Rambles by Rivers: The AvonC. Knight & Company, 1845 - 253 pages |
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... Foot - path Way 30 CHAPTER IV . The Reformer's Grave 42 CHAPTER V. 52 Rugby CHAPTER VI . Stoneleigh 64 CHAPTER VII . Kenilworth and Guy's Cliff . 74 CHAPTER VIII . Warwick . 96 Deer - stealing CHAPTER IX . PAGE 114 CHAPTER X. ( v )
... Foot - path Way 30 CHAPTER IV . The Reformer's Grave 42 CHAPTER V. 52 Rugby CHAPTER VI . Stoneleigh 64 CHAPTER VII . Kenilworth and Guy's Cliff . 74 CHAPTER VIII . Warwick . 96 Deer - stealing CHAPTER IX . PAGE 114 CHAPTER X. ( v )
Page 63
... the silvery beams seem to linger over the grotesque figures , and lighten them into life , and the tall spire to melt into the soft embrac- ing sky . CHAPTER VI . STONELEIGH . IN returning from Coventry , THE AVON . 63.
... the silvery beams seem to linger over the grotesque figures , and lighten them into life , and the tall spire to melt into the soft embrac- ing sky . CHAPTER VI . STONELEIGH . IN returning from Coventry , THE AVON . 63.
Page 64
... Stoneleigh , or follow the river to Cloud Bridge , where it enters Stoneleigh Park . Here the Avon becomes a really picturesque stream - a character it retains for nearly the whole of its future course . On a clear sum- mer's day the ...
... Stoneleigh , or follow the river to Cloud Bridge , where it enters Stoneleigh Park . Here the Avon becomes a really picturesque stream - a character it retains for nearly the whole of its future course . On a clear sum- mer's day the ...
Page 65
... Stoneleigh Park . The village of Stoneleigh is to the right of the park , and a short distance from the Avon . It stands on a hill - side , at whose foot runs a tributary of the Avon - the Sow ; why it has so uncleanly an appellation is ...
... Stoneleigh Park . The village of Stoneleigh is to the right of the park , and a short distance from the Avon . It stands on a hill - side , at whose foot runs a tributary of the Avon - the Sow ; why it has so uncleanly an appellation is ...
Page 66
... Stoneleigh woods are said to ex- tend four miles in length and two in breadth- Kenilworth forming a part of them - and in them the king had feeding for two thousand hogs . The king's tenants ( who were called sokemanni , or sokemen , as ...
... Stoneleigh woods are said to ex- tend four miles in length and two in breadth- Kenilworth forming a part of them - and in them the king had feeding for two thousand hogs . The king's tenants ( who were called sokemanni , or sokemen , as ...
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