. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . sas if it ought to have kept watch and ward over the countryround, but is considered to be only a folly; then presents a glimpse of the bat-tlemented towersand Chapel bellcote,vignetted a m i d atangle of el m -branches; and then,sweeping round in asharp curve, passesin front of the east-ern facade. Perchedat the head of anabrupt ravine nar-rowing down to thewinding river, thiswing, all buried increepers, with theold-fashioned, ter-raced garden infront, makes a prettyenough picture ona summers day. It is naturally sheltered from all side
. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . sas if it ought to have kept watch and ward over the countryround, but is considered to be only a folly; then presents a glimpse of the bat-tlemented towersand Chapel bellcote,vignetted a m i d atangle of el m -branches; and then,sweeping round in asharp curve, passesin front of the east-ern facade. Perchedat the head of anabrupt ravine nar-rowing down to thewinding river, thiswing, all buried increepers, with theold-fashioned, ter-raced garden infront, makes a prettyenough picture ona summers day. It is naturally sheltered from all sides but theeast, and till recently was so wooded towards the Tamar thatnothing but the undulating heights opposite could be seen be-tween the tree-tops. But that fatal blizzard of qi spared neitherhistoric oaks nor almost prehistoric chestnuts. In merciless fun-it swept the declivity so bare, that at the present time tiie vistafrom the terrace is practically a birds-eye view of Calstock, slop-ing down and round the river-turn ; and were it the lot of the. PORCH OF THE GUARD TOWER
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