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 are two very Good appartments, bed Chambers dressing-roome, Closets
and presses; besides there are two other good Chambers w^{th} Closets,
and one Large roome—y^e frame of y^e Chimney piece carv’d with all
variety of fruites, herbes &c painted proper and all hollow work. Very
good Pictures in all y^e roomes over Chimneys and doores, all fix’d into
y^e wanscoate,—noe ffurniture. There is a very good p^r of back staires
goes hence up to y^e Garret’s, one very Large, 6 other, besides Little
room. There you ascend into a Cupilow, windows round shews a vast
prospect of the place; from thence you may descend another such a good
p^r of back staires to y^e kitchen. The Garden is in forme as M^r Ruth’s
first flatt, but Larger, w^{th} a Larger fountaine, walled in w^{th}
ffree stone, a pedistal w^{th} Little Cupids and Dolphins and shells on
w^{ch} are Images, and on y^e top a Crown made all to spout out water.
The walls full of fruite, in y^e middle you ascend severall stepps to a
bank on w^{ch} are jron painted pallasadoes w^{th} Gilt top; gates to
the same. Here is a Large square w^{th} green walks and gravell and
ovall in the middle, with devices of Little paths of gravell to Cut the
grass into shapes, squares and 3 squares. In the middle stands a
Gladiator on a pedistal, and on y^e walls are Cupids at each riseing of
the walls for the bank. On the Left side is a summer house w^{th} paints
of the seasons of y^e yeare. Thence into another Garden for kitchen
stuff and hott beds, with convenient houses. From this great fflatt you
ascend severall stepps at three places—equal distance, and then Long
green walks between borders of strawberies, dwarf trees, and some w^{th}
green squares sett with Cyprus, Mirtle, yew, Holly cut fine and flowers,
thus three severall bancks, the spaces so adorn’d. Then you pass on to a
long green walke, the Right side or End is a fine summer house, the bank
all along guarded with dwarffe trees; the other to y^e field side rowes
of tall walnuts, with quick sett hedges cutt. This Carryes on not only
the breadth of the house but the Length of the whole ground, w^{ch} is
for y^e other garden for use; and just at the End of the pleasure garden
begins a Large and Long pond or Cannall—y^e Length of the walke, w^{ch}
is its bank cut fine. There is another great pond on the Right side of
the house, and two more in the grounds belonging to it on the Left.
M^{rs} Steeven has a very pretty neate house and gardens, before the
doore is a part railed in as before, only this is Close at Each end
w^{th} high wall and seates. In the middle is a gate w^{ch} Leads to the
gate of the Court, grass walled round, a broad pavement to the house,
and round Stepps—4 or 5. You Enter into a passage w^{ch} Leads to a
little parlour, thence a step or two down to an Entry, w^{ch} Leads away
to a Little Court or passage, which runs to the streete and back to y^e
garden.
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