Woodbine-Cottage, near Torquay, Devon. The Property of Miss Johnes ... (1823)
John Barnett (Lithographer)
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| Devon | West Country Studies | M SC3112 |
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SC3112
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CD 47 DVD 7
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Carrington, N.T., and others.The Teignmouth, Dawlish, and Torquay guide. Teignmouth: E. Croydon, 1829. pp. 94-5.Among the groups of gay cottages scattered about the vales and hills, it may be expected that we should specify some. The most distinguished for its command of the bay, the rustic beauty of its structure and extent, stands Mrs. Johnes marine villa. The writer recollects when only a few years since, the site was a wild furze-brake; it is now laid out with great taste, planted with rare and luxuriant shrubs, among which, half concealed, are green-houses stored with exotics from America, &. Supported by a colonnade of pollards, the cottage is inlaid with the several varieties of Devonshire marble. Fountains in the Conservatory and pleasure-grounds, diffuse an exquisite freshness in summer: but the fine views spreading out from every point are its most beautiful feature.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
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Steel l.engr
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125x195mm
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1823