The original Picture of London (1826) (14591235818)

Identifier: originalpictureo00felt (find matches)
Title: The original Picture of London
Year: 1826 (1820s)
Authors: (Feltham, John) (from old catalog) Britton, John, 1771-1857
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Publisher: London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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mmitted on its exposed roads. Nearly tJie whole heath is nowinclosed and cultivaied. Windsor Castle. Twenty-two miles west of London, on thesouth bank of the Thames, stands the lofty residence of theKings of England, Windsor Castle. It was always the fa^^vourite retreat of George IIL, and at this time is the onlypalace which England can boast of, as fully worthy of the resi-dence of its Sovereign. Tiie castle is situated on a hill^wliich commands a delightful prospect over the adjacent counrtry. The terrace is one of the most chsirming walks in the-world, and is 1870 feet in length. The present, or rather the late structure was built princi-pally under the direction of William of Wykeham, in thereign of Edward III. Great additions were made to it underEdward IV., Henry VII., Henry VIII., Elizabeth, andCharles II. ; but it liaving long been in a state of dilapidation,designs for rebuilding and enlarging it were made by JeffryWj^att^ Esq. (now Wi/utville), und under his superintendence,
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Tlw U)ln>i//v IJi^-ftl/r. FROGMORE.—BRANDENBURGH HOUSE. CHISWiCK. 3-99 rnany parts of the old castle have been pulled down, and otherparts are now in a rapid state of progress. The castle is divided into two courts, the upper and thelower, separated from each other by the Round Tower, in whichresides the governor. On the north of the upper court, weresituated the state apartments; on the east, his Majestys pri-vate apartments; and on tlie south, various apartments belong-ing to officers of state. The new entrance to the royal apart-ments was erected from designs by the late James Wyatt, andunder the immediate direction of George III. The lowercourt is chiefly remarkable, as containing St. Georges Chapel,a beautiful structure of Pointed Architecture. It was foundedby Edward 111., in 1377, and improved and embellished inthe reigns of Edward IV. and Henry VII. The Royal Cemetery here was begun in 1810, under thedirection of Mr» James Wyatt. An excavation was formed in thedry rock o