 | John Britton - Architecture - 1808 - 882 pages
...Commissioners who were appointed by Parliament to make a survey of Theobalds Palace, reported, that ' it was an excellent building, in very good repair, by...means fit to be demolished ; and that it was worth 2001. per annum; exclusive of the Park: yet, lest the Parliament should think proper to have it taken... | |
 | Daniel Lysons - London (England) - 1811 - 512 pages
...commiffioners who were appointed by parliament to make a furvey of Theobalds palace reported, that it was an excellent building, in very good repair, by no means fit to be demoliflied ; and that it was worth 200!. per annum, exclufively of the park ; yet, left the parliament... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1818 - 600 pages
...escaped when the palace was destroyed by parliament in spite even of the commissioners' report, that it was ' an excellent building, in very good repair, by no means fit to be demolished.' But these commissioners were unfortunately bound to add that its materials were worth 8275'. II*.;... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1818 - 622 pages
...escaped when the palace was destroyed by parliament in spite even of the commissioners' report, that it was ' an excellent building, in very good repair, by no means fit to be demolished.' But these commissioners were unfortunately bound to add that its materials were worth 8275/. Us.; and... | |
 | 1819 - 630 pages
...escaped when the palace was destroyed by parliament in spite even of the commissioners' report, that it was ' an excellent building, in very good repair, by no means fit to be demolished.' But these commissioners were unfortunately bound to add that its materials were worth 8275?. 1 Is.... | |
 | English essays - 1836 - 746 pages
...Crown lands was in agitation in 1649, it was at first resolved that Theobalds should be excepted.f but it was afterwards determined that it should be...means fit to be demolished, and that it was worth --Mil)/, per annum, exclusive of the park ; yet, lest the Parliament should think proper to have it... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1836 - 748 pages
...Crown lands was in agitation in 1649, it was at first resolved that Theobalds should be excepted.f but it was afterwards determined that it should be...that the palace was an excellent building, in very good-repair, by no means fit to be demolished, and that it was worth 200/. per annum, exclusive of... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1837 - 272 pages
...demolished by the long parliament, in disregard of the opinion expressed by their own commissioners, that it was an "excellent building, in very good repair, by no means fit to be demolished ;" but the materials were valued at more than 8.000/. ; and in the destructive spirit of revolutionary... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - Poets, English - 1838 - 400 pages
...demolished by the Long Parliament, in disregard of the opinion expressed by their own commissioners, that it was an ' excellent building in very good repair, by no means fit to be demolished;' but the materials were valued at more than 80001.; and in the destructive spirit of revolutionary times,... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Children's songs - 1854 - 464 pages
...demolished by the long parliament, in disregard of the opinion expressed by their own commissioners, that it was an " excellent building, in very good repair, by no means fit to be demolished;" but the materials were valued at more than 8,0001. ; and in the destructive spirit of revolutionary... | |
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... of that palace, where James received the homage of the lords of the council when he came to take possession of the kingdom, — and from whence he was carried to his grave. It was demolished by the long parliament, in disregard of the opinion expressed... 
