Through England on a side saddle in the time of William and MaryFiennes, Celia
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Through England on a side saddle in the time of William and Mary
Fiennes, Celia
England -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
Here they mak great quantetys of gloves, I did not observe or Learn any
other trade or Manufacture, they had only shops of all sorts of things.
They Carry much of their Carriages on sledges to secure their pitching
in the streetes. Thence I went to Chartly 6 mile Lord Fferrers, and
thence Bradby Lord Chesterfields, and passed by a fine parke of some
Gentlemans in w^{ch} was a summer house on y^e side of y^e hill amongst
fine tall trees w^{ch} Look’d very well, and on y^e Right hand I turned
up to y^e Earle of Chesterfields parke full of fine Rows of trees
running up y^e avenue to y^e house. One Enters an outward Court and
drives round a Little pond like a ditch all pav’d w^{th} stone, or great
basin of stone, in which were two swans swimming about in y^t little
Compass; y^e gates are all jron barrs and the whole front of y^e house
open jron pallasadoe spikes in a Compass round Like a half moone.
Answerable to y^t beyond y^e stable yard is another such a demy Circle
of open pallasadoe, y^t lets you out to y^e prospect of y^e grounds
beyond, full of regular Rows of trees. Y^e house has a visto quite thro’
by a glass bellcony door into y^e gardens, and so to y^e parke beyond on
y^t side. Y^e front have something surpriseing in it; its all of free
stone w^{ch} is dipt in oyle that adds a varnish to its Lustre as well
as security to its foundation. Y^e Roofe is not flatt as our Modern
buildings so y^e garret windows Come out on y^e tileing w^{ch} is all
flatt None of y^e windows are sashes which in my opinion is y^e only
thing it wants to render it a Compleate building: its halfe a roman H.
There is an ascent of 5 or 6 steps all stone to y^e gates, and so you
proceed on a broad paved walke w^{ch} is divided by a Cross walke of y^e
same towards y^e upper End; thence y^e ascent by as many more stone
steps into a noble hall y^t has a Row of white marble pillars at y^e
upper End. Y^e middle a Little roome w^{th} a marble table in the middle
w^{ch} is y^e Balcony into y^e Garden, but y^{ts} without Steps down
into y^e Garden. From these Rows of Pillars on y^e Right hand runs a
passage to y^e Servants roome and all the offices, and at y^e End is a
Chappell w^{ch} was very neate. Over y^e alter is a large ovall of Glass
of y^e sort of Private glass used in Windows to obscure y^e Sight from
without, but hinders not y^e Light w^{th} inside; this Look’d pretty as
being particular and uncomon.
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