



EASTON . . . 

 HALL, 



GRANTHAM. 



THAT might he said of Lincolnshire which ( .i-su .. 

 of a nc it-ii t (Jaul. "Hst omnis divisa in p.irtes tres." 

 There is the division of Holland, con- most 



entirely of fertile fenland. with few --rain crops, but 

 possessing .1 wealth of magnificent churches tl. 

 dotted through the land. Then- is also the large .in I \ 

 division of Lindsey. with its fen. its wolds, and its sandy 

 coasts and dunes. On the whole, the division ..i K lit ,-n, in 

 which the subject of this article lie-, is the prettiest and most 

 attractive part of this broad acred shin-. Here we have the 

 wooded, undulating scenery which is characteristic of middle 

 England, with a marked feature in the "Cliff" range, which 

 presents a curiously steep western declivity between An. aster 

 and Lincoln. Grantham and Stamford have summit lin. 

 attractive as most towns in England, and Stoke Rochiord. 

 which is the close neighbour of Easton Hall, is a village of 

 sweet rural characteristics, while the grand churches of 

 Grantham, Heckington, and Sleaford add distinction to the 

 region. 



It is not surprising to find that this part of Lincoln- 

 shire, and the portions of the neighboring shires which adjoin 

 it, are rich in country seats, and Easton Hall, which lies near 

 to the Leicestershire and Rutland borders, is. in fact, one of a 



THE SEAT 

 or 



SIR HUGH A. H. CHOLMELEY. Bart. 



eM ite*. which lIKludes t : u- park- of Helton. Svs'.oii. 

 Belvor. and Stoke Rochford. I he last named ! th< 

 illustrated and described in these p.igev 



!i is a township in the palish ol Stoke Rochford, 

 Iving to the e.ist <>f the (ire.it North Ro.id, .nul Sir Hugh 

 Cholrnelrv is the sole landowner. Anciently the j 

 belonged to the Tvbtofts and the S k rip-s. to whom in the 

 Course i'f time other owners siuceeded. -iiul 111 I he s e.u \(**> it 

 parsed b\ sale to Sir Henry Cholmeley. Kt.. drscen.le.l from 

 the ancient Cheshire t.imily, who died in 1 6 JO. 



Through the est.ilr tlnvs the gentle river Witham, coming 

 southward from Helton and (irantham, and the house of Sir 

 Henry stood upon the h I! above, commanding a view of the 

 beautifully wooJe.) valley. Times ch.iMged. and thro.igh tin- 

 changing taste <( generations the in.iiisi,.n has almost passed 

 away. Mr. Montague Cholme'ey t >ok do\\n the west wing, 

 which was reputed to be the oldest part of the house, about a 

 century since, and in the year i.So? he w.is rebuilding it. .is 

 well as the centre. I his gentleman was descended rom the 

 purchaser of the est.ite. and was H.^li Slu-nll ol the Bounty 

 in iSj;. be in -4 created a Kimnet in the followi..g year. H r 

 some years he represented (jranth.im in Parliament, as did 

 his successor The present b.ironet is the younger and only 



THE BRIDGE. 



