THE PLEASURE GROUND. 287 



CHILDREN S GARDENS. 



The annexed Plate is a representation of the 

 Ground Plan of the Children's Gardens, which were 

 executed from the designs of the late Mr. Repton. 



The different Arbours that are dispersed through- 

 out these parterres, indicate to whom the adjoining 

 flower-bed belongs, by having the name of its owner 

 attached to the front of the Arbour ; which is also 

 covered with various sorts of creepers. The cir- 

 cular figure, with a walk leading from it to the 

 oval, is a representation of the Ground Plan of the 

 Grotto, which is built of different flints and stones, 

 with walks leading around the right and left, and 

 running into each other at the top, where there 

 is an octagon platform, about eight feet square, 

 encircled by an iron railing, for the training of 

 creepers, which chiefly cover the exterior sides of 

 the walls. The inside of the Grotto walls are inlaid 

 with various shells, as well as the ceiling. At the 

 entrances to, and junction of most of the walks, lead- 

 ing from the different divisions in these Gardens, 

 are arched trellis's, which, together with the va- 

 rious Arbours, give this spot an interesting and pic- 

 turesque appearance at all seasons of the year. 

 The borders that surround these Gardens are thickly 



