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Of the many very good examples still to be met with, the majority are circular on plan, with a 
revolving ladder attached to a central post in the interior, as, for example, those at Rousham, 
Oxfordshire ; Hurley; Severn End; and the two examples shown on Plate 93* from Old Sufton and 
Richard’s Castle, the latter having three ventilating louvres and gables. They were also frequently 
octagonal, like the example at Much March on the same plate, and sometimes square, like those shown 
on Plate 93. The variations in shape depended on the material used, and the internal construction. 
Those shown on Plate 93 from Dormstone and Oddingley are square, a form better suited to half-timber 
construction ; that from Chastleton Manor, on the same plate, is in a park adjoining the house, and is 
a well proportioned stone building with a graceful little leaden cupola. The dovecote occupies the first 
floor, and access is gained by a ladder and trap-door ; the lower part is a shelter for cattle. The example 
from Buttas has some very good carving; the barge-boards and sill being ornamented with a running 
pattern in which figures alternate with foliage. It would be quite an acquisition to any garden. 
Erected in 1632, it is said to have been originally used as a falconry. 
As a rule dovecotes were windowless, and no ivy or other creeping plants were allowed to grow 
upon them. An old example at Severn End still retains its massive revolving central post, and a 
ladder suspended from an arm attached to the post enables any one of the myriad nesting-places to be 
easily reached. 
TERRACES. 
PLATES 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100 and 101. 
N Tudor gardens terraces were usually placed in a position next to the enclosing walls 
of a garden, overlooking the surrounding country and forming a convenient point of 
vantage from which to view the arrangement of the garden plots. One such may be 
seen in the Privy garden at Hampton Court, where the terrace rises to within a 
few feet of the top of the wall. At Severn End there is a similar terrace overlooking 
the bowling-green, and an old engraving of Drayton Hall shows a grass terrace down 
one side of the garden, raised against a wall and overlooking the park beyond. 
Sometimes, as at Montacute, terraces completely surrounded the garden plot, but the position in which 
they are most generally placed is immediately in front of the house, and overlooking the flower garden. 
The terrace at Claverton Manor House, shown on Plate 94, was placed at the entrance front of the 
house, which was erected in 1628 by the Basset family. The house was surrounded by gardens which 
remained until the beginning of last century, and were only destroyed when the house was pulled down 
in 1820 ; but fortunately the terrace which formed one side of the forecourt was allowed to remain. The 
Manor house was placed on the side of a hill, and entered from the road through the forecourt, which 
was enclosed on two sides by lofty walls, the side next the road having a pierced stone balustrade of 
similar design to that of the terrace, also a pair of handsome gatepiers which are shown on the same plate. 
Owing to the fall of the land, the terrace was arranged on two levels. A broad flight of steps led from 
the forecourt to the the first level, which was 164 feet long and 44 feet broad, and was laid out as a 
garden. From here another flight led to the terrace on a level with the house. 
On Plates 96, 97 and 98, are shown plans and details of the terraces at Kingston House, Bradford- 
on-Avon, and at Bramshill, Hampshire. The former is skilfully arranged on the garden front of the 
house. It has four bays and is ornamented with stone vases over each of the piers. In the centre a 
