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Campbell, Colin
Vitruvius Britannicus or The British Architect: Containing The Plans, Elevations And Sections of the Regular Buildings both Publick and Private In Great Britain ; With Variety of New Designs ; in 200 large Folio Plates Engraven by the best Hands, and Drawn either from the Buildings themselves or the Original Designs of the Architects ; In II Volumes (Band 3): Containing The Geometrical Plans of the most Considerable Gardens and Plantations, also the Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the most Regular Buildings, not Published in the First and Second Volumens: With Large Views, in Perspective, of the most Remarkable Edifices in Great Britain ; Engraven by the Best Hands in One Hundred large Folio Plates — London, 1725

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Hampton-Court, p. 7$. tick Story, are dressed with an Architrave; and
T N Heresord/hire, the Seat of the Right Honou- an Entablature and Parapet surrounds the whole
■■• rable the Earl of Coningsby. In my Second Vo- Building. The Great Hall is very large, being 36
lume I have given the Plan and Elevation of this by 45 Feet, besides several good Apartments. It
ancient Edifice, and in this, a Geometrical Plan of was designed by William Wakesield, Esq; Anno 1723.
his Lordship's Gardens and Plantations, which are Rookby Park p. 90.
esteemed very curious, and the large Decoy is re- T N the County of Tork, the Seat of Thomas Robin*
markable. _ X /^Esquire. In one single Plate, I have given
Lowther-Hail, p. 76. the plan of the Pl.inc;pal and Attick Story) with
T N Wejlmoreland, the Seat of the Right Honou- the Front, extending 96 Feet; the Rustick Base-
-1 rable the Lord Viscount Lonfdale. Having pub- mentis 10 Feet high, and supports a Corinthian
lifted the Plans and Elevation of this House in my Ordonance, consisting of 4 \ Columns, and 2 Pit
Second Volume, I have here made a Geometrical lasters 3 Feet in Diameter. The Door and
Plan of the Gardens and Plantations. Windows in the principal Story are Semi-circular ;
Claremont, p. 77, 78. tne Attick is only over the middle Part of the
T N Surrey, one of the Seats of his Grace the Duke Building and has square Windows, and concludes
-"■ of Newcaflle. In One double Plate is a Geome- WIth an E^htuve and Ballustrade. The Apart-
trical Plan of the Gardens and Plantations, with ments arc convenient, as the Plan more fully ex-
several large Pieces of Water, which his Grace has Presseth' Ic 18 desiSn«i by William Wakesield, Esq;
finished at a very great Expence. The Situation Amo I724- — ,
being singularly romantick, and from the high Horse-Heath Hall, p. 91, 92.
Tower has a most prodigious fine Prosped of the TN Cambrtdgshire, the Seat of Henry Bromley, Esq;
Thames and the adjacent Villas. In one double Plate, you have the general
„. , „ Plan of the principal Story, and general Front, ex-
Cholmondley, p. 79,80. t£nding 6oQ Feet, whereof the House is 140. The
IN Chesbtre, the Seat of the Right Honourable Basement is 9 Feet high, and the great Hall is
■* the Earl Cholmondley. In my Second Volume 40 Feet in Front, and 48 deep, being in Height
I have pubhshed the Plan and Three Fronts of this equal to the First and Second Story, with a noble
House. Here in One double Plate I have given Gallery for Communication at the farther End.
the Geometrical Plan of the Gardens and Planta- All the Apartments are very good, the Offices very
tions, which are very large and beautiful. This spacious and commodious, the Windows in Two
Noble Lord has spared no Expence to render them Stories are dressed with Architrave, Frize and
worthy of his Lordship's Name. Cornice. The whole was designed by Mr. Webb,
Thorsby, p. 81, 82. about the Year 1669.

I

N Nottinghamsiire, the Seat of his Grace the A New House at Twickenham, p. 95.
Duke of Kjr?gsson. In my first Volume I have T N Middle/ex. This House is situated very near
also given the Plan and Elevation of this House, the Thames, and has a good Prospeft of that
and in this Plate you have a Plan of the Gardens beautiful River. In one single Plate you have the
and Plantations. Here is a fine Parterre, a Canal, Plans of the First, Second, and Attick Story, with
Cascade, and Lake, formed by a River. The Two Fronts. All the Apartments in the different
Park is of great Extent, being about Ten Miles Stories, are distin&ly figured in the Plans. The
round, with all manner of Conveniencies worthy Salon is a Cube of 24 Feet, the Ornaments are of
of so Noble a Patron. Portland Stone, and the rest covered with Stucco.
Althrop, p. 82, 84. The Entablature goes round the whole Edifice,
T N Northampton/hire, the' Sea't of the Right Ho- *nd the Roof is formed after the Palladia» Manner"
A nourable the Earl of Sunderland. In my Second Ic was built Am° *724'
Volume I gave the Plan and Elevation of this House, Leyton-Grange, p. 94.

and in this, I have given a View in Perspeclive of
the same, in One double Plate.

¥ N Ejsex, the Seat of David Ganfel, Esq; designed
and built by himself, with convenient Osfices,
Duncomb-Park, p. 85,86,87,88. Gardens and Plantations, of his own Invention.
Ixt r .in,: -t, c ..^rV/ A 1 > • The House is situated on a riling Ground, with
N TMrre, the Seat of Thomas Duncomb, Esquire. d pros a in the MiMe of \ small but plea.
pvS r £,mpideTWJr°ub,e,P1^es: J?the santPark, wel water'd. It was built Anno 1720.
First is a General Plan, and General Front of the
House and Offices, extending 460 Feet, of which Narford, p. 95.
the House is 150 Feet. The Basement is plain, TN Norfolk, the Seat of Sir Andrew Fountain. In

10 Feet high, which supports a Tufean Portico Tetra- A One Plate I have given a Geometrical Plan of
Jlile 4 Feet in Diameter, finished with a Pedement, the Gardens and Plantations: This Learned and
with an Entablature and Parapet round the whole Ingenious Gentleman, as he is distinguished by his
Building. The Windows in the principal Story universal Knowledge in all the Polite Arts, has given
are Semi-circular, with Key Stones, without any Marks of his good Taste and Affe&ion for Archi-
Architraves : In the Attick Story they are square. tefture, in several Pieces lately ereded there.
The Apartments are spacious, and the great Hall is Caversham, p. 96, 97.
very Noble. The whole Building is Stone, in tn Oxsordsbire, the Seat of the Right Honourable
the Second Plate is a large View in Pcrspcftive of 1 of Cad In 0ne double Plate I
the same. All designed by Wtlham Wakesield, Esq; have given a Geometrical Plan of the Park, Gar-
Anno 1J13. dens, and Plantations of this magnificent Place.
Atherton, p. S9. The s;tuatjon js very high? but the Ascent so easy
TN the County of Lancajler, the Seat of Richard and gradual, that you rise insensibly to it; where
■■■ Atherton, Esquire. In One single Plate I have the Eye is entertained with most beautiful Pro-
given the Plan of the principal Story and Front, spefts; particularly that from the grand Terras,
extending 102 Feet. The rustick Basement, 10 Feet 1200 Feet long, towards Reading and the Thames.
high, supports, an Jonick, Tetrasltle, \ Columns, $ The Descent from this Terras to the Bottom of the
Feet 1 in Diameter, with Two Pillasters at the Parterre, is 50 Feet perpendicular, by Two double
Corners. The Windows in the Principal and At- Flights of Steps, all of Portland-Stone. The Par-
terre
 
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