ENGLISH GARDENS OF i6th, 17TH AND i8th CENTURIES 223 



The charming formal water garden at Westbury Court in Gloucestershire 

 (illus,, p. 222) is a good example of a smaller garden of this period, and preserves 

 its original character in a marked degree. It is situated amid pleasant surround- 

 ings, somewhat reminiscent of Holland. A long narrow canal runs through the 

 garden. Beyond the canal the outlook is extended to the surrounding country 



LEES COURT, KENT, A GARDEN LAID OUT IN THE STYLE OF LE NOTRE. 



through a clairvoyee or open iron grille, which was a favourite device for carry- 

 ing the view beyond the garden enclosure. On the south side of the house were 

 the bowling green and parterre, beyond which a pleached alley divided the 

 kitchen garden, which was surrounded by a quincunx of fruit trees. Beyond, 

 and occupying the greater part of the ground, is the water garden. 



Following London and Wise as garden designers came Stephen Switzer, 



