604 ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, WALWORTH. 
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ARTICLE XV. 
SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, MANOR PLACE, WALWORTH. 
Considering the site on which this garden isfonned,it is astonish- 
ing how rapidly it has been brought to its present condition. At 
page 220 of our Register, a correspondent noticed that Mr. Cross 
had availed himself of the valuable services of Mr. Phillips, the 
landscape planter, and under his judicious and excellent superin- 
tendence it soon appeared in another form ; for (although in July 
last the gi-ounds were nothing but swampy meadows, except a small 
kitchen garden, and another little plot near the house cultivated 
partly as an orchard, and partly as a flower garden, and after the 
elapse of about three weeks,) they were got into that state as to 
induce Mr. Cross to open them, and the visitors who paid for their en- 
trance averaged from five hundred to a thousand persons daily. A late 
notice of them says, that " the grounds possess some of the most 
beautiful features of landscape gardening." This we conceive to be 
correct ; for some of the views are extensive as well as very beautiful, 
particularly if the view be taken standing at (26 fig. lOo) itis exceeding- 
grand and imposing, perhaps not to be equalled in any garden, either 
public or private, for many miles round London. One great object 
of Mr .Phillips was to give a bolder style than is seen at the Regent's 
Park Gardens The enterprizing spirit and indefatigable labours ot 
Mr. Cross deserve the highest praise ; he has had a beautiful lodge 
entrance (1) fig. 105, erected, opening into Penton Place close to 
Manor Place, (2,) to the right of this entrance are rooms appro- 
priated to birds on sale (23,) and a short distance from them a neat 
enclosure for pheasants (3.) A quantity of curious water -fowls 
occupy a bason on the grass (4.) The monkeys also enjoy a spe- 
