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under the superintendence of Mr Blore, the architect 

 of the new faQade of Buckingham Palace. Viewed 

 from the railway, the portion seen is the garden front, 

 from which the ground descends in a succession of 

 gravelled terraces, protected by balustrades of the de- 

 scription so often associated with mansions of the Eliza- 

 bethan period, and of which Haddon Hall affords a well 

 known and perfect example. The elevation thus given 

 confers a remarkably commanding character upon the 

 edifice, the interior of which is in correspondence, and 

 contains a valuable collection of paintings and articles 

 of virtu. The lofty tower at Wren's Wood, a little to the 

 west, seen rising above the trees, and visible from im- 

 mense distances, was erected, seven or eight years ago, 

 to the memory of the first earl. Six counties may be 

 reckoned from the summit. Worsley new church is 

 another most beautiful piece of workmanship, and offers 

 a rich treat to lovers of ecclesiastical architecture. It is 

 considered one of the most successful productions of Mr 

 Gilbert Scott, R.A., the ablest living manipulator of the 

 geometric pointed style of architecture. On the bank of 

 the canal, directly beneath the Hall, there is yet another 

 building of interest the gratulatory or triumphal portico, 

 erected over the spot where the Queen landed upon 

 the occasion of her visit to Manchester in 1851. The 

 design is in harmony with that charming and familiar 

 antique style commonly called "magpie," and in its finest 

 and most elegant conception, as seen at Brarahall. In 



