198 



Gardens for Small Country Houses. 



and is traditionally believed to be the work of the Brothers Roberts. The 

 character of the work supports the tradition. The year 1719 is the earliest that 



can be associated with the independent 

 activities of the Roberts, for they then did 

 the very elaborate gates at Chirk Castle. 

 They do not seem to have worked much 

 outside Shropshire, Cheshire and Wales. 



FIG. 282.— GRILLE IN SCREENWALL. 



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FIG. 283. — FOOT-GATE. 



FIG. 284. — VISTA BETWEEN TWO GATES IN WALLED 

 GARDEN. 



Leeswood, near Mold, Emral, Eaton Hall 

 and Shrewsbury were among the places 

 that boasted notable examples from their 

 smithy. The design of the gate illustrated 

 in Fig. 285 is the best guide to its attribution. 

 No one could have made it in 1720 who had 



