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Chapel of Longleat House, Wiltshire
case study 11 Chapel of Longleat House, Wiltshire 1684 Private chapel, extant but gothicized1 Architect: William Taylor A London surveyor, active during the reigns of Charles II and James II, Taylor was employed by the first Viscount Weymouth from 1682 onwards to carry out works at Longleat House, including the fitting up of the chapel. A few years later Weymouth employed him for the building of a new chapel at Minsterley, his house in Shropshire.2 Historical note Few Elizabethan estates had a chapel. Among the great prodigy houses, Hardwick was unusual in having a functioning chapel.3 At Longleat the archi- tectural features of the former chapel, including the chapel window and but- tresses, were dismantled before 1580 at the request of Sir John Thynne’s mason because they would “much disvergure” the overall design of the building.4 According to Annabel Ricketts the seventeenth-century chapel was L-shaped, located on the ground floor and oriented to the north-west. The shape probably resulted from the symmetry of the overall plan.5 The arrange- ment of the chapel was part of a major rearrangement of the whole house, commissioned by the first Viscount Weymouth and executed by William Taylor. However, Weymouth also took advice from Wren. In 1683 he wrote to his brother “he would be grateful for Sir Christopher Wren’s opinion.”6 1 Annabel Ricketts, The English Country House Chapel, Building a Protestant Tradition (Reading: Spire books, 2007), 274. 2 Henry Lancaster, “Thynne Thomas, first Viscount Weymouth (bap. 1640, d. 1714), politician,” in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online (2008), doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27424. -
Together We Learn
Horningsham Primary School Together we learn Together we learn Welcome Together we learn Horningsham is a happy, vibrant and creative primary school where we aim to create a secure and lively environment in which each child can grow to their full potential. It is the combined effort of all concerned that makes our school such a happy and successful one. We hope you will become an active part of your child’s education and that we can maintain a close working relationship between school and home. Foreword from Lord Bath Living in Corsley as I did when I was a child, there was never a chance that I could attend Horningsham Primary School; but I certainly sent my two children there. It played such an important part in their early lives; a building that was architecturally exciting, with an atmosphere of extended family which took them into its formative embrace. Prior to its construction there had been a variety of very small schools within the village, but this was the first occasion that one had been created upon a purpose- built site. This was in 1844 at the instigation of Harriet, the third Marchioness; and there was an extra classroom added in 1893. Harriet was my great-great- grandmother, but the school took its name from her son, John Alexander, the 4th Marquess, who assumed the onerous duties as head of the family at the tender age of six. It was of course from him that I derive my own name, although my age was ten times greater than his before I was required to assume the same mantle of responsibility. -
Swindon and Its Environs
•/ BY THE SAME AUTHOR. ARTHUR YOUNG ANNOUNCES FOR PUBLICATION DURING 1897. THE HISTORY OF MALMESBURY ABBEY by Richard Jefferies, Edited, with Histori- cal Notes, by Grace Toplis. Illustrated by Notes on the present state of the Abbey Church, and reproductions from Original Drawings by Alfred Alex. Clarke (Author of a Monograph on Wells Cathedral). London : SiMPKiN, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd. V* THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY COPIES OF THIS EDITION PRINTED FOR SALE r JEFFERIES' LAND A History of Swindon and its Environs pi o I—I I—I Ph < u -^ o u > =St ?^"^>^ittJ JEFFERIES' LAND A History of Swindon and its Environs BY THE LATE RICHARD JEFFERIES EDITED WITH NOTES BY GRACE TOPLIS WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS London Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co Ltd Wells, Somerset : Arthur Young MDCCCXCVI ^y^' COPYRIGHT y4// Rights Reserved CONTENTS CHAP. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS CHAP. PAGE 1. Ivy-Church. Avebury Font , Fro7itispiece 2. Jefferies' House, Victorl^, Street, ' Swindon I. i 3. The Lawn, Swindon I. 4. Ruins of Holyrood Church 5. The Reservoir, Coate . 6. Wanborough Church , . 7. Entrance to Swindon from Coate 8. Marlborough Lane 9. Day House Farm, Coate 10. Chisledon Church 11. Jefferies' House, Coate 12. West Window, Fairford Church Note. —The illustrations are reproductions from drawings by Miss Agnes Taylor, Ilminster, mostly from photographs taken especially by Mr. Chas. Andrew, Swindon. viii INTRODUCTION T IFE teaches no harder lesson to any man I ^ than the bitter truth—as true as bitter— that ''A prophet is not without honour, save hi his own country, and in his own housed Andfo7'ei7iost among modern prophets who have had to realize its bitterness stands Richard '' Jefferies, the ''prophet'' of field and hedge- " row and all the simple daily beauty which lies " about tis on every hand. -
Remembering King Charles I: History, Art and Polemics from the Restoration to the Reform Act T
REMEMBERING KING CHARLES I: HISTORY, ART AND POLEMICS FROM THE RESTORATION TO THE REFORM ACT T. J. Allen Abstract: The term Restoration can be used simply to refer to the restored monarchy under Charles II, following the Commonwealth period. But it can also be applied to a broader programme of restoring the crown’s traditional prerogatives and rehabilitating the reign of the king’s father, Charles I. Examples of this can be seen in the placement of an equestrian statue of Charles I at Charing Cross and a related poem by Edmund Waller. But these works form elements in a process that continued for 200 years in which the memory of Charles I fused with contemporary constitutional debates. The equestrian statue of Charles I at Charing Cross, produced by the French sculptor Hubert Le Sueur c1633 and erected in 1675. Photograph: T. J. Allen At the southern end of Trafalgar Square, looking towards Whitehall, stands an equestrian statue of Charles I. This is set on a pedestal whose design has been attributed to Sir Christopher Wren and was carved by Joshua Marshall, Master Mason to Charles II. The bronze figure was originally commissioned by Richard Weston (First Earl of Portland, the king’s Lord High Treasurer) and was produced by the French sculptor Hubert Le Sueur in the early 1630s. It originally stood in 46 VIDES 2014 the grounds of Weston’s house in Surrey, but as a consequence of the Civil War was later confiscated and then hidden. The statue’s existence again came to official attention following the Restoration, when it was acquired by the crown, and in 1675 placed in its current location. -
WILTSHIRE. (KELL\'S • - 'L'he Gib, R Mile South-East·, East Dunley, and West Sunday Delivery
1:18 LIT'ILETON DREW • WILTSHIRE. (KELL\'S • - 'l'he Gib, r mile south-east·, East Dunley, and West sunday delivery. The nearest money order office is at Dunley, I mile south-east, are hamlets of the parish. .Acton Turville & Grittleton the nearest telegraph office Post Office. Miss Fanny Nation, sub-postmistrEss. Let- Elementary School (mixed), with residence for mistresa, ters through Chippenham, delivered at 7.40 a.m. & erected about 1845• for 46 children; ave1age attend- 7·5 p.m.; dispatched at 8.10 a.m. & 7-IS p.m.; nv ance, 2o; Miss Edith Guy, mistress Bentley Rev. Robert Ernest, Rectory Dring Francis, farmer, Church farm Porter Francis, butcher Green man .A.lbt. saddler & frmr. Gib Porter Hannah (Mrs.), The Plough P.B COMMERCIAL. Hall Charlotte (Mrs.), farmer, West Spackman John, boot maker Chapp"ll Jas. farmer, Townsend farm Dunley White Harry (exors. of), farmers, Clau David, butcher, Gib hill Hall Henry William, miller (water), Manor farm 1 J>aniels .A.rth. Jn. farmer, Ba1·tun farm J Gatcombe mill Wdght William Simon, shopkeeper • LITTLETON PANELL, see West Lavington. LONGFORD, see Britford . • LONG NEWN'TON, see Newnton. LONGBRIDGE DEVERILL with CROCKERTON. This is a parish on the xoad from Warrninster to Shaftes- decease part of the interior was left unfinished, and his IWD bury,3 miles south from Warminster station on theSalis- did not live to complete the w1>rks; his descendant, Thos. bury branch of the Great Western railway, 4 sout,h-west Thynne, who was shot in his coach in Pall .Mall, in r682, from Heytesbury and 8 south-east from Frome, in the formed the road to Frome, which is planted with elms, West-ern division of the county, South Damerham hun- i uml the whole was completed by the first Viscount Wey dred, Warminster union, petty sessional division and mouth: alterations were made in the disposition of county court district, rural doonery of Wylye (Heytes- the grounds by Thomas, third Viscount Weymouth, bury portion}, archdeaconry of Sarum and diocese of when the ga!'dens were remodeLed by Lancelot, Salisbury. -
Rosebank House, Corsley, Warminster BA12 7QD £1,200,000 Freehold
Rosebank House, Corsley, Warminster BA12 7QD £1,200,000 Freehold Rosebank House, Corsley, Warminster BA12 7QD 5 3 3 EPC D £1,200,000 Freehold Description On the first floor there are four double bedrooms Rosebank House is an exceptionally well- presented and two bathrooms. The main bedroom is a truly contemporary detached family home. It is located incredible space with dual aspect windows, a in an enviable, tranquil countryside setting and balcony with far reaching views over surrounding stands in grounds of 0.7 acres. The property is countryside, an en-suite, and a walk-in wardrobe. within easy reach of the historic town of Frome and The family bathroom is stunning and it features a enjoys wonderful uninterrupted and far reaching roll-top bath and a full length, state of the art, walk countryside views towards Longleat Forest. A self- in shower. contained detached Georgian coach house stands within the curtilage and offers an excellent Airbnb The self-contained detached coach house opportunity. It may well also suit a family looking showcases large windows and tall ceilings. There is for multi-generational living. a large living area with a wood burner, a well- The accommodation in the main house includes an appointed kitchen, a double bedroom, and a entrance hall, a lovely triple aspect living room with bathroom. Currently used as a successful holiday a wood-burning stove and marble fireplace, and let, this represents an excellent extra income. double doors onto a paved dining out area and the Rosebank House is approached along a quiet front gardens. -
The Impact of Commercialization in Early Fourteenth-Century England: Some Evidence from the Manors of Glastonbury Abbey
.J The impact of commercialization in early fourteenth-century England: some evidence from the manors of Glastonbury Abbey by Ian Rush .... Abstract This article assesses the impact of grain commercialization on the diet and wages of stipendiary famuli on a number of manors held by the abbot of Glastonbury in southern and south-western England at the beginning of the fourteenth century. Using correlation and regression analyses, it shows that grain commercialization had a negative impact on workers' living standards. Specifically, high grain commer- cialization seems to have caused, or at least contributed to, the distribution of low-value, and thus low-quality, grains to stipendiaryfamuli. Such actions seem to have been an important aspect of an estate policy that emphasized the exploitation of the market and the labourer in search of profit. The early fourteenth century has often been called a time of crisis. Although the medieval English economy was just beginning to realize its greatest potential, the period was one of intense population pressure, high inflation and environmental disasters. ~ Some historians have argued that the increasing population of the preceding centuries led to increased urbanization, and both in turn stimulated increased commercialization in the form of more trading institu- tions such as markets and fairs, occupational specialization, the production and use of more coinage and advanced agricultural techniques. These agricultural changes increased the availability of grain and livestock products for the market. Thus, the English economy was quite strong by the early fourteenth century, and seemingly able to support the substantially increased population. One exponent of the optimistic case, Graeme Snooks, has suggeste d that the increasingly commercial economy of England effected or at least facilitated a rise in real gross domestic product (GDP) during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. -
Andrew Marvell Newsletter | Vol
Andrew Marvell Newsletter | Vol. 6, No. 2 | Winter 2014 THE INSTABILITY OF MARVELL’S BERMUDAS BY TIMOTHY RAYLOR I How should we take Bermudas?1 Is it a straightforward propaganda poem, commemorating the commencement of the godly governorship of the newly appointed Somers Island commissioner and erstwhile colonist, John Oxenbridge? Or is the poem shot through with doubts and questions—with ironies that call into question the actions and purity of motive of its singing rowers? Both positions have been urged: the former especially in the nineteenth century, when Marvell came first to critical notice; the latter more commonly in the twentieth. The eighth edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1853-60), for example, cited the poem approvingly as “one of the finest strains of the Puritan muse.”2 But in the twentieth century challenges to the propagandistic reading came from two directions. One was the New Criticism, with its tendency to read any narrative frame, any instance of playful wit, as debilitating irony—an approach to which the poem lends ample ammunition. The second direction was historical. As the early history of the Bermuda colony came to be better understood, the gap between that history—natural, economic, and religious—and Marvell’s poetic recreation of it came to appear so pointed as to be explainable only in terms of an ironic counter-narrative.3 From the natural and economic historical points of view, high hopes of vast resources were soon dashed. From the point of view of religion, the colony was not predominantly or even notably Puritan, and although we find a small tradition of Puritan ministers, including Oxenbridge himself, making their way there during the century, the Bermudas were settled in the first instance largely by economic migrants. -
Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham
Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham Edmund Waller; John Denham The Project Gutenberg EBook of Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham, by Edmund Waller; John Denham This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham Author: Edmund Waller; John Denham Release Date: May 10, 2004 [EBook #12322] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK POETICAL WORKS *** Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Carol David and PG Distributed Proofreaders POETICAL WORKS OF EDMUND WALLER AND SIR JOHN DENHAM. WITH MEMOIR AND DISSERTATION, BY THE REV. GEORGE GILFILLAN. M.DCCC.LVII. Livros Grátis http://www.livrosgratis.com.br Milhares de livros grátis para download. THE LIFE OF EDMUND WALLER. It is too true, after all, that the lives of poets are not, in general, very interesting. Could we, indeed, trace the private workings of their souls, and read the pages of their mental and moral development, no biographies could be richer in instruction, and even entertainment, than those of our greater bards. The inner life of every true poet must be poetical. But in proportion to the romance of their souls' story, is often the commonplace of their outward career. There have been poets, however, whose lives are quite as readable and as instructive as their poetry, and have even shed a reflex and powerful interest on their writings. -
Common Voice": History, Folklore and Oral Tradition in Early Modern England 1Iiiiiiil..1Iiiiii@
The "Common Voice": History, Folklore and Oral Tradition in Early Modern England 1IIiiiiil..1IiiiII@ D. R. Woolf Past and Present, No. 120 (Aug., 1988),26-52. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0031-2746%28198808%290%3AI20%3C26%3AT%22VHFA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-U Past and Present is currently published by Oxford University Press. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at http://www.jstor.org/journals/oup.html. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is an independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating and preserving a digital archive of scholarly journals. For more information regarding JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. http://www.jstor.org/ Sat May 1520:56:51 2004 THE "COMMON VOICE": HISTORY, FOLKLORE AND ORAL TRADITION IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND* Historians have long recognized the contributions to modern histori cal methodology of the antiquary, that curious explorer of records, student of ancient coins and tireless traveller in search of inscriptions and other sorts of archaeological evidence." John Leland's "laboriouse serche" for England's antiquities has become legendary," while high praise is given to generations of his followers from William Camden in the sixteenth to Ralph Thoresby in the early eighteenth century. -
Kington St. Michael Hall of Fame John Aubrey (1626-1697)
Kington St. Michael Hall of Fame John Aubrey (1626-1697) John Aubrey was an English antiquary, natural philosopher and miscellaneous writer. He was born at Eastern Piers or Percy near Kingston St. Michael, Wiltshire on March 12 1626 and was educated at Trinity College, Oxford. His grandfather Isaac Lyte lived at Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset, now owned by the National Trust. His father Richard Aubrey owned lands in Wiltshire and Herefordshire. For many years an only child he was educated at home with a private tutor. His father was not intellectual, preferring field sports to learning. John was educated at the Malmesbury grammar school under Robert Latimer. Latimer had numbered the philosopher Thomas Hobbs as one of his earlier pupils and John would later write Hobbs’ biography at Latimer’s house. He then went on to study at the grammar school at Blandford Forum, Dorset. He entered Trinity College in 1642 but his studies were interrupted by the English Civil War. His earliest antiquarian work dates from this period in Oxford. In 1646 he became a student of the Middle Temple (The Honorable Society of the Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as ©Wiltshire OPC Project/2013/Christine Howison Barristers). He spent a pleasant time at Trinity making friends amongst his Oxford colleagues and collecting books. He spent much of his time in the country and in 1649 he first discovered the megalithic remains at Avebury which he later mapped and discussed in his important antiquarian work Monumenta Britannica. -
Oral and Written Tradition
Edinburgh Research Explorer Remembering the past in early modern England: oral and written tradition Citation for published version: Fox, A 1999, 'Remembering the past in early modern England: oral and written tradition', Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, pp. 233-56. https://doi.org/10.2307/3679402 Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.2307/3679402 Link: Link to publication record in Edinburgh Research Explorer Document Version: Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Published In: Transactions of the Royal Historical Society Publisher Rights Statement: © Fox, A. (1999). Remembering the past in early modern England: oral and written tradition. Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 233-56doi: 10.2307/3679402 General rights Copyright for the publications made accessible via the Edinburgh Research Explorer is retained by the author(s) and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. Take down policy The University of Edinburgh has made every reasonable effort to ensure that Edinburgh Research Explorer content complies with UK legislation. If you believe that the public display of this file breaches copyright please contact [email protected] providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 06. Oct. 2021 Transactions of the Royal Historical Society http://journals.cambridge.org/RHT Additional services for Transactions of the Royal Historical Society: Email alerts: Click here Subscriptions: Click here Commercial reprints: Click here Terms of use : Click here Remembering the Past in Early Modern England: Oral and Written Tradition Adam Fox Transactions of the Royal Historical Society / Volume 9 / December 1999, pp 233 - 256 DOI: 10.2307/3679402, Published online: 12 February 2009 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/ abstract_S0080440100010185 How to cite this article: Adam Fox (1999).