Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . *. *3 3% THE SEAT OFHIS GRACE WILLIAM SPENCER CAVENDISH, DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, K. G., &c. The accompanying plates present two views of the chief architecturaland ornamental features of the beautiful Villa at Chiswick, situateabout six miles west of London. A winding road through a youngplantation, of nearly a mile in length, has been recently made fromTurnham Green; but the principal Park Entrance is within a smalldistance of the House. A fine avenue of stately cedars of Libanus,planted by the late Lord Burl
Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . *. *3 3% THE SEAT OFHIS GRACE WILLIAM SPENCER CAVENDISH, DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, K. G., &c. The accompanying plates present two views of the chief architecturaland ornamental features of the beautiful Villa at Chiswick, situateabout six miles west of London. A winding road through a youngplantation, of nearly a mile in length, has been recently made fromTurnham Green; but the principal Park Entrance is within a smalldistance of the House. A fine avenue of stately cedars of Libanus,planted by the late Lord Burlington, leads to the portico, which give asombre appearance to the front. Not long since the public road, whichtook a direction very near the Mansion, was turned, and an embank-ment formed, by which means the traffic of the high road was ex-cluded, and an uninterrupted view of the Thames and adjacent countryobtained from the principal apartments. The massive iron gates wereat the same time removed in order to give to the House a less confinedappearance. The site of this edifice was
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