Blacks Economical Guide To The English Lakes

Author : Ltd Black Adam And Charles
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781230139395
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Black's Economical Guide to the English Lakes written by Ltd Black Adam And Charles and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ...vale of Lowther. It was erected by the late Earl upon the site of the old hall, which had been nearly destroyed by fire, as far hick as the year 1726, after the designs of the architect Smirke. The white stone of which it is ouilt, is in pleasing contrast with the vivid green of the park and woods. The effect of the whole pile is strikingly grand, worthy the residence of its wealthy and powerful owner. The north front, in the castellated style of the thirteenth or fourteenth century, is 420 feet in length. The south front is in the Gothic Cathedral style, and has the usual number of pinnacles, pointed windows, &c. So far from the diversity of the fronts being discordant, the art of the designer has made them increase each other's effect Surmounting the whole is a lofty tower, from the summit of which the prospect is extremely fine--the mountains of Helvellyn, Seat Sandal, Saddleback, and Skiddaw, their sides probably shadowed "By the white mist that dwells upon the hills," are distinctly visible. The fitting up of the interior is in a style of grandeur corresponding with the external appearance. Heart of oak and birch occupy, in a great measure, the place of foreign woods in the furniture and carvings. The staircase which climbs the great central tower is highly imposing. Many masterpieces of the old painters hang upon the walls, and the corridors and rooms are adorned with busts from the chisels of Chantrey, Westmacott, and other sculptors. Amongst these, the bust of Queen Victoria, taken when he was about three or four years of age, will be viewed with more than ordinary interest. There is also a facsimile of the famous Wellington shield, carved in solid silver, after the designs of the late Stothard, R. A. The different...