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with a cornice and gable, or pediment over. 

 There is a curious instance at Bradshaw Hall, 

 in Derbyshire, 1620. With the introduction 

 of long avenues a further change was made. 

 The gatehouse in front of the house interfered 

 with the view of the facade. The fore court 

 was accordingly enclosed with wrought -iron 

 railings on a low wall, and elaborate entrance 

 gates between piers of masonry or brickwork, 

 and the gatehouse was shifted to the other end of 

 the avenue. There are many instances of these 

 gatehouses or lodges dating from the eighteenth 

 century. In all cases their details follow those 

 of the architecture of the house. The later 

 instances of the eighteenth century degenerated 

 into various versions of little Greek temples, 

 rather ridiculous to look at, and quite unsuit- 

 able for the lodge-keepers to live in. The best 

 position for the gatehouse would be high level 

 ground overlooking the park. The one place 

 where it should never stand is on the side of 

 a hill, for the simple reason that while the 

 gates are being opened carts and carriages have 

 to stand on a slope. There is an instance ot 

 this at Prior Park, near Bath. 



The main entrance gateway was usually 

 placed in the centre of the fore court, opposite 

 the front door, though this position was varied 

 to suit particular cases. In smaller houses the 

 gateway stood at the end of a broad flagged 

 path leading up to the house, and visitors had 



