The Gentleman's magazine library : being a classified collection of the chief contents of the Gentleman's magazine from 1731 to 1868. Edited by George Laurence Gomme

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MAGAZINEGENTLEMAN'STHE LIBRARY,THE MAGAZINEGENTLEMAN'S LIBRARY: BEING CONTENTS OFOF THE CHIEFA CLASSIFIED COLLECTION FROM TO 1868.MAGAZINETHE GENTLEMAN'S 1731 EDITED BY F.S.A.GOMME,GEORGE LAURENCE PART XIV.ENGLISH TOPOGRAPHY, WORCESTERSHIRE YORKSHIRE.) ( M.A.F. A.EDITED BY MILNE, LONDON: E.CPATERNOSTER ROW,ELLIOT STOCK, 62, 1902.PREFACE. Yorkshire in thisWITH the two counties of Worcestershire and from the GENTLEMAN'Svolume the collectionscounty proper the London items toMAGAZINE are therefinished, remaining only the entire series.complete thisis so a that it is notYorkshire interesting county surprising volume should be valuable. Its wealth of notes inparticularly andmatters of church of genealogy;history, family history, heraldry record of facts con-its details of local itsscenery ; contemporary visited and of discoveries in thenected with or residential,places as those Towton where thefor atfields, such, instance, (p. 342), battle was a to this collection notfought, gives place easilygreat over-valued. Of there are fancifulcourse, errors, deductions,wrong " of old to the "Saxon or the Romanascription buildings period are to for aallusions to the who held beDruids,period, responsible and so on. But these are due to the times whendiscovered,ring were and will be and accountedthe notes written, readily recognised for all students these volumes. No has been madeby using attempt to alter the some fancifuloriginal, except by omitting altogether when its in the text did not disturb the sense.writing place use theseReferences to are because of the beplates preserved may to students who wish to refer to the theoriginal. Altogether, object of these collections has been in mind tostrictly kept getnamely, all the contributions for the use of the student,together important and leave them to tell their own tale. Of the destruction of monuments of historical value there alas !is, number of That atthe usual the tomb ofBromsgrove,examples. Sir defaced for of theJohn Talbot, purposes Shrewsbury peerage of wanton destruction The note ascase, is, course, (p. warning33). to the and trees which were Hadsor inChurchivy undermining is not without use at the moment. No one1833 (p. 63) present has done more for the cause of ourpreserving buildings by urging the destruction of useless than Mr. St. and he willivy John Hope,vi Preface. anwere uttered hisat the wise words which by precursor,rejoice of theThe wilful destructionarchitectural repairsduringantiquary. and the sale ininat Kidderminster,tomb, 1790 (p. 66),Cooksey and useless church furnitureof Baxter's old as oldpulpit1854 The Unitarians whatare too for comment. preserved(p. 67) pitiful their church.for Baxter's was taken tothe Church pulpitrejected, Ellerton in wasof the remains ofThe destruction Priory, 1828, left toscandalous 219), everything being ignorantparticularly (p. for an additional room to theworkmen to stones buildingprocure house.farmadjoining and church crosses there areOf many examples mentioned,village the The ac-destruction isand keynote. contemporarygenerally of the cross of is a distinctcount of the destruction Sedbergh gain these records of the lost of the nation.to melancholy history(p. 312) several Wollasdomestic architecture there areOf examples. Worcestershire is well ason Bredon described,Hill, (p. 77),Hall, which it commands. The house inalso the remarkable scenery II. resided in Worcestt-r was in andwhich Charles standing 1791, There was some discussionwas then the in the town (p.largest 81). notes This houseas to this in with some1862, interesting (pp. 95-97). in Palace the of the Warm-and the house Row, formerly residence are excellent of tne former domesticstrys family (p. 83) examples wasof Worcester. The Guesten Hall of Worcester amagnificence Ackworth Park in Yorkshirerelic worth for. Hall,fighting (p. 156), is described. Bolton Hall is said to have been the ofresting-place VI. after the Battle of and to have retained aHexham,Henry pair of a of and a to the asboots, pair gloves, spoon belonging King of the event. The hall is describedmementoes fully (pp. 179-185). The ancient house of "stud and mud" at inDoncaster, destroyed must have been of interest,1839, exceptional representing, doubtless, Doncaster wasan ancient house when anburghal practically agri- acultural St. Bernard'scommunity, though Municipal Corporation. at was a of town archi-Hospital, Tickhill, evidently good example used intecture, though badly 1844 (p. 341)- The of the at Heath near Wake-discovery House,chimney-piece field in leads to an of this344), 1866,(p. interesting description and directs attention to the house.feature, The of armour on an of a in the churchdescription effigy knight aof Pershore leads to further note on the tenureinteresting by or Another of armourcornage horngeld (pp. description74-75). from a brass in Mr. C.Aldborough, Yorkshire, by Boutell, supplies some curious and details.interesting The so was noted in as follows :Beverley charter, called, 1819 " Als free makes the As hert may thynke Or see."egh may