Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . Caploto Court, 3Sucfetng|)ams|)tte; THE SEAT OF THE HONOURABLE THOMAS JOHN HAMILTON FITZMAURICE, VISCOUNT KIRKWALL. The Manorial Mansion of Taplow Court forms the subject of the ac-companying plate, and is alike distinguishable for the antiquity of itsstructure and the agreeableness of its situation. It was formerly theresidence of the Hampsons, Lords of Taplow Manor, who are supposedto have had a grant of this estate in fee from the crown, under whom ithad been previously held on lease by Sir Henry Guildf
Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . Caploto Court, 3Sucfetng|)ams|)tte; THE SEAT OF THE HONOURABLE THOMAS JOHN HAMILTON FITZMAURICE, VISCOUNT KIRKWALL. The Manorial Mansion of Taplow Court forms the subject of the ac-companying plate, and is alike distinguishable for the antiquity of itsstructure and the agreeableness of its situation. It was formerly theresidence of the Hampsons, Lords of Taplow Manor, who are supposedto have had a grant of this estate in fee from the crown, under whom ithad been previously held on lease by Sir Henry Guildford, in the reignof King James I. Taplow Court is in the Hundred and Deanery ofBurnham, at a short distance from the Bath Road, near house stands on the brow of an eminence, which commands a fineview of the winding course of the Thames, of the distant spires andantique towers of Eton College, and of the noble Castle of Windsor,with its extensive forest. The park belonging to the Mansion is richlystudded with umbrageous and noble timber trees, and is equally re-markable
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