England's topographer, or A new and complete history of the county of Kent; from the earliest records to the present time, including every modern improvementEmbellished with a series of views from original drawings by GeoShepherd, HGastineau, &cwith historical, topographical, critical, & biographical delineations . ace House, p illed down many years ; back by Sir Edward Hales, bart. to whom the principal part of the parish, as well as Hales Place, belonged. He was a greatfavourite with James II. whom he accompanied on that monarchsfirst attempt to quit the kingdom in 1688. However, being-arres
England's topographer, or A new and complete history of the county of Kent; from the earliest records to the present time, including every modern improvementEmbellished with a series of views from original drawings by GeoShepherd, HGastineau, &cwith historical, topographical, critical, & biographical delineations . ace House, p illed down many years ; back by Sir Edward Hales, bart. to whom the principal part of the parish, as well as Hales Place, belonged. He was a greatfavourite with James II. whom he accompanied on that monarchsfirst attempt to quit the kingdom in 1688. However, being-arrested, he was committed to the Tower, of which he had pre-viously filled the otKce of lieutenant governor. Having obtainedhis freedom, he repaired to France, and was received by Jamesin the most friendly manner, who created him earl of Tenterdenand Viscount Tunstall. Place House, of St. Stephens, a veryancient pile of building, was pulled down by the late baronet,who, in 17G8, began a more extensive edifice, selecting a pre-ferable site for the same. It comprises an ample body, withtwo wings for ofiices built of brick, in the Ionic taste, with stouejarubs and cornices ; the park aUo underwent great improve-ments, being of considtruble extent, and including within its ? r ^W^W^^&WW^^^^^^^^^^^S =i ??lJ^. >3 . ^^0 .^^t ^l^.% ?^4^WW^- COUNTY OF KENT. 401 area a pleasing of picturesque objects, including Cau-terbuf), its cathedral, and the surrounding country. Still ascending, near St. Thomass Hill, is Beverley Farm, for-merly part of the estate of the Ropers, and ultimately of theWynne family, the soil being rather poor in the vicinity. TylerHamlet, so called from a manufactory of tiles having been car-ried on there, stands northward, and at the bottoui of the hill isa small rivulet, which takes its vise in Blean woods, separatingthe present parish from that of Bleane. This parish enjoys theprivilege of a fair, held on St. Bartholomews day, annually,upon St. Stephens Gr
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