Walks through Islington; comprising an historical and descriptive account of that extensive and important district, both in its ancient and present state: together with some particulars of the most remarkable objects immediately adjacent . 34, possessed, as the newspapers said upon theoccasion, of almost measureless wealth. Besidesthe vast iron-works in Glamorgan and Brecknock-shires, and the other freehold estates, which belongedto this gentleman, probate was granted at DoctorsCommons for 700,000/. personal property. The es-tates were bequeathed to his three sons, with excep-tion of this at N
Walks through Islington; comprising an historical and descriptive account of that extensive and important district, both in its ancient and present state: together with some particulars of the most remarkable objects immediately adjacent . 34, possessed, as the newspapers said upon theoccasion, of almost measureless wealth. Besidesthe vast iron-works in Glamorgan and Brecknock-shires, and the other freehold estates, which belongedto this gentleman, probate was granted at DoctorsCommons for 700,000/. personal property. The es-tates were bequeathed to his three sons, with excep-tion of this at Newington, which he left to his unmar-ried daughter, together with 60,000/. in cash, and hiscarriages, furniture, plate, &c. The sons were namedexecutors to his very short will, which was made, itappears, only a few days before his death. The village street commences with the Church onthe left hand, and the Rectory-house immediately op-posite. Two structures are not often to be met with,in better harmony with each other, and with thegeneral character of the scene. An air of the pic-turesque is decidedly predominant; and it was stillmore striking before the church was restored andenlarged by Mr. Barry, Architect ; though the © K. WALK THE MUST. 127 alterations effected by that gentleman (in the year1829) give undoubted evidence of much taste andjudgment. The Rectory is an antique, irregular,wooden building, with a low-browed, sunken porch,entered by a wicket. Within this porch, though out-side the house-door, are benches, designed perhapsfor the accommodation of waiters upon the parsonscharity, or spiritual consolations, in the olden the sacred edifice, we are informed by adate over the principal entrance, that the south aisle,which contains that entrance, was built in 1563, orduring the reign of Elizabeth: but the tower, andgreat part of the rest of the building, however altered,are evidently much older. A tomb within, adjoiningthe pulpit, has kneeling figures,
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