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GARDENS OLD AND 



THE ROSE WALK. 



"Country Life." 



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ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SOUTH FRONT. 



" Country Life." 



is a pleasant grass plat or 

 lawn, with a large conserva- 

 tory to the soutn-east. On 

 the south is the formal en- 

 closed garden, and the attrac- 

 tive forecourt possesses those 

 excellent hammered iron gates 

 which have been alluded to ; 

 and on the other side are 

 further interesting portions of 

 the grounds. 



The whole arrangement 

 is very satisfactory, and is in 

 absolute harmony with the 

 character of the structure. A 

 prodigal wealth of flowers 

 makes a gay picture from the 

 windows of the front, while 

 beyond extends the park with 

 its magnificent avenue, leading 

 to Barlborough village, and 

 its many line trees, both 

 groups and individual speci- 

 mens. It is a spacious out- 

 look, truly, from these 

 windows of the lofty Hall, 

 standing high above the sur- 

 rounding country in a com- 

 manding position on the lull. 

 There is something extremely 

 attractive, too, in the fish-pond 

 and its surroundings, with the 

 well-shaven lawn on one side 

 and the standard roses thickly 

 blossoming on the other, 

 neighboured by those beautiful 

 ornamental trees. Varied 

 foliage plays a large part in the 

 attractions here. The rose 

 garden, again, with its arches, 

 is a place pleasant to rest in, 

 and notably attractive in its 

 wealth of beautiful specimens. 

 But it is unnecessary to 

 describe further these attrac- 

 tive garden features. The 

 illustrations enable us to dis- 

 pense with that. Let it be 

 said, then, that nothing seems 

 wanting to complete the 

 beauty of this delightful 

 domestic picture, wherein the 

 ancient house looks out upon 

 its pleasant surroundings, and 

 finds itself, we may say, 

 reflected therein, while dis- 

 covering some floral charms 

 that belong entirely to these 

 days. We began by speaking 

 of the builder of Barlborough, 

 and we may conclude by once 

 more expressing the hope that 

 the place may long continue 

 unchanged, and preserve its 

 features unimpaired. Like 

 many others we have illus- 

 trated, it is a great exemplar of 

 the lives of our forefathers, and 

 in its presence we are able 

 to re-create, as it were, the 

 pictures of a long-past age. 

 Barlborough Hall is, indeed, 

 an extremely interesting place, 

 and in itself and its surround- 

 ings it forms a remarkably 

 attractive subject of study. 



