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
On one side is a building, a summer parlour for a still roome, w^{th}
brick kitchen and offices and Coach house and stables, w^{th} Chambers
over for the men. There is in the first parlour a Large Closet, on the
Left is a Large parlour and drawing-roome, all very neate and well
wanscoated. Under the staircase is a little roome for a butler, thence
the staires to the Cellars; this is between the back staires w^{ch} are
very good and light, and wanscoated up to the garrets, and the great
staires w^{ch} are very handsome painted white, the Rooffe an oval of
Cupids. Here are two handsome Chambers with dressing-roomes and light
and dark Closets and presses. Next floore is to such appartments againe.
Over all are three good Garrets and two roomes for stores, and it is
sashed up to the top w^{th} Low windows to sit in. Every Corner is
improved for Cupboards and necessarys, and the doores to them made
suiteable to y^e wanscoate. The garden goes out opposite to y^e Entrance
the walls full of all fruite neately kept. Here are six Grass walks
three and three, guarded w^{th} dwarfe fruite trees, a Large gravell
walk round by the wall, and gravell between Each Grass walk. The front
is a breast wall w^{th} a yew hedge cut neate, and jron pallisadoes
painten and Gilt tops, with gates Leading to another Garden of grass Cut
in shapes and knotts, w^{th} flowers and all sorts of greens cut in
shapes, w^{th} paths of Gravel to fform them. On the Left side a
Coddling hedge secured a walke of orange and Lemmon trees in perfection.
This is Closed with a green house all the breadth of the garden, through
w^{ch} you Enter another of fflowers; thence into orchard and kitchen
garden w^{ch} is Cast in Exact forms to Look neate. In the green Garden
was Large alloes plants and all sorts of Perpetualls as well as
annualls.
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