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Title: Picturesque views and description of cities, towns, castles, mansions, and other objects of interesting feature, in Shropshire, from original designs, taken expressly for this work, by Mr. Frederick Calvert, engraved on steel by Mr. T. Radclyffe, with historical and topographical illustrations
Year: 1831 (1830s)
Authors: West, William, 1770-1854 Calvert, Frederick Radclyffe, T
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Publisher: Birmingham : William Emans...
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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emum; and a rather uncommon fern, the scolopendrium ceterach. In marshyground, the serapias palustris, osmunda regalis, osmunda lunaria, 8fc. Davenport House—Bears a conspicuous place amongst the handsome mansions withwhich the County is abundantly adorned. It is situated in the parish of Worfield, andhundred of Brimstrey. The house was built by that eminent architect the late Mr. FrancisSmith, of Warwick, for Henry Davenport, Esq. about the year 1727. It is seated upon aneminence, with a spacious lawn in front, and commanding a pleasing view of the adjoiningcountry. The interior is ornamented with various rich and handsome articles of EastIndia furniture, brought over by Henry Davenport on his return from the East Indies, who,whilst there, married Mary Lucy, daughter of Daniel Charolin, Esq., Governor of Madras,by whom he had Sherington Davenport, Esq. who succeeded to the family mansion andestates. There are also in the house several family portraits of some of the Bromley family.
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