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the rise of the road, from the gates past the lodge, is rapid, a dwarf- terrace 

 wall in front may be necessary to balance the elevation ; and, in almost every 

 case, its introduction is desirable. It need only be so high as to require two 

 or three steps in ascent ; and the dwarf wall may stand from twelve to eighteen 

 inches above the level of the terrace walk, the breadth of the terrace itself 

 being about six feet between the wall and the lodge, and either nagged or 

 gravelled. If a space of nine or ten feet is allowed, three-feet flags may 

 form the walk, in the centre of neat kept grass. 



It is essential to observe that, in whatever style the lodge is executed, 

 the entrance ought to be so managed as not to admit of any oversight into 

 its rooms from the approach or public road — a tiling too little attended to, 

 and thereby exposing all within. A porch is seldom efficient, except there is 

 both an outer and an inner door. Whether with or without a porch, a lobby 

 is better, with an entrance to the rooms on one or each side. 



Need I say a word on the neatness and order requisite in the occupants 

 of such lodges ? Their personal appearance is often indicative of what 

 is to be expected beyond; and at least they should exemphfy order and 

 respectability. 



The distance from the gates to the public road need not be so great as 

 that which I have shewn to be necessary for a palace ; and yet there must be 

 a full expression of freedom given to every part of it. Perhaps from fifteen 

 to thirty feet between the road and the gate would suffice in any case. The 

 gates should be of iron, richly moulded, with corresponding palisades on each 

 side, surmounting a neat dwarf wall, finishing from a to a, and with or without 

 smaller gates for foot passengers. These walls must be in harmony with the 

 lodges. A neat kept lawn, protected by chains, on the outside of the gates, 

 would add to the general effect. 



The fencing for the plantings about the gates to a considerable distance 

 under the eye, (where the approach does not pass through a wood or plantation, 

 but immediately enters the park), should be of iron or wire, such as I have 

 recommended for dividing the kept grounds of the house from the park ; and 

 this rule must be observed in reference to all the park entrances. There 

 should also be a free breadth of lawn between the chive and fence, of from 

 six feet and upwards, according to the extent of the general design. 



With regard to the lodges and gates of a residence near a town, they 

 require a somewhat different arrangement. Not only have we to consider neat- 



