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Bath, And Its Former Inhabitants.
Chuckling in his turn at the astonishment of the larchitect , Allen uoav inquired if the hottse could be built ? " -I'll begin the plans immediately , " replied Wood ; 1 see there is money enough even to raise a palace , and I'll build you a palace that shall he the admiration of all beholders . " This
story was told me many years ago by Mr . James Garbett , and is so characteristic ofthe man and the times , that I see no reason for disbelieving it . The following lines addressed to Ralph Allen , more than a century ago by a native poetess , Mrs . Chandler , describe the scene portrayed . De Foe introduces them in his account of Bath , page 295 : —
" In numerous streams the murmuring Avaters thrill , Uniting all , obedient to thy will ; Till by thine art in one canal combined , They thro' the Avoocb in various mazes , wind ; From thence the foaming waves fall rapid down In bold cascades , and lash the rugged stone . But here , their fury lost , the calmer scene Delights . the tranquil Muse and soul serene ;
An ample basin , centre of the place , In lymph transjDareiit holds the sealy race . Its glassy face , from every ruffle free , Eeflects the image of each neighbouring tree , On which the feathered choirs , melodious throng , By love inspired , unite in tuneful song ; Their tuneful song the echoing Avoods resound , And falling waters add a solemn sound ; Sure 'tis the Muses' haunt , —sure this is hallowed ground . "
Londonderry , a Mansion in Kingsmead-square , Bath . —This house was built in 1735 , by John Strahan , a Bristol architect , and a humble rival of John Wood , who lost no opportunity of cutting him up , and Avho speaks contemptuously of the ornaments Avithout taste of this square . An advertisement in the Bath Journal , 1744 , offers this house for sale , and says it was built for Mr . T . RoseAvell . The profuseness of the ornaments have for years made it an object of general admiration , and although it cannot
compare m purity of design Avith Wood's Palladian elegance , yet no lover of the picturesque can look at it without delight . Several names of note have been associated Avith the building , such as a Duchess DoAvager of Beaufort and the Chapman family ; but there are certain proofs that it was first the residence of the RoseAvelis , for a shield bearing their arms ( on the right a rose , on the left a Avell ) still remains on the top of the facade , Avith
the date of erection , 1735 . An entry in the register of the Bath Abbey Church mentions the baptism of a child of the name of lloseAvell , at the house called Londonderry , without the West-gate . Dr . Abel Moysey , the physician , lived here ; he was the President of the Bath hospital in 1781 , Mayor of Bath in 1792 . Dr . Abel Moysey was grandfather of the present
Archdeacon Mo 3 ^ sey . It has been lately proved that the celebrated Dr . Butler , Bishop of Durham , and author ofthe famous Analogy of Religion , " died here , lie Avas ordered to Bath for the benefit of the waters ; here he died , and Avas taken for burial to Bristol , and his remains were interred in the cathedral there .
Weymouth House . —Formerly the residence of the Viscounts Weymouth , and still tho property of their descendant , the present Marquis of Bath ; it stood on a piece of ground formerly called Hull's garden , which name Avas corrupted to Bali ' s garden . It is singular that the ground is scarcely the least altered , as to shape , from Avhat it was 200 or 300 years igo . The ancient borough or Abbey wall , still standing , forms its "boundary
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Bath, And Its Former Inhabitants.
Chuckling in his turn at the astonishment of the larchitect , Allen uoav inquired if the hottse could be built ? " -I'll begin the plans immediately , " replied Wood ; 1 see there is money enough even to raise a palace , and I'll build you a palace that shall he the admiration of all beholders . " This
story was told me many years ago by Mr . James Garbett , and is so characteristic ofthe man and the times , that I see no reason for disbelieving it . The following lines addressed to Ralph Allen , more than a century ago by a native poetess , Mrs . Chandler , describe the scene portrayed . De Foe introduces them in his account of Bath , page 295 : —
" In numerous streams the murmuring Avaters thrill , Uniting all , obedient to thy will ; Till by thine art in one canal combined , They thro' the Avoocb in various mazes , wind ; From thence the foaming waves fall rapid down In bold cascades , and lash the rugged stone . But here , their fury lost , the calmer scene Delights . the tranquil Muse and soul serene ;
An ample basin , centre of the place , In lymph transjDareiit holds the sealy race . Its glassy face , from every ruffle free , Eeflects the image of each neighbouring tree , On which the feathered choirs , melodious throng , By love inspired , unite in tuneful song ; Their tuneful song the echoing Avoods resound , And falling waters add a solemn sound ; Sure 'tis the Muses' haunt , —sure this is hallowed ground . "
Londonderry , a Mansion in Kingsmead-square , Bath . —This house was built in 1735 , by John Strahan , a Bristol architect , and a humble rival of John Wood , who lost no opportunity of cutting him up , and Avho speaks contemptuously of the ornaments Avithout taste of this square . An advertisement in the Bath Journal , 1744 , offers this house for sale , and says it was built for Mr . T . RoseAvell . The profuseness of the ornaments have for years made it an object of general admiration , and although it cannot
compare m purity of design Avith Wood's Palladian elegance , yet no lover of the picturesque can look at it without delight . Several names of note have been associated Avith the building , such as a Duchess DoAvager of Beaufort and the Chapman family ; but there are certain proofs that it was first the residence of the RoseAvelis , for a shield bearing their arms ( on the right a rose , on the left a Avell ) still remains on the top of the facade , Avith
the date of erection , 1735 . An entry in the register of the Bath Abbey Church mentions the baptism of a child of the name of lloseAvell , at the house called Londonderry , without the West-gate . Dr . Abel Moysey , the physician , lived here ; he was the President of the Bath hospital in 1781 , Mayor of Bath in 1792 . Dr . Abel Moysey was grandfather of the present
Archdeacon Mo 3 ^ sey . It has been lately proved that the celebrated Dr . Butler , Bishop of Durham , and author ofthe famous Analogy of Religion , " died here , lie Avas ordered to Bath for the benefit of the waters ; here he died , and Avas taken for burial to Bristol , and his remains were interred in the cathedral there .
Weymouth House . —Formerly the residence of the Viscounts Weymouth , and still tho property of their descendant , the present Marquis of Bath ; it stood on a piece of ground formerly called Hull's garden , which name Avas corrupted to Bali ' s garden . It is singular that the ground is scarcely the least altered , as to shape , from Avhat it was 200 or 300 years igo . The ancient borough or Abbey wall , still standing , forms its "boundary