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Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories (1902)
Malan, A[lfred] H[enry], [from old catalog] ed · New York and London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 168
s begun over a century previously. ThePark, which Horace Walpole unkindly describes as the ugliestspot of ground in the universe, was probably then very bare oftrees, but subsequent plantations have done much to redeem itfrom reproach. The large cedars between the house and theUpper Lake are… … THE DRAWING-ROOM, OSTERLEY 135 136 ©Sterlet park One of the attractions of Osterley during the lifetime of Mr.Child and his widow was the menagerie, which contained manyrare and valuable birds. The most remarkable of these were per-petuated in two volumes of coloured prints published by ThomasHayes…Historic buildings · Country homes · Dwellings
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