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the river. On the left there is a cold 
bath; itis a pretty village. There is 
_also Walton Ledge, belonging to Cel. 
Blair, of Gavendish-square, and Walton 
Grove, the residence of — Pippin, esq. 
- lord of the manor. The bridge, con- 
necting the counties of Sucrey and 
Middiesex, is stately and will be found 
worthy of attention, though built in an 
irregular naanner, and teo narrow. It 
consists ef twe principal arches of free 
stone, each of which kas an adjoining 
one with projecting. bailustrades also 
of the same. The piers are of stone. 
Ox cressing the bridge from Surrey, 
the right hand leads to Sunbury, and 
the left hand to Lower Halliford, eigh- 
teen miles from Hyde Park Corner. It 
is often pronounced Hafford, and lies 
within the parish of Shepperton, to 
which it is an appurterance er hamlet. 
The first house to the right, is a 
pretty large ene, with some adjoining 
sneadows, in the possession of Capt. 
Bullock. Qn the left is a fishing cot- 
tage, the property of Mr. Stevenson, an 
opulent distiller in Wardour-street, 
Soko. It is called Campshet-hall, and 
was purchased by him for his sister, 
who died seon after. It is now let 
oceasionally ; the site is within a few 
yards of the Thames. The parlour 
and drawing-room will attract notice, 
ws-exellent apartments. Sir James 
Grant, of Castle Grant, a wealthy Scots 
baronet, and chief of a clan bearing 
the same name, paid five guineas a week 
for this place, during three or four 
months in the summer. Qn a small 
green, in the neighbourhood, are two 
pretty houses, one belonging to Mr. 
Maund, the other to Mr. Thomas. At 
the last fiouse in Halliford, lives Mr. 
Hutchinson, an eminent attorney of 
Bloomsbury-square ; it is a handsome 
white building, with good gardens. 
To the man of rural taste, the situation 
of Hailiford will be acceptable: it 
stretches along the river in a line pa- 
rallel to it, and comprises a variety of 
fine views that take in Oatland’s Park, 
the house, the new cupola, roofed sum- 
‘mer-house, &c. 
Shepperton, eighteen miles and a 
half frem Hyde Park Corner, has not 
so many particulars to gratify curiosity. 
Mr. 5 the brewer, has a luminous 
view of Oatlands frora his grounds be- 
hind, which are bounded by an arm of 
the Thames. The parsonage-house, 
occupied by the rector, Mr. Hubbard, 
has been lately beautified and rendered 
ssere convenient. The principal object 
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is the formation of a grove, consisting 
of shrubs and evergreens, so calculated 
as to exclude the view ef the church- 
yard, and perhaps the church) and ex- 
hibit only the rich, low meadows on 
the other side. The tythes, I was told, 
were stored in his capacieus rooms. 
The chureh.is old, and in form of a 
a eross, with a. flag-staff; the style of 
its architecture. resembles that of our 
remaining Norinan edifices. Nothing 
remarkable in the church-yard but two 
Latin epitaphs on two perpendicular 
tomb-stones, to ¢he memory of Benja- 
min Blake, and another of the same 
_rame, both from America. 
Shepperton, however, recommends 
itself to the attentien of anglers, who 
resort to it from London, aud all parts 
of the country. Barbel, some of a pro- 
digious size, are often caught there, 
with gudgeons, reach, dace, perch, eels, 
&e. in abundance. A few trout are 
also met with by the experienced an- 
gler; salmon caught occasionally— 
Thames salmon excelent. Principal 
inn, the Anchor. 
Monday, July 13. 
Weybridge, twenty miles from Hyde 
Park Corner. —In the situation of this 
parish, Lord Pertmore’s stately white 
mansion seems adapted te enlist atten- 
tion, The Wey forms a striking and 
sprightly feature in the scenery, his 
grounds being intersected with it. It 
is crossed by a bridge near its conflu- 
ence with the Thames. Lord P.’s 
park, or rather paddock, as it is not 
very extensive, has been converted into 
tillage ground, and is under culture: 
Tn walking along, my progress was 
arrested, at the end of Shepperton, by 
a fime, beautiful sweep of the river. 
Here I found myself opposite to a little 
white honse in his lordship’s grounds, 
where a cascade unveils the embellish- 
ments which an object so rural admits 
of. To the left, a little beyond, is a 
canal which leads to Guilford, Goda}- 
ming, &e. 
I then crossed the river in a pant, 
opposite a house inhabited by Mr. 
Barnwell. In the contracted sphere of 
this quiet abode, there reposes, on a 
sheltered lawn, extending towards the 
Thames, and confined by a green rail- 
way, the premises belonging to the 
Duke of York. 
The village winds along the road 
leading from the Thames ; it produces 
a favourable impression on the taste, 
and the scenery is interesting from a 
number of charming houses, Lady 
Stewart’s, 
