Through England on a side saddle in the time of William and MaryFiennes, Celia
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Through England on a side saddle in the time of William and Mary
Fiennes, Celia
England -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
Eaton Colledge as you pass the bridge at Maidenhead, and on y^e right
hand you see Cliffton house a fine Building of y^e Duke of Buckingams.
Thence to Redding 5 miles w^{ch} is a pretty large place, severall
Churches, in one lyes buried one of my sisters that Dyed at my
Grandmothers there of the small pox, her monument of white marble stands
up in the Chancell. From Redding to the Veale 5 miles, Sad Clay Deep way
this is in Barkshire, thence to Newbery 8 mile all Clay Mirey ground.
Newbery is a little town famous for makeing the best whipps—its a good
market for Corn and trade. Thence to Newtontony over Way hill famous for
a Faire kept there on Michelmas day.
My journey to London after my Mothers death was by Sutton 14 mile thence
to Baseing stoke 12 mile, a large town for to Entertaine travellers and
commodious, 2 mile beyond we pass by Basen on the left side, a house of
the Duke of Boltons w^{th} a large parke and gardens. Y^e house is not
fine being much demolished and spoyled after the Civil warres, it being
a garrison held by y^e King. On the right hand at a mile distance you
come in sight also of a great building like a little town—the house of
S^r Robert Hendlys; so to Hartffordbridge is 8 mile more thats only a
place full of jnns for the conveniency of the road. Thence over a heath
you go to Bagshott that is 8 mile all on a heavy sand where you come by
a parke of y^e kings, and in it is a pretty house—thence to Eggum 8 mile
very heavy sand, so to Staines where you cross the Thames on a bridge to
Midlsex and so to Houndslow 4 mile, to Brandford 4 mile, to Turnumgreen
2, thence to Hammersmith 2 to Kensington 2 and London 2 miles.
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