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Gardens, old and new; the country house & its garden environment (1900)

Leyland, John, 1857?-1924, ed, Tipping, H. Avray (Henry Avray), 1855-1933, ed, Country Life Limited · London, The Offices of "Country life illustrated": George Newnes, Ltd., New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 187

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ground,completes a pic-ture not easilysurpassed. Theshadowy v\alksbetween the tallhedges, theradiant regionwhich lies belowthe terrace, theglori.us prospectof wood andsky, disclosedfrom tlie porchand the windowsof the n an>ion— t h. e s e areamong some ofthe n-,any n-,eri;sof this… … monuments,v\ biile ih.e parish(f which it isthe motherc! inch is S meforty milesin c i r c Li m -ference. Here, anciently, was a Benedictine Priory, which lost some ofits importance when its monks were reduced upon the rebuild-ing of Tewkesbury Priory. There are other ancient featureshereabout,…

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