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a sacrifice of comfort for display, is not, per- 

 haps, in the best taste. A pair of lodges 

 under any circumstances of less grandeur are, 

 in my opinion, utterly indefensible. 



The numerous designs, given for what are 

 termed Gothic lodges, afford ample room for 

 choice ; which choice should depend upon 

 the circumstances of each place. I will only 

 advise, that simplicity of composition direct 

 the choice ; as I cannot but feel that many 

 of these designs are over-done in chimneys, 

 gables, porches, &c. 



I should recommend the improving of any 

 cottage that may happen to stand near an 

 entrance gate (if capable of improvement), 

 in preference to the erection of a Gothic 

 lodge. The addition of a porch to the door, 

 of hoods to the windows, and other little 

 decorations, will, under good taste, often 

 produce a picturesque lodge, pleasing on 

 account both of its simplicity and its rarity, 

 — as the Gothic is found at almost every 

 entrance. 



An example of such a lodge may be seen 

 at Bickley, near Bromley, decorated by the 

 same hand that erected those beautiful spe- 

 cimens of the Gothic cottage at Bedleaf. 



