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GAKDhNS OLD AND NEW. 



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THE OLD FLOWER GARDEN. 



' Country Lije. '' 



the same green lawns and tall ancient trees, heavy masses 

 (f foliage, and sunny glimpses beneath green branches and 

 through arches of yew. Altogether the effect is particularly 

 quaint and fascinating, and we see that the hand of good 

 judgment has fashioned the garden in this attractive way. 



In this descriptive series, it has several times been 

 remarked that the effect of yew hedges in relation with flower 

 masses is charming. This may again be observed in the 

 | icture of the old flower garden at Henbury, where fragrant 

 groups of carnations and other beautiful things in profusion 

 make sweet the air. Gloucester and Somerset are counties 

 famous for their floral charms. The climate, the soil, and the 

 love of such things which the country gentlemen manifest, 



THE WEST FRONT. 



conduce to a richness that seems to surpass what on; finds 

 elsewhere. Henbury is, indeed, distinguished by its great 

 wealth of blossom, which invests its garden with the twin 

 delights of colour and fragrance. 



The church, as is often the case in country villages, is 

 near the house, and its substantial character may be gathered 

 from one of our pictures, where it is disclosed through 

 the quaint arches of green, making a very pleasing picture 

 from the garden. Although old, much of it is modem, tor it 

 was enlarged in 1833. One curious feature in it is the great 

 divergence of the chanctl to the north of the line of the 

 nave. Slight inclinations of this kind are common, but in few 

 places is the feature so marked as in this structure. The 



church is generally Early English 

 in style, with Decorated details 

 of excellent character. It con- 

 tains the monuments of many 

 prominent families of the neigh- 

 bourhood, and notably those of 

 Sir Robert Southwell, M.P., of 

 King's Weston, Envoy 10 Portugal, 

 and President of the Royal Society, 

 who died in 1702, and Edward, 

 Lord De Clifford, dating from 



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Although Henbury Manor has 

 no famous history or associations 

 it well deserves to be noted as :i 

 country house of excellent cha- 

 racter, of which much has been 

 made, and which is valued and 

 cared for by those who love its 

 charms, and who know what the 

 delights are of the beautiful 

 region of England in which it is 

 enshrined. The simple character 

 of its gardens, with the few 

 marked features we have alluded 

 to, is chief am.ng its charms. 



"Co:m:ry Lift." 



