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THE SITE FOR THE HOUSE. 





This is an object most important in Landscape Gardening 



yet th 



ere is 



often mistaken 



misunderstood, becau 



mankind are apt to judge by the eye rather than by the under- 

 standing, and oftener select objects for their beauty rather than 

 for their use or intrinsic worth. The experience of the incon- 

 veniences to which most beautiful situations are liable, has 

 induced me to view the subject in all its bearings, and well to 



weigh against each other all the advantages and disadvantages 



which ought to influence our choice : these I have generally 

 classed in the following order : — the Aspect, the Levels, Objects 

 of Convenience, and lastly the Views from the House. 







First, the Aspect. There can be no doubt that a southern 

 aspect is the most desirable for rooms which are to be occupied 

 throughout the year, because the sun in winter is always accept- 

 able, and in summer it is so much more elevated, that it is rarely 

 objectionable and easily shaded. This is not the case with the 

 eastern or western aspect, where the rays being more oblique, 

 are not to be shaded but by obliterating the prospect, and as 

 the prevailing winds with rain generally come from 

 west, a little turn towards the south-east is to be preferred. This 

 I propose at Sherringham, and for two other reasons, it makes 

 the view towards the opposite woods more central ; and it gives 

 more room for the offices and appendages proposed towards the 



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