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A History of the County of Oxford
… 1760s; it may be discerned in outline beneath the great lawn. 86 Early plans for Blenheim Palace included smaller … garden was destroyed entirely and replaced by a wide lawn, and the great courtyard on the north was grassed over. … to enable a ferme ornée to occupy the area south of the lawn while protecting gardens to the east and west; other …
A History of the County of Oxford
… priority. By the 14th century there was a great laund (lawn or clearing), probably in the northern park. 6 In the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… stands in the vale of the Blithe or Blythe, on a beautiful lawn, and contains a large and valuable collection of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a strong loamy soil: the commons, called the Heath and the Lawn, were inclosed about 35 years ago. High Hall, now …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… immediately followed BLUE HEMP and was succeeded by hemp LAWN. It was probably no more than a piece of harden dyed … Archive, where it was followed by BLUE HARDEN and hemp LAWN. It was almost certainly a piece of HEMPEN CLOTH dyed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the north of the ruins is a verdant expanse of level lawn, studded at intervals with clusters of elm and ash of …
A New History of London
… people of his murder; then followed bishops in mitres and lawn sleeves, priests in copes, with a large silver cross; …
A New History of London
… is terminated by a landscape of the country, a beautiful lawn of meadow ground, and a grand Gothic obelisk. On the …