This attractive colour plate is one of a Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of The Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britian and Ireland as presented by F. O. Morris.
A greater proportion of the drawings were by Alexander F. Lydon, and printed from coloured wood-blocks using the Baxter process by Benjamin Fawcett.
Published by William Mackenzie, Ludgate Hill, Edinburgh and Dublin.
Condition: EXCELLENT CONDITION. The colors are rich and bright and the image shows elaborate detail and is in Excellent Condition. Blank on Reverse side and printed on heavy quality paper.
Excerpt from the old descriptive: GARNSTONE, NEAR WEOBLEY, HEREFORDSHIRE - PEPLOE.
GARNSTONE, Near Weobley, Herefordshire. - Peploe. - The present house was commenced in the year 1805, by Samuel Peploe, Esq. It is in the castellated style, and of grey stone. The old house stood higher up in the park. There is a finely wooded deer park of about two hundred acres. It contains a number of ancient ceder trees and venerable Scotch firs. - From one side of the house there is a fine view of the Clee Hills and the Welsh Mountains, and on the other side Robin Hood's Butts are to be seen.
A copy of the circa 1870s descriptive, which covers some wonderful landscape history and some genealogy information will be included with the print.
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