The Baronial Halls, and Ancient Picturesque Edifices of England Vol. 1 of 2

The Baronial Halls, and Ancient Picturesque Edifices of England; Vol. 1 of 2

AND ANCIENT PICTURESQUE EDIFICES OF ENGLAND. FROM DRAWINGS BY J. D. HARDING, G. CATTERMOLE, S. PROUT, W. MLLER, J. HOLLAND. AND OTHER EMINENT ARTISTS. EXECUTED IN COLOURED LITHOTINTS, BY DAY AND SON AND HANHART. THE TEXT BY S. C. HALL, P.S.A. EMBELLISHED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. LONDON: WILLIS AND SOTHERAN, 136, STRAND. MDCCCLVIII. olland House stands upon rising ground, a little to the north of the high-road which leads from Kensington to Hammersmith.[1] It is interesting to all passers-by, as affording a correct idea of the baronial mansions peculiar to the age of James I.; and, from its vicinity to the metropolis, its examination is easy to thousands who rarely obtain opportunities of viewing the old houses, with which are associated the records and pictures of English hospitality as it existed in the olden time. Although modern dwellings of all shapes and sizes have grown up about it, the house retains so much of its primitive characterits green meadows, sloping lanes, and umbrageous woods, in which still sings the nightingale; with gables and chimneys bearing tokens of a date two centuries backthat few traverse the highway without a word of comment, and a sensation of pleasure, that neither time nor caprice have yet operated{10} to remove it from its place, or even to impair its imposing and impressive features. It is almost alone in its old grandeur, in a vicinity at one period crowded with ancient houses; the baronial halls have, with this exception, that of Campden House,[2] adjacent, and Kensington Palace, a comparatively recent structure, been removed, to make way for detached villas and streets of narrow dwellings; and there are many sad surmises that, ere long, the park, and gardens, and venerable mansion, will be also displaced, to supply building-ground for speculators in brick and mortar. This will be a grievous outrage on taste, and a sore mortification to the antiquary, and be another terrible inroad on the picturesque in a district which, within living memory, was as primitive in character as if London had been distant a hundred miles. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 63481
Author: Hall, S. C. (Samuel Carter)
Release Date: Oct 17, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English