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 270
, and the houseis probably, as the crow flies, not more than four miles fromManchester Cathedral. These ancient halls manifest a predilec-tion on the part of their builders for the neighbourhood of rivers.It was convenient to have water near, and very often thestream possessed some advantages in… … T.liz SIDE PASSAGE IN THE QUADRANGLE. 222 GARDENS OLD AND NEW. rarely to haveplayed a largepart. Simplicitycharacterisesthe surround-ings, and thereis nothing todelay the pen ina description ofthe great charmof the lawns,flower-beds, andhedges. Theseare all-sufficientin their relaiicn-ship to…
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