Identifier: newdisplayofbeau02lond (find matches)
Title: A new display of the beauties of England; : or A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial ..
Year: 1776 (1770s)
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Subjects: Historic buildings
Publisher: London: : Printed for R. Goadby, and sold by J. Towers, and by R. Baldwin
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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T ^ THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND. 37 Armine Wodehoufe, Bart. But the moft remarkable and mag-nificent feats in this county, are Houghton-Hall, and Holkamtpf both which we (hall now give a particular account. HOUGHTON-HALL. This fplendid edifice is the feat of the Earl of Orford, andwas built by the famous Sir Robert Walpole. It is fituatedabout five miles from Fakenham. At the firft approach to thisnoble manfion, feveral very magnificent plantations prefent them-felves to the view, which furround it every way. In the road fromSyderftone, they appear to the greateft advantage: they are feento a great extent, with openings left judicioufly in many places,to let in the view of more diftant woods. In the houfe you firft enter the Hall, which is a very nobleroom, a cube of 40 feet, with a ftone gallery round three fides.The cieling and the frieze of boys are executed by Alteri. Thebafs reliefs over the chimney and doors are from the antique.The figures over the great door, and the boys over the

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