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Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial (1896)

Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923 · London : Cassell · leaf 413

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76i ABBEYS AND CnURCHES. [Ai.L Saints, Deuiiy. age. Horace Walpole records a tradition concerning tliis staunch dame to theeffect tliat she was told by a fortune-teller that her death would not happenwhile she continued to build. To prolong her life she spent many thousandsof pounds in building… … THE IXTEKIOR (1S90). Countess died. Adjoining All Saints are the almshouses founded by her in1599. Much ignorant restoration took place at All Saints in 1873, when nota little of Bakewells unique wrought-ironwork was removed, and the gates atthe western side of the churchyard were disposed of by…

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