Kingswere (1799)
J. Walker (Engraver)
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| Devon | West Country Studies | M SC1410 |
| Devon | PLY | I/S |
| Devon | TOR | I/S |
Illustration Reference
SC1410
Location
CD 23 DVD 4
Publication Details
Scope and Content
Moule, Thomas. Moule's English counties: Devonshire. London: G. Virtue; Simpkin and Marshall; Jennings and Chaplin, 1834. No. XLVII. p. 313.KINGS WEAR, at the mouth of the river Dart, immediately opposite the town of Dartmouth and 3 ½ miles S.W. from Brixham, contains 66 houses and 328 inhabitants. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas à Becket, is a curacy in the patronage of the crown. The eminences which enclose the Dart near its confluence with the sea becomes mountainous, while the river winding beneath their rocky bases, passes the striking position of Kings Wear on the east and Dartmouth on the west. The whitened fronts of the houses ranged above each other on the side of a steep hill, beautifully interspersed with rocks and wood, with the walls of Dartmouth castle and its romantic church in the distance, form a grand and beautiful termination to the scene.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Author
Format
Copper l.engr
Dimensions
110x165mm
Series
S022. WALKER, J.: THE ITINERANT: A SELECT COLLECTION OF INTERESTING AND PICTURESQUE VIEWS, IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.
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Counties
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Dates
1799