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is a modern House, on a large scale, where the character of the 



rich Gothic of Henry VII. has been successfully introduced 

 and imitated. And knowing the wish of the noble Proprietor 

 to direct every part of the improvements both in the house 

 grounds, I could not but feel highly gratified on being desired 

 to give my opinion concerning the manner of adapting the 

 ground near the house to the magnificence and importance of 

 the place and its possessor. 



The situation of the new House, built over the cellars and 

 foundation of the ancient monastery, has not much beauty of 

 locality to boast : though commanding a very extensive 

 of park to the south, yet the surface is flat, and without water. 

 Although the Park abounds in fine woods and large trees, yet 



m the view from the windows the landscape is naked and un- 

 interesting. 



Under such circumstances, we had only two modes of treat- 

 nig it; either to bear with the nakedness and flatness of the 



view 



cattl 



near 



prospect, and enliven it by bringing the deer ___ „ , 



the eye, or else to exclude the landscape altogether, by bring 

 mg plantations near the house; and I recommended both these 

 expeffients in the manner explained by the map. The boundary 

 fence of the pleasure-ground having been completed before I 

 tCd ^ J *' l have no * ^d sufficient influence to effect its 



*M* ; J.T? ermittedtOS,lgSeSttlle P lantation ^ about 



«ght acres w h IC h hides one half of the naked lawn, forming a 



lot n ; ge t the eye - h was next to be «i 



liow best to convert the interior of this mass to the purposes of 



removal 



