^54 ^"^^ ACCOUNT OP DOG KENNELS* 



DUKE o^ BEDFORD'S, at WOBURN 

 ABBEY. 



>Y way of* Introducing what is the more iin« 

 mediate objedt of our attention, it may be 

 necefiary to fligbtly notice the other improve- 

 ments of his Grace — particularly as the engrav- 

 ing which accompanies it, includes the whole of 

 the buildings erecSlcd for his iporting. eftablifli- 

 33ient. 



The tennis court and riding lioufc (with apart- 

 tnents between to drefs in) forms a building 266 

 feet 8 inches long, and 49 feet 6 inches v/ide, the 

 whole front of which is ilone: the roof is a flat 

 one, and covered with a compolition of tar^ 

 clialk, &c. inftead of lead. There are flues run 

 along the walls, and under the pavement of the 

 tennis court, to keep off the damps : the walls of 

 the intide of the riding houfe are painted in pan- 

 nels, with high pllaflers, and the ceiling is painted 

 to reprefcnt a clear fky. 



There are two wings of ftables, one of which 

 only is yet fitted up by Mr. Holland, and con- 

 tains ftalls for 36 hunters, with 11 hofpital 

 apartments for fick and lame horfes: there is a 



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