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 237
added, which broughtthe building into the form of a letter H. The good knight alsofitted up the old chapel in a very elegant style. Stableswere built in 1676, and were so contrived as to form thewest end of the garden. We can realise what such a housewould be. There would remain in its structure… … THE SOUTH END. have belongedto the age inwhich it wasbuilt. Therewere formalgardens, laidout by theskill and careof the oldgardener,with the tall,well - clippedhedges whichenclosed theparterres, andterraces toadorn theslope of thehill. Thesegardens re-mained untilcom para-tively recenttimes in…
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