Picturesque views and description of cities, towns, castles, mansions, and other objects of interesting feature, in Shropshire, from original designs, taken expressly for this work, by MrFrederick Calvert, engraved on steel by MrTRadclyffe, with historical and topographical illustrations . emum; and a rather uncommon fern, the scolopendrium ceterach. In marshyground, the serapias palustris, osmunda regalis, osmunda lunaria, 8fc. Davenport House—Bears a conspicuous place amongst the handsome mansions withwhich the County is abundantly adorned. It is situated in the parish of Worfield, andhundre
Picturesque views and description of cities, towns, castles, mansions, and other objects of interesting feature, in Shropshire, from original designs, taken expressly for this work, by MrFrederick Calvert, engraved on steel by MrTRadclyffe, with historical and topographical illustrations . emum; and a rather uncommon fern, the scolopendrium ceterach. In marshyground, the serapias palustris, osmunda regalis, osmunda lunaria, 8fc. Davenport House—Bears a conspicuous place amongst the handsome mansions withwhich the County is abundantly adorned. It is situated in the parish of Worfield, andhundred of Brimstrey. The house was built by that eminent architect the late Mr. FrancisSmith, of Warwick, for Henry Davenport, Esq. about the year 1727. It is seated upon aneminence, with a spacious lawn in front, and commanding a pleasing view of the adjoiningcountry. The interior is ornamented with various rich and handsome articles of EastIndia furniture, brought over by Henry Davenport on his return from the East Indies, who,whilst there, married Mary Lucy, daughter of Daniel Charolin, Esq., Governor of Madras,by whom he had Sherington Davenport, Esq. who succeeded to the family mansion andestates. There are also in the house several family portraits of some of the Bromley fcj -> % b a Pi s H tn o i s Dh so f--: u 1 fc B R1 Cfi * £ H 5 N g N
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