Belvedere, in Powderham Park (1829)
L. W. Martens
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | M SC2409 |
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SC2409
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CD 36 DVD 6
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Cooke, G. A. A topographical and statistical description of the county of Devon. London: Sherwood & Co., c.1830. p. 133.Powderham Castle, three miles distant [from Exminster], is supposed to have been built by Isabella de Fortibus, the last descendant of the great family of Rivers. She died in the reign of Edward I.The modern mansion, a few years since the residence of Lord Courtenay, contains some very spacious apartments, furnished in the most sumptious manner, and decorated with paintings of considerable merit. The park and plantations are about ten miles in circumference, and contain a variety of fine shrubs and majestic forest trees. On the summit of the highest ground is the triangular tower, called the Belvidere, with hexagonal ornaments at each corner. The prospects are extremely grand, embracing complete views of Topsham, with its shipping; the river Exe, winding from the sea up to Exeter; the ornamented heights of Woodbury-hill, the village of Lympstone, the hills on Dartmoor, Exeter, with its cathedral, and a large tract of fertile country, interspersed with several beautiful seats. The tower itself is also a conspicuous object from the British Channel.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
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Lithograph
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128x195mm
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Dates
1829