A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CLIEFDEN, the seat of the Due of Sutherland, in Bucks; on the river Thames, 3¼ miles NNE of Maidenhead. It takes name from a picturesque broken ridge, which adorns the Thames, and commands charming views. The original house was built by Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, the favourite of Charles II.; and much improved by the Earl of Orkney. This was inhabited, for a short time, by Frederick Prince of Wales, father of George III.; and was the scene, in 1740, of the first performance of the national air of "Rule Britannia. " It was accidentally burnt in 1795; rebuilt in 1830 by Sir G. Warrender; sold, soon after, to the Duke of Sutherland; and burnt again in 1849. The present mansion is after a design by Barry, with a centre in imitation of Inigo Jones' old Somerset House; and presents an appearance at once simple and imposing.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "the seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Buckinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Cliveden |
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