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STATISTICS OF GARDENING. 



Part IV. 



7583. First-rate residences. 



Castle Howard, — near Malton ; Earl of Carlisle. A mag- 

 nificent palace by Vanburgh, with a front of greater extent than 

 that of Blenheim ; the grounds not favored by nature, but 

 containing a large piece ot water and some old woods, consider- 

 ably enlarged and improved by the present earl. There are 

 several ornamental buildings in the grounds, and especially a 

 superb mausoleum. 



X Duncornbe Park, — near Helmsley; C. S. Duncombe, Esq. 

 A superb house, by Yanburgh, with a terrace adjoining, which 

 affords delightful prospects over a fertile valley to wooded 

 hills. The grounds contain an Ionic temple, and other build- 

 ings, and abound in fine trees. 



X Harewood House, — near Leeds ; Lord Harewood. An 

 extensive Corinthian mansion, by Carr, much esteemed for its 

 exterior effect as well as internal arrangement: the grounds 

 laid out by Brown, who formed a large piece of water, and 

 subsequently some improvements were made from H. Kepton's 

 designs. 



X Went worth House, — near Rotherham ; Earl Fitzwilliam. 

 A most magnificent Grecian mansion, erected by the present 

 earl, consisting of a centre and two wings extending above 

 200 yards in length ; the park contains upwards of 1500 acres, 

 beautifully varied, embellished with a large expanse of water, 

 and containing a marble monumental column and family 

 mausoleum. 



7584. DURHAM A surface of 610,000 acres, mountainous and moory towards the west, but 

 rich in pastures and woodlands towards the east and south. Mustard-seed has long been grown in • 

 this county. 



Bassinglvurne Hall, — near Stanstead ; Sir P. Parker. A 

 small place, but the mansion elegant. 



Bradwell IMge, — near Hockley ; The house is an 



elegant building designed by J. Johnson, Esq. with an observ- 

 atory on its summit. The grounds may be noted as containing 

 decoys for game. 



Biitlwrne House, — near Birdbrook ; G. Pyke, Esq. The 

 house was modernised in 1801, and stands'in a large park, 

 finelv disposed into pleasure-grounds. 



Beichamp Hull, — near Belchampwalter ; Rev. Sam. Ray- 

 mond. A spacious mansion, fine terrace, and beautiful lawn. 



X Broxteii Lodge, — near KUvednn ; P. Du Cane, Esq. A 

 handsome mansion, pleasantly situated on an eminence, near 

 the centre of a small park, commanding fine views. 



Barnhall, — near ^Ierrington; B. Salvin, Esq. A low, re- 

 cluse, and much improved spot. 



Castle Edin (Dun, Sax. a hill; or Erf/n^Gaelic, the steep face 

 of a rock\ — near Watergate ; R. Burdon, Esq. A handsome 

 castellated house, on the top of a woody precipice, which de- 

 scends to a romantic defile. 



Croxdale Hall, — near Butterby ; W. Salvin, Esq. The house 

 occupies a lofty situation on the Ware, and the grounds are 

 beautifully wooded. 



Eggleston House, — near Eggleston ; Hutchinson, Esq. 



Occupies a lofty situation on the banks of the Tees, surrounded 

 by plantations, enclosing a garden noted for its botanical 

 collection. 



Grange Hall, — near Darlington ; G. Allans, Esq. A modern 

 mansion, pleasantly situated, containing an extensive museum 

 of natural history. 



Greencrofi, — near Lanchester ; Sir T. Clavering. A plain 

 hut large mansion; and pleasant grounds, ornamented with 

 buildings and plantations. 



Newton Hall, — near Durham ; Sir T. Liddel. A plain man- 

 sion, surrounded by plantations, and containing fine views. 



Ravensivorth Castle, — near Gateshead; Sir T. H. Liddel, 

 Bart. A modem mansion, sheltered by a fine forest of oaks 



Shineliffe Hall near Durham ; R'. Scott, Esq. A good 



house, sheltered by a beautiful amphitheatre of hanging woods. 



Stub House, — near Winston; Harrison, Esq. A re- 

 spectable modem building, with pleasant grounds and thriving 

 plantations. 



H'iuyard, — near Grefham; Sir H. V. Tempest. An elegant 

 residence, combining hospitable comforts, and an attractive 

 mixture of varied ground, woods, and waters. 



Woodlands, — near Lanchester; T. White, Esq. son and 



756:i. NORTHUMBERLAND. A surface of 1,157,760 acres, much varied by hills and mountains; 

 fertile and well cultivated in the valleys, and abounding in ruined castles. Hexham is noted for the 

 growth ofonion:-, and there are extensive nurseries at Gateshead, near Newcastle, but on the Durham 

 side of the Tyne, carried on by Falla and Son, and at Morpeth. Brown, the celebrated landscape-gardener, 

 was born at Cambol, or Camphill, near Hartburn, in this county. 



successor to the eminent landscape-gardener of that name. 

 A neat mansion, and extensive plantations on a dreary 

 and bleak moor, now rendered beautiful, comfortable, ancl 

 valuable. 



7585. The following are first-rate residences : — 



Gibside, — near Thyton ; Earl Strathmore. The mansion is 

 situated on the east side of theDerwent ; thepark is four miles in 

 circumference, much varied in surface, and well clothed with 

 fine old oak-woods. The winding approach to the house along 

 the brink of a wooded glen ; the banqueting-house ; the Ionic 

 column of 120 feet, crowned with a statue of liberty, the ter- 

 race, and chapel, are much admired. 



Hardivicke, — near Sedgefield : M. Russel, Esq. Created 

 from bog by the former proprietor, J. Bindon, Esq. and now 

 celebrated for the beauty of its pleasure-grounds and the ele- 

 gance of its ornamental buildings. The" improvements were 

 commenced in 1750. The terrace, the bathing-house, the 

 lake, the winding river, the cascade, the temple, the rivers, 

 and the banqueting-house, are much admired. 



Lamb'on Hall, — J. G. Lambton, Esq. A modem building 

 by Bononi ; the grounds lately much improved, and the kitchen- 

 gardens containing a great extent of hot-houses. 



Lumley Castle, — near Chester-le-street ; Earl Scarborough. 

 The mansion is a quadrangle of the a^ra of Edward I. placed 

 on the brow of a well wooded valley. At each exterior angle is 

 an octagon turret, machiolated for the purpose of annoying as- 

 sailants, and in different parts are other arrangements of a 

 former age, rarely now to be seen in the oldest edifices. 



Raby Castle, — near Staindrop ; Earl Darlington. A noble 

 Gothic pile, on an elevated rocky foundation. It affords a fine 

 example of magnificence and comfort in the large entrance- 

 hall, into which carriages drive before the visitors are set down. 

 The park, pleasure-grounds, and plantations accord with the 

 dignity of the castle. There is a terrace, commanding extensive 

 prospects, 750 yards in length. The farm is extensive, and 

 highly cultivated ; the farmyard is close to the castle, and ex- 

 cluded from the view by an embattled screen. The dos-kennels 

 and stables are rendered interesting architectural piles, and on 

 the whole, few places in the empire are so magnificent, so com- 

 plete, and so well kept up. 



Sellaby Hall, — near Sellaby ; Earl of Darlington. A free- 

 stone and blue slate villa; the grounds disposed with great 

 taste and judgment ; the stables are arranged so as to form 

 an ornamental group subordinate to the mansion ; and the ef- 

 fect of the whole highly beautiful. 



Bahrvorth, — near Retford ; the Hon. J. B. Simpson. A com- 

 fortable residence ; the pleasure-grounds laid out in good style 

 by H. Repton. 



Chipcliase Castle, — near Wark ; J. Reed, Esq. A delightful 

 residence, with woods, rocks, and waters, and scenery in all re- 

 spects enchanting. 



X Gosjbrth House, — near Newcastle ; C. J. Brandling, Esq. 

 A mansion by Pain, and the grounds surrounded by a broad 

 belt of wood, and varied internally by clumps, and a piece of 

 water by White. 



Heaton Hall, — near Newcastle; M. W. Ridley. An elegant 

 house by Newton, the translator of Vitruvius, erected in 

 1713, on the steep and woodv banks of Ousebum. 



Whitfield Hall, - near Newbrough ; W. Ord, Esq. The 

 house surrounded by high and bold rocks, and hanging woods 

 thick with hollies, with which the lawn, being in high keeping, 

 forms the finest contrast. 



7587. First-rate residences. 



Alnwick Castle, — Alnwick; Duke of Northumberland. A 



75S8. LANCASHIRE. A surface of 1,155,840 acres ; mountainous and rugged towards the north and 

 cast, the other parts nearly plain, rich, but the climate moist. Near the large towns, and assemblages of 

 operative manufacturers, it abounds in neat cottage-gardens, remarkable, for their excellence in the cul- 

 ture of the gooseberry, and of florists' flowers. This county has long been noted for its florists' societies, 

 and also a botanical society held at Warrington ; and it is now distinguished by the Liverpool botanic 

 garden, one of the first in England. Onions arc grown extensively near Warrington, and asparagus to 

 great perfection in several farm market-gardens near Liverpool. The Isle of Man, which lies off this 

 county, contains nothing remarkable in the way of gardens ; but it is the birthplace of Kewley, the in- 

 ventor of the Regulating Thermometer. 



most extensive castellated pile, with curious ornaments : the 

 grounds of great extent, watered by the river Alne, and well 

 wooded. The kitchen -garden lately much improved by a 

 range of hot-houses erected from the designs of J. Hay, Edin- 

 burgh. 



Belsay Castle, — near Stamfordham ; Sir C. M. L. Monck. 

 A grey house, with a venerable tower, on rising ground, finely 

 interspersed with single trees, and thick groves of wood. 



Chillingham Castle; — near Chillingham ; Earl Tankerville. 

 A square heavy structure ; in a veryextensive park, contain- 

 ing a large herd of deer, and another of the white Scottish bison, 

 shy, wild, and savage. 



Hotvick, — near Alnwick; Earl Grey. A noble structure by 

 Newton, of Newcastle, in a park near the sea, which has been 

 lately much improved. 



^tAitoa Delaiul, — near North Shields: Lord Delaval. A man- 

 sion by Vanburgh, and a fine Gothic chapel : the grounds ex- 

 tensive, and containing an obelisk and mausoleum. 



Lirerpool Botanic Garden — was established by subscription, 

 chiefly through the influence of the celebrated W. Ko»coe in 

 1800, aid opened in 1805. It contains upwards of five acres, 

 '•i a triangular form, {fig. 751.) It is entered between lodges 

 (1, 1), which contain the curator's house, committee-room, 

 &c. ; and to this a library of natural history is to be added as 

 : oon as circumstances will permit. A walk surrounds the gar- 

 den, and leads successive!) to the stove (2), rock plants (3), bog 

 ■ (1), green-house ground (5), conservatory (ti), aquarium 

 (7), herbaceous plants (S), and gramineum (9). The garden 

 was laid out by Mr. John Shepherd, the curator, who pub- 

 lished a catalogue of the plant* in 1808 : and to whose indus- 



try, and extensive correspondence, the garden owes, in a great 

 part, its present flourishing condition. 



Florists' Gardens. — The principal of these exclusively de- 

 voted to the culture of ilowers for sale are Nicholson's and 

 Horrock's, both of Bolton. Taylor and Smith are extensive 

 florists at Manchester, and combine also the nursery business. 

 Thomas, at Middleton, near Manchester, has a good assort- 

 ment; and there are above half a dozen good commercial florists 

 at Oldham. 



Arlington Hull, — near (. horley ; Sir R Clayton. A mo 

 dem house, on a gentle elevation, finelv embosomed in wood. 



X Bronsholmt, — near Whalley ; t. L. Tarter, Esq. A 



