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height of two stories, and was probably to have 

 been surmounted by a third. The ornamental 

 part of the building is in a pure and simple taste : 

 neat cornices, with high mouldings, are carried 

 round the work above and below the windows, 

 which are very numerous, and some of them cross- 

 ed by Gothic mullions ; the corners also, and the 

 stones over the doors, are relieved by mouldings. 

 From each angle of the building, and from the 

 middle of each side, there projects a solid square 

 tower, resting on arches based on the ground, 

 through which carriages might drive. Taken as 

 a whole, it has a compact, massy, and graceful 

 appearance ; not dissimilar in general effect to 

 that of a Grecian temple, though totally different 

 in its structure. The details are executed with 

 neatness and delicacy, but there is no frippery 

 about the ornamental carving, and every part ap- 

 pears to contribute to the grandeur of the whole. 

 As the work has been carried on to the same 

 height all round, no part of the walls is higher 

 than the rest ; and although the court is thickly 

 overgrown with trees and shrubs, and the walls are 

 matted with creepers and brilliant flowers, the edi- 



