The antiquarian itinerary, comprising specimens of architecture, monastic, castellated, and domestic; with other vestiges of antiquity in Great Britain Accompanied with descriptions . r—the gratification of every naturalist—andthe admiration of every traveller. Little more now remains than the stupendous trunk, itsgreen coronal, and a few side boughs. A most interestingdescription of this willow, with its exact dimensions, was givenby Dr. Jones in the Gentlemans Magazine for 1783, written,we believe, at the express desire of Dr. Johnson. It is to be regretted that the age of this majestic tree
The antiquarian itinerary, comprising specimens of architecture, monastic, castellated, and domestic; with other vestiges of antiquity in Great Britain Accompanied with descriptions . r—the gratification of every naturalist—andthe admiration of every traveller. Little more now remains than the stupendous trunk, itsgreen coronal, and a few side boughs. A most interestingdescription of this willow, with its exact dimensions, was givenby Dr. Jones in the Gentlemans Magazine for 1783, written,we believe, at the express desire of Dr. Johnson. It is to be regretted that the age of this majestic tree can-not be ascertained. Dr. Johnson said that he rememberedits ample branches laving in the pool, that then flowed to itsbase ; and also, that at that time, (presumptively about theyear 1736), Minstoe Pool extended to the back of Bread-Market-Street, and a large island in its centre was the fa-vourite resort of wild fowl j and that Stowe Pool nearly filled run FAR-FAMED LICHFIELD WILLOW. the valley between the mill in Dam-Street, and the churchdedicated to St. Chad. In the back ground of the view now presented is seen thebeautiful towers and spires of Lichfield
Size: 1412px × 1770px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1810, bookpub, booksubjectarchitecture
