local_library Bournemouth, Poole And Christchurch A rare combination of natural loveliness and architectural art cunningly interwoven. Sidney Heath 1915 77 Expand ⏷ Aurthor: Sidney Heath (b1872) Artist: Ernest William Haslehurst (b1866) From the arthor:The scenery which impresses most of us is certainly that in which Nature is seen in her wild and primitive condition, telling us of growth and decay, and of the land's submission to eternal laws unchecked by the hand of man. Yet we also feel a certain pleasure in the contemplation of those scenes which combine natural beauty with human artifice, and attest to the ability with which architectural science has developed Nature's virtues and concealed natural disadvantages. Read Book
local_library Bygone Hampshire Hampshire and The New Forest described with historical context. William Andrews 1899 266 Expand ⏷ From the arthor: The county of Hants, at the earliest period of which any reliable records exist, was occupied by a Celtic tribe called by Roman writers the Belgae, who also possessed the counties of Wiltshire and Somersetshire. The greater part of the county was covered with trackless forests, in which herds of deer and wild hogs roamed, and was very thinly inhabited by the people who hunted them. From the text: The New Forest - According to the perambulation made in the twenty-second year of the reign of Chartes II, the Forest extended from Godshill, on the north-west, to the sea, about twenty miles ; and from Hardley, on the east, to Ringwood. on the west, about fifteen miles, the entire area comprising ninety-two thousand three hundred and sixty-five acres. Read Book
local_library Memorials Of Old Hampshire The New Forest is described here by Willingham F Rawnsley. G E Jeans 1906 327 Expand ⏷ From the text: The oldest existing perambulation of the New Forest, made in 1280, shows the bounds to be east and west, the Southampton river and the Avon; south, the sea-coast; north, the line running east and west from Owerbridge to North Charford. This detail is preserved in the Chapter House of Westminster. The officers of the Forest ranged from the Lord Warden and his lieutenant to a verminer and sub-verminer, between whom came a riding forester, a bow-bearer, two rangers, two woodwards, four verderers, two stewards, twelve regarders, nine foresters or master-keepers, and thirteen (originally fifteen) under-foresters or groomkeepers. Read Book
local_library Remarks On Forest Scenery And Other Woodland Views Volume 1 (Revised) William Gilpin visits and views sites of arboreal and aesthetic significance. William Gilpin 1833 405 Expand ⏷ William Gilpin (1724 to 1804). During summer months, Gilpin travelled around the country, making watercolours and keeping journals in which he crystallised his personal theories about picturesque landscapes. Editor's Preface: In illustrating the present edition of the Forelt Sceneery, it has been our endeavour to interfere as little as possible with the arrangement originally adopted by Mr Gilpin. We have therefore considered it best to introduce each respective portion of our observations immediately after the original matter to which it refers and to distinguish our remarka the more perfectly. The reader will observe that they are printed in a smaller type than those of Mr Gilpin. Whilst we have retained the most essential of Mr Gilpin's delineations, we have deemed it advisable to change, or to improve, several of them. A number of illustrations have been added from original sketches, by Mr Kidd and Mr For bes, both of them celebrated artists in their respective departments, whose labours, we trust, will be found to have considerably improved the value of Mr Gilpin's book. Read Book
local_library Remarks On Forest Scenery And Other Woodland Views Volume 2 (Revised) William Gilpin visits and views sites of arboreal and aesthetic significance. William Gilpin 1883 379 Expand ⏷ William Gilpin (1724 to 1804). During summer months, Gilpin travelled around the country, making watercolours and keeping journals in which he crystallised his personal theories about picturesque landscapes. Editor's Preface: In illustrating the present edition of the Forelt Sceneery, it has been our endeavour to interfere as little as possible with the arrangement originally adopted by Mr Gilpin. We have therefore considered it best to introduce each respective portion of our observations immediately after the original matter to which it refers and to distinguish our remarka the more perfectly. The reader will observe that they are printed in a smaller type than those of Mr Gilpin. Whilst we have retained the most essential of Mr Gilpin's delineations, we have deemed it advisable to change, or to improve, several of them. A number of illustrations have been added from original sketches, by Mr Kidd and Mr For bes, both of them celebrated artists in their respective departments, whose labours, we trust, will be found to have considerably improved the value of Mr Gilpin's book. Read Book
Book Review - An Old Woman's Outlook In a Hampshire Village (1892) Book Review - An Old Woman's Outlook In a Hampshire Village (1892) An Old Woman's Outlook is a book of essays, one for each month of the year, on different aspects of life in Otterbourne and nearby...
Topographical and Statistical Description of The County of Hants Topographical and Statistical Description of The County of Hants A detailed desciption of Roads and their condition in 1819. Plus a list of Rivers and Lakes. Towns are detailed along with local industry, mining,...
Ponies Past and Present Ponies Past and Present Sir Walter Gilbey (1831 to 1914) Introduction: The early history of the horse in the British Islands is obscure. The animal is not indigenous...
Hampshire Allegations For Marriage Licences, Winchester Vol 2 Hampshire Allegations For Marriage Licences, Winchester Vol 2 Volume 2, Surnames M to Z. Couples wishing to marry in England had to swear in an allegation that there were no impediments to the marriage when...
Hampshire Allegations For Marriage Licences, Winchester Vol 1 Hampshire Allegations For Marriage Licences, Winchester Vol 1 Volume 1, Surnames A to L. Couples wishing to marry in England had to swear in an allegation that there were no impediments to the marriage when...
How to Choose a Horse How to Choose a Horse Introduction: How to Choose a Horse, or, Selection Before Purchase, has been written as a guide to those who are compelled to purchase a Horse in...
The Family Topographer, Antient and Present The Family Topographer, Antient and Present Hampshire Details: ● Situation and Extent ● Ancient State and Remains ● Present State and Appearance ● Seats ● Populations as of 1821 ●...
Songs Of Lymington Vol 2 Songs Of Lymington Vol 2 Songs Of Lymington Vol 2 by Henry Doman (1820 to 1885). Book Introduction: A year or two ago into the world an unpretentious book of song...