Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . es with me, and let me try to bringit before you in all its perfection. On either side of the gates are stone lions,at a distance ofeight or ten yardsaway —as it wereguarding them. This, themain entrance,faces nearly duesouth; and thefirst thing wesee, on enteringthe approach, is an ancient sun-dial in the centre of a grassplot; but we hardly glance at this as we pass on to the house,which claims all our attention. We gaze and gaze at the porch,with its twisted columns of grey stone ; the coat of arms andmonogram of Sir John Bridgeman abo
Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . es with me, and let me try to bringit before you in all its perfection. On either side of the gates are stone lions,at a distance ofeight or ten yardsaway —as it wereguarding them. This, themain entrance,faces nearly duesouth; and thefirst thing wesee, on enteringthe approach, is an ancient sun-dial in the centre of a grassplot; but we hardly glance at this as we pass on to the house,which claims all our attention. We gaze and gaze at the porch,with its twisted columns of grey stone ; the coat of arms andmonogram of Sir John Bridgeman above in reddish stone, andthe figures of Peace and Plenty ; and above again the very de-corative balustrade, on which rest four graceful vases. The whole of this porch, which projects some ten feet fromthe house, was added in 1672, by Sir John Bridgeman, who thenbought the place from Sir Edward Devereaux. On either sideare projecting wings, forming with the porch the letter n. Though built round an open court, no two sides are alike. n-y • »f f r I. CASTLE BROMWICH FROM AN OLD WATER COLOUR
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