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GARDENS KINGSTON LACY, t\ 



DORSET, . . . |fj ,j 



OLD-&NEW - ; BANKES 





'"I "MIIS be.iutii'ul a:ul extremely 

 interesting iiun-ioii lies 

 a short two miles 

 north- \vi--t t Wimborne in 

 Dorsetshire, on the Blandford mad, in the vallev ..t the 

 pleasant Kiver Stou , il-winn theiue to ancient Chnstchurch 

 and the sea. The country is atti.i . tne \vith the charm "t 

 Nature, and rich in tlu- manorial- t history .rid ancient 

 occupation. Norman lords have added distinctive names t.i 

 local designations. anJ Maltravers and Marsha '!. (ilanville an I 

 St our ton, .in.) many more \vh >se n lines are vvritt'.'ii in the 

 proud Roll of B.ittle Abbey, have lelt the.r m.i k ..n the C'umty. 

 Tile jjreat family nl l.i.\. l:.nls ut Lincoln, were once ! 

 of Kingston. a:iJ so it K-ars tlu-ir n.nu- t tins very day. 

 Now, for many ^ener.iti..ns. the place has be n the p iSNessj.in 

 ol the old fa:n:lv ut Bjnkes. whse mansi.in stands in the 

 midst of a b.-autilully.\vo.)dv.l park, distinguished by tin- 

 presence of numbers of noble - i-nt i;rowt!i. Sir 

 John Bankes. Atturnex -(ieneral in |6?|, t ut eveeds B 



in eloquerue. Ch i le*m e 



in jud^uenl, and Wil i.iin N"V in 

 I.IA," was the purchaser o| Corle 

 ( 1 istl--. \\ ' ,se w si . ,il\ 



ided it. dunn . for the k 



Parliament nu-n drew otf and letl it iinsubdu 



1 house at Kingston l.acy w as built by S r Ralph Bankes. 

 and was b.-^un shortly alter the Restoration in i'>. as m iy 

 Iv interred troai th-.- date i<*>\ ap,x-aiin^ in the p.-dun -nt ot 

 tlie north front, and doubtless indicating when the work was 

 linished. The inlliietiCe ot Ini^o I me-, ha-, b .MI attributed t 

 the design, but. since he died in l(>\*. Ill re can Iv n lert.nntv 

 a- to tint The mansi.in has sin.v unJ.-r^o ie mr;v ilian-es. 



verythin^ aNive the mam cornice is m ^l:-rn. The whole 



ot tile exterior, winch was toimetlv ot red brick with stmie 



ijuoms, lias receive.! a facing "' Caen ml was 



Ilished with lurtlvr architectural teatires and details m 



It ilia.) style by the Lit Sir Charles Bari> ab nit the 

 iS,j. H .A :-, aatitul and sp u i HIS it is. our illustr.n 





THE GARDES STAIRS )N THE EAST SIDE. 



