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the north side. An extension of the kitchen provided 

 the sheltering west wing, a little circular projecting 

 staircase added to the picturesqueness of the entrance, 

 and a cherry tree provided the centre for a paved 

 court. The entrance was thus placed more con- 

 veniently for the drive, between the kitchen garden 

 and the cottage, while privacy was restored to the 

 flower garden on the south side. 



The gardens at Elm Tree Farm, West Wittering 

 (fig. 56), illustrate another method of surmounting a 

 similar difficulty. Here the house faces south, and 

 looks across a broad lawn to the road. The entrance 

 was on the south front at its western end, and there 

 was a drive which passed awkwardly from the road up 

 the eastern side of the lawn, along the front of the 

 house, and so to the stable-yard. It was not 

 practicable to alter the position of the door without 

 considerable expense ; the drive, however, was re- 

 moved and an ample carriage-way made direct from 

 the road to the garage and stables. Carriages could 

 thus set down within a few feet of the front door 

 without intruding on the garden. The plan and 

 view of Dalingridge Place, West Hoathly (figs. 

 10 and 57), show a circular entrance courtyard which 



