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GARDENS OLD AND NEW. 



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A VIEW OVER THE AVON. 



The Cistercian monks came to Stoneleigh in the days of 

 Henry 11., and the ideals of the world they knew seem 

 embodied in the ancient features of the abbey and the village 



church, the Norman doorways and columns, and in that 

 glorious gatehouse, which is one of the many gems of the 

 place. But look at the long lines of the great classic mansion 



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' Country Lijc. ' 



THE GRECIAN GARDEN. 



