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Excursions in the County of Surrey; Comprising Brief Historical and Topographical Delineations, Together with Descriptions of the Residences of the Nobility and Gentry, Remains of Antiquity, and Other Interesting Objects of Curiosity Forming a Comp

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: until he once more arrives in front of the mansion, of which the accompanying engraving is a correct view. Esher Place, the charming seat of John Spicer, Esq. is on the other side of the village. Thomson thus speaks of it in his Seasons: Where, in the sweetest solitude, embraced By the soft windings of the gentle Mole, From courts and senates Pelham finds repose. This was Henry Pelham, Esq. brother to the Duke of Newcastle. The present house is new, having been rebuilt by Mr. Spicer, in a much better situation than that occupied by the old mansion, and where it commands a good view of the park and surrounding country. Its style of architecture is extremely pleasing; and the grounds are delightfully laid out. The former mansion became at one period the property of Cardinal AVblsey, on his appointment to the see of Winchester (to which it was then attached) in 1528; and hither he first retired after his disgrace, and continued for several weeks to reside in'it, till he obtained permission to remove to Richmond. The original gate-house of Wolsey's house is yet standing. At Sandon Farm, in this parish, was formerly an hospital, or priory, founded by Robert de Watevile, in the beginning of the reign of Henry II. Early in 1349, the master and brethren of this hospital all died of the great plague which then raged in England for five months, and swept away almost half the people, and nine-tenths of the clergy. In the fourteenth year of Henry VI., this hospital having become very much reduced, leave was given to the Bishop of Winchester to unite it with the Hospital of St. Thomas, Southwark. This was in 1436. The Church of Esher has a low tower at its west surmounted by a wooden pyramidal spire, having three bells, one of which is said to have been brought from St. Domin...


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  • ISBN-13: 9780217472395
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 60
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0217472397
  • Publisher Date: 16 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 127 gr


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