516 Design for a Tavern Garden. 



Art. III. Design for laying out the Garden of a Tavern, notv build- 

 ing, in the Neighbourhood of Gravesend, in Kent. By E. B.Lamb, 

 Esq., Architect. PVith a List of the Trees and Shrubs recommended 

 for planting the Garden. By the Conductor. 



I SEND you a plan of the garden attached to the tavern I am 

 now erecting in Kent, as it was proposed to be laid out. Some 

 little prejudices on the part of the proprietors, on account of the 

 expense, was the only reason for not adopting this plan in all 

 its details ; but the general outline has been retained, and the 

 gardeners are now proceeding with it. You will perceive from 

 the plan {fg. 88.), that it occupies a very limited space; but I 

 have endeavoured to make all I could of that space, the object 

 being to create as much variety, and lay out as many walks as 

 could be done consistently with the preservation of breadth and 

 apparent extent. 



The letters w. e. n. s. show the cardinal points. The ground 

 is bounded on the north by a road leading to a lofty hill, from 

 the summit of which a most extensive view is obtained, and 

 which is the great resort of the public during the summer. On 

 the east it is bounded by the foot of this hill ; on the south by 

 ground intended for building on; and on the west by the road 

 from Gravesend. The tavei'n (a, mfigSS.) is approached from 

 the road by. a gradual ascent, and at the back is a sunk area, in 

 the centre of which is a circular bed for flowers, and beyond 

 this is a sloping bed for flowers. It was found necessary to place 

 the house considerably below the garden, as a great ascent to 

 such a place of business from the public road is always objec- 

 tionable. On each side of the sloping bed is a path; that on 

 the north-east, leading from the house, and communicating with 

 the ball and refreshment rooms, 6, and with the north-east en- 

 trance. The path on the south-west side of the area commu- 

 nicates with the garden, &c. The south-east angle of the ground 

 is about 4 ft. above the sunk area. The paths ascend gradually 

 to this part, and continue winding in various directions through 

 the grounds, varying in width as occasion requires. At the 

 pavilion, c, a greater width of path is necessary, as a greater 

 number of persons are likely to congregate there. A sunk path 

 and tunnel is shown at ^, d, and the ground planted in such a 

 manner as to conceal this path from most situations. The ground 

 over the tunnel and the banks of the path being planted to give 

 as much appearance of extent as could be obtained without 

 totally shutting out the means of communication for servants ; 

 and so as to give them a general view of the visitors to the 

 grounds from the refreshment rooms, b. At the south end of 

 the ground there are two bowers for refreshments, &c. ; and in 

 various parts of the ground are distributed seats, benches, &c. 



