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one particle of which has been chipped, or broken, since 

 they were constructed in 1829. All the lofts are close 

 boarded ; that over the hunting-stables is used for straw 

 and hay, one place, at the angle, for letting down straw, 

 and two boxes, with sideboards, for hay : this loft will 

 hold forty tons of straw, and a sufficient quantity of 

 hay. Over the racing-stable are corn-bins, capable of 

 containing upwards of three hundred quarters of oats. 

 Over the coach-house is the oatmeal-room, fitted up 

 with five bins that will hold eighty tons of meal. The 

 loft over the coach-horse stable is used for stores belong- 

 ing to the buildings, as it is not required for the use of 

 the stables. The bed-room for the helpers, over the 

 mess-room, is large and airy, and adapted for nine beds. 

 Water is laid on in the centre of the hunting-stable, 

 from a reservoir, and hot water from the copper in the 

 boiling-house, next to the saddle-room. The hunting- 

 stable affords accommodation for nineteen horses ; the 

 coach-stable for eight ; the racing-stable for seven ; the 

 hack stable for five ; the hospital for two ; and the back 

 yard, for four post-horses. 



I have offered this brief matter-of-fact description of 

 kennel and stables, merely in explanation of the pre- 

 ceding plans, the merits of which will speak for them- 

 selves. The elevation has the appearance of a princely 

 edifice, worthy of the purpose to which it is devoted, that 

 of containing a stud of hunters and a pack of hounds 



