is laid out in the most
judicious manner possible, well stocked with deer, and comprising every
other requisite necessary to render it worthy of its royal possessor.
Towards the southern extremity of the park is a beautiful and extensive
piece of water, over which is an elegant stone bridge, which, together
with the water, considerably enlivens and adds dignity to the whole.
The royal forest, making a circuit of about 56 miles, abounds with deer,
and every other species of game, and is possessed of every attraction
for the sports of the field, which, with the manly exercises of the
chase, has been the favourite amusements of many successive Kings of
England.
=Winkton House=, 94.
Winterton, Earl of, 38. (_see Shillinglee Park_)
Wither, ---- Esq. 99. (_see Manydown_)
=Wombwell Hall=, 3, the seat of ---- Harman, Esq. The grounds
surrounding the house are most tastefully disposed, and do great credit
to Mr. Repton, the landscape gardener.
=Woodbarrow House=, 188.
Woodbridge, ---- Esq. 48.
=Woodcot Park=, 62.
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