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Bath, And Its Former Inhabitants.
BATH , AND ITS FORMER INHABITANTS .
Amokg the provincial cities of England , Bath has , from various causes , always been one of the most celebrated and the most admired . To say nothing of the local and county histories , which delight in dwelling upon the salubrity , elegance , and aristocratic society of the place , it ha £ furnished a fertile theme for novelists and wits in bygone days . Who that has read Smollett ' s immortal Humphrey Clinker
is unacquainted with the amenities and desagremens of the localityand what lover of a hearty laugh can forget The New Bath Guide , ancl Sir Charles Hanbury Williams ' s facetious poems . And undoubtedly its inhabitants have got good reason to be proud of their city ; its architectural beauties are neither feAV nor insignificant , containing as it does the works of such men as John Wood , and others equally worthy of admiration . Bath possesses also great interest for the archaeologist and an tiquarian , for , though we are too generally in the habit of associating its chief
glories with the last century and the days of Beau Nash , there are found in it remains of great and undoubted antiquity ; and in fact , up to the present time , new discoA eries are being made from A / ear to year in its neighbourhood , which afford valuable illustrations of our history from the very earliest periods . We believe , however , that to most persons , the chief interest ofthe associations connected with Bath will
centre in the period of the reigns of the Georges , at which era it was the head quarters of fashion , and the resort of celebrities from all parts of Europe . A notice ofthe men of eminence who have formerly been numbered amongst its inhabitants , could not be otherwise than intersting , and we have great pleasure in presenting our readers with
a resume of a paper on this subject , which was read before the Archaeological Institute at Bath , by Mr . H . "V " . Lansdown . Our report is necessarily much condensed , and , in consequence , presents an appearance of mcagreness of detail which is not the fault of the author .
Prince of Grange r s House , Orange-grove . —The Prince of Orange resided in this house , when ordered by his physicians to try the efficacy of the Bath Avaters . The obelisk in the centre of the square attests the fact of his perfect restoration to health by their means . The Prince married a daughter of George II ., and the square or grove was called Orange , in honour of his visit to Bath . This mansion was designed by the celebrated Richard Boyle , Earl of Cork and Burlington . Lord Burlington Avas the personal friend of
Alexander Pope , who addressed a splendid epistle to him , complimenting him on his success in architecture . The last person of distinction who lived here was the Earl of Howth , father of Lady Sydney and of Lady Frances Phillott . Lord Howth was great-grandfather of the present Earl of Cork and Orrery . This house was Lord Howth ' s favourite residence for
many years . St . James ' s Portico and Lord Chesterfield ' s House . —This portico was built x 2
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Bath, And Its Former Inhabitants.
BATH , AND ITS FORMER INHABITANTS .
Amokg the provincial cities of England , Bath has , from various causes , always been one of the most celebrated and the most admired . To say nothing of the local and county histories , which delight in dwelling upon the salubrity , elegance , and aristocratic society of the place , it ha £ furnished a fertile theme for novelists and wits in bygone days . Who that has read Smollett ' s immortal Humphrey Clinker
is unacquainted with the amenities and desagremens of the localityand what lover of a hearty laugh can forget The New Bath Guide , ancl Sir Charles Hanbury Williams ' s facetious poems . And undoubtedly its inhabitants have got good reason to be proud of their city ; its architectural beauties are neither feAV nor insignificant , containing as it does the works of such men as John Wood , and others equally worthy of admiration . Bath possesses also great interest for the archaeologist and an tiquarian , for , though we are too generally in the habit of associating its chief
glories with the last century and the days of Beau Nash , there are found in it remains of great and undoubted antiquity ; and in fact , up to the present time , new discoA eries are being made from A / ear to year in its neighbourhood , which afford valuable illustrations of our history from the very earliest periods . We believe , however , that to most persons , the chief interest ofthe associations connected with Bath will
centre in the period of the reigns of the Georges , at which era it was the head quarters of fashion , and the resort of celebrities from all parts of Europe . A notice ofthe men of eminence who have formerly been numbered amongst its inhabitants , could not be otherwise than intersting , and we have great pleasure in presenting our readers with
a resume of a paper on this subject , which was read before the Archaeological Institute at Bath , by Mr . H . "V " . Lansdown . Our report is necessarily much condensed , and , in consequence , presents an appearance of mcagreness of detail which is not the fault of the author .
Prince of Grange r s House , Orange-grove . —The Prince of Orange resided in this house , when ordered by his physicians to try the efficacy of the Bath Avaters . The obelisk in the centre of the square attests the fact of his perfect restoration to health by their means . The Prince married a daughter of George II ., and the square or grove was called Orange , in honour of his visit to Bath . This mansion was designed by the celebrated Richard Boyle , Earl of Cork and Burlington . Lord Burlington Avas the personal friend of
Alexander Pope , who addressed a splendid epistle to him , complimenting him on his success in architecture . The last person of distinction who lived here was the Earl of Howth , father of Lady Sydney and of Lady Frances Phillott . Lord Howth was great-grandfather of the present Earl of Cork and Orrery . This house was Lord Howth ' s favourite residence for
many years . St . James ' s Portico and Lord Chesterfield ' s House . —This portico was built x 2