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Title: A brief account of the picturesque scenery on the banks of the Wye between Ross and Chepstow
Year: 1839 (1830s)
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Subjects: Wye, River (Wales and England)
Publisher: Gloucester : Jew
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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etherwent and half ofGwent, founded Tintern Abbey, in the year 1131,Walter died in 1132 one year after the foundation,and was succeeded by Gilbert, (his brother andheir) Earl of Pembroke, surnamed Strongbow,who died and was buried here in 1148. Hewas succeeded by his son Richard who died in1178, leaving a daughter Isabella who marriedWilliam Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, who wasburied at the Temple, in London, in 1219. ThisWilliam Marshall in his confirmation charter,dated 7th Henry III. mentions donations of hisancestors, and other founders and donors, asalso the gift of Trellick, a druidical spot, byGilbert and Richard Strongbow. Matilda theeldest daughter of the before-named WilliamMarshall, married Hugh Bigot, Earl of Norfolkand Suffolk, by whom she had a son, namedHugh, who was the father of Roger Bigot, bywhom, William of Worcester asserts, (from theabbey obituary) the abbey church of Tinternwas built, and consecrated for divine service in1287. There is reason to think that though
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■^ 27 begun in the time of Walter, the completion wasby Roger Bigot, at the date above-mentioned.The Western window, under which is the door,is still perfect, the pattern of which is mostelegant, and beautifully adorned with ivy, butthe Eastern window, though its general form iscomplete, the frame is much delapidated, itoccupies the whole breadth of the choir, and isdivided into two equal parts, by a slender stoneshaft, not less than fifty feet in height. Whenthe door of the abbey is thrown open, the effectis grand and beautiful beyond description. Theguide will point out the particular spots, fromwhich the best views of the interior are obtained,and also direct the visitor to the stairs, which willenable him to reach the summit of the building,from whence are extensive views of the surround-ing country. On leaving the abbey, on theopposite side of the road stands a building calledSaint Annes chapel, where a grate and chairssaid to have belonged to Ragland Castle areshe^vn, with sev

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