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degree of property to belong to the house, or it is 

 apt to appear too large for the annexed estate. This 

 objection is, however, less forcible in a villa than in 

 a mansion ; yet even a villa which covers too much of 

 its own field or lawn partakes more of ostentation than 

 good taste. 



A field of a few acres, called Brentry Hill, near 

 Bristol, commands a most pleasing and extensive 

 view. In the foreground are the rich woods of King's 

 Weston and Blaize Castle, with the picturesque assem- 



Fig. 25. Villa at Brentry Hill, shewing specimens of economy with compactness 

 adapted to its situation, character, and uses. 



blage of gardens and villas in Henbury and Westbury; 

 beyond which are the Severn and Bristol Channel, and 

 the prospect is bounded by the mountains of South 

 Wales. This view is towards the west, and I have 

 generally observed that the finest prospects in England 

 are all towards this point.'*^ Yet this, of all aspects, is 

 the most unpleasant for a house ; it was not, therefore, 

 advisable to give an extended front in this direction, 

 yet it would have been unpardonable not to have 

 taken advantage of so fine a prospect. 



A compact plan often demands more trouble and 



