which is composed of brick, and stuccoed, was erected about the year
1735: it consists of a centre and two wings, resembling the Queen’s
house in St. James’s Park, but smaller. It stands on an elevated
situation, and from its principal front commands many extensive and
beautiful views. The apartments are handsomely fitted up, and contain
some good pictures. The library also contains a valuable collection of
books, manuscripts, and a cabinet of medals.
The grounds round the house are extensive, and embellished with
plantations. On Pen Hill, a castellated building is erected to the
memory of Gen. Lawrence, whose statue ornaments the entrance. The views
from this castle, which is three stories high, are extremely beautiful,
varied, and extensive.
Hale, ---- Esq. 119. (_see Ingsdon_)
=Hales Place=, 11, the seat of Sir Edward Hales, Bart. The house stands
on a commanding eminence, and consists of a spacious body, and two wings
for offices, built of brick, in the Ionic order, with stone jams and
cornices. Many improvements have been made here by the present baronet,
among which, beautifying the park and grounds forms a conspicuous part,
they being of considerable extent, and including much fine scenery.
Hales, Sir Edward, 11. (_see Hales Place_)
=Haling Park=, 53, the seat of W. P. Hammond, Esq. Charles Howard, the
celebrated Lord High Admiral of Elizabeth, held it by lease of the
crown, and died here in 1624. The fine grove in the park contains a
great number of choice exotics and ever-greens.
=Hall Place=, 96, the seat of ---- Dillon, Esq. The house is a neat
building, pleasantly situated in a small, but elegantly diversified,
park, surrounded with woody hills, interspersed with cultivated grounds.
=Hall Place=, 176.
=Hall Place=, 99.
Hallet, J. Esq. 8. (_see Higham_)
=Halnaker House=, 40, 216, a seat of the Duke of Richmond. The house has
been suffered to go to decay; but it is remarkable, as containing two
curfews, as old as the reign of William the Conqueror.
=Halstead=, 17.
Hammond, W. P. Esq. 53. (_see Haling Park_)
=Hampton Court Park=, 24. In this park stands a royal Palace, originally
built with brick, by Cardinal Wolsey, who set up 280 silk beds for
strangers only, and richly furnished it with gold and silver plate; but
it raised so much envy against him, that, to screen himself from its
effects, he gave it to Henry VIII. who, in return, suffered him to live
in his palace at Richmond. Henry enlarged it, and it then consisted of
five spacious courts, adorned with buildings, which, in that age, were
greatly admired.
Of the splendour of this palace we have few remains. The ancient
apartments still standing, having been originally used merely as
domestic offices, can convey no idea of the times in which they were
built. The principal part of the old palace was taken down in 1690, and
the present structure was raised by King William, under the direction of
Sir Christopher Wren. The grand façade towards the garden extends 330
feet, and that towards the Thames 328. The portico and colonnade of
duplicated pillars, of the Ionic order, at the grand entrance; and
indeed the general design of these elevations, are in a superior style
of magnificence.
The park and gardens, with the ground on which the palace stands, are
three miles in circumference. On a pediment, in the front of the palace
facing the gardens, is a bas-relief of the triumphs of Hercules over
Envy; and facing it is a large oval basin, answering to the form of this
part of the garden, which is a large oval, divided into gravel walks and
parterres. On the south side of the palace is the privy garden, which
was sunk ten feet, to open a view from the apartments to the Thames, and
in which is a fountain, with two grand terrace walks. The entrance to
the place is from the town, through four large brick piers, ornamented
with the lion and unicorn. Passing through a long court, on each side of
which is stabling, we arrive at the first portal, decorated with the
heads of the four Cæsars, namely, Tiberius, Vitellius, Trajan, and
Adrian. Through this portal we pass into a quadrangle, which leads to a
second quadrangle, where, over the portal, is a beautiful clock, by
Tompion, on which are the twelve signs of the Zodiac, with the rising
and setting of the sun, the phases of the moon, &c. In this quadrangle
is a stone colonnade, of the Ionic order, which leads to the great
stair-case, adorned with gilt iron balustrades, erected on porphry. This
stair-case, with the ceiling, was painted by Verrio. The paintings in
the various apartments of this palace are numerous; a guide attends to
describe them.
The palace consists of three quadrangles: the first and second are
ancient; but the third, comprising the royal apartments, was
magnificently built of brick and stone by William the Third. The gardens
are in the style which prevailed some years ago, when mathematical
figures were preferred to the forms of natural beauty.
At the extremity of the gardens, opposite Thames Ditton, is a lodge, in
the possession of the Duke of Kent, as ranger of Hampton Court Park. It
is called the Pavillion, and is a neat little structure.
=Harden Huish=, 185.
Harding, Rev. Mr. 17.
Harman, ---- Esq. 3. (_see Wombwell Hall_)
Harris, ---- Esq. 151. (_see Haine Castle_)
=Hartham Park=, 186, the seat of ---- Joy, Esq. The house is remarkable,
as having been built by Lady James, the friend and correspondent of
Sterne, who also greatly embellished the park and pleasure grounds.
=Hartswood=, 48.
=Hatchford=, 25.
Hatsell, J. Esq. 55. (_see Marden Park_)
Havelock, ---- Esq. 3. (_see Ingress_)
Hawkins, Sir Christopher, 128. (_see Trewithan_)
Hawley, Mrs. 74.
=Haydon Seat=, 189.
=Hazel Park=, 177.
Heathcote, T. F. Esq. 210. (_see Emley Park_)
Heathcote, ---- Esq. 199. (_see South Broom House_)
Heathcote, Sir W. 85. (_see Hursley Lodge_)
=Heatherton Park=, 194.
Heneage, Mrs. 184. (_see Compton Park_)
Henley, ---- Esq. 23.
=Hermitage, the=, 4.
Hext, ---- Esq. 126. (_see Restormel Castle_)
=Heytesbury Park=, 206, the seat of Sir William A’Court, Bart. The
mansion is a modern brick building, surrounded with extensive pleasure
grounds.
=Higham=, 8, a small seat in the villa style, the property of J. Hallet,
Esq. The house occupies a very pleasant and commanding situation.
=Highden=, 66.
=Hill Place=, 97.
Hillier, Mrs. 26. (_see Stoke Place_)
=Hills Place=, 65.
Hitchings, James, Esq. 55. (_see Garston Hall_)
Hoare, G. Esq. 78. (_see Twyford Park_)
Hoare, Henry, Esq. 46. (_see Mitcham Grove_)
Hoare, Sir R. C. 172, 173. (_see Stour Head House, and the Abbey_)
Holland, Lady, 78. (_see Cranbury Park_)
Holland, Lord, 69. (_see Holland House_)
=Holland House=, 69, the seat of Lord Holland, erected in the reign of
Queen Elizabeth, is a venerable and stately gothic structure, standing
at the summit of a spacious lawn, which gently rises from the road,
commanding views over the Surrey hills. The grounds are pleasantly
arranged, and well wooded.
=Holme Park=, 177, the seat of Charles Fysh Palmer, Esq. This is an
elegant mansion. The river Thames glides beneath the elevated spot on
which the house is situated, and flowing through a beautiful valley, is
seen winding between the distant hills, and giving additional lustre to
the surrounding country, which is extremely pleasing, and, in many
places, picturesque.
=Holwood=, 16, the seat of ---- Pocock, Esq. was purchased of the
Barrow’s family by the Right Hon. William Pitt, the celebrated Prime
Minister. This was his favourite retirement: the grounds and scenery are
extremely beautiful.
=Hooley House=, 53.
Hope, T. Esq. 63. (_see Deepdeen_)
=Horstead Place=, 59.
Howard, R. Esq. 62. (_see Ashtead Park_)
Hudson, R. Esq. 47. (_see Tadworth Court_)
Hulton, H. Esq. 221. (_see Bevis Mount_)
Humphreys, ---- Esq. 185. (_see Ivy House_)
=Hungerford Park=, 181, formerly the residence of the Barons of
Hungerford, but now the seat of ---- Willes, Esq. It is a neat mansion,
in the Italian style, built on the site of the old house. The lands
surrounding the house are mostly cultivated, part of which are laid out
in pleasure grounds. The south and west are closed with woods; but to
the north the country is open, and the eye ranges over a considerable
extent of beautiful scenery.
=Hursley Lodge=, 85, the seat of Sir William Heathcote, Bart. M. P. This
is a substantial spacious edifice, pleasantly situated in a park well
stocked with deer, and embracing extensive woods and shrubberies. It was
the residence of Richard Cromwell; and, in pulling down the old manor
house, on the site of which the present building is erected, the seal of
the commonwealth of England was found.
=Hurstbourn Park=, 100, the beautiful seat of the Earl of Portsmouth.
The mansion is situated on elevated ground, commanding various and
extensive prospects: it consists of a centre, and two uniform wings,
connected by colonnades with the body; the chief apartments are
decorated with numerous paintings, by the best masters. The park is well
wooded, and abounds with fine deer.
=Hyde Park=, 69. This park, from its contiguity to the metropolis, is
much resorted to by all ranks of the inhabitants, for air and exercise;
it possesses some pleasing scenery, and is occasionally used for
exercising and reviewing the troops.
I.
=Jackson=, J. Esq. 79, 91, 221. (_see Belle Vue_)
Jarrett, ---- Esq. 91, 220. (_see Freemantle_)
Jenner, Robert, Esq. 56. (_see Felbridge Park_)
Jenning, G. Esq. 88. (_see Barnfield_)
Jersey, Earl of, 70. (_see Osterley Park_)
Ilchester, Earl of, 173. (_see Redlynch House_)
=Ileden=, 9.
=Ingress=, 3, the seat of W. Havelock, Esq. (formerly called
_Ince-grece_), occupies an elevated situation, rising from the Thames,
and commanding a beautiful view of the river, and of the opposite parts
of Essex. This estate has been in the possession of several noblemen and
gentlemen, who have all contributed to its splendour, either by
additions, or improvements, down to its present possessor. The grounds
are extremely beautiful, both in respect to home scenery, and to the
more distant prospects which they command: the views from the house are
particularly fine. In an elegant summer-house, built in a hollow of the
chalk cliffs, are arranged a valuable collection of Roman altars,
brought from Italy, together with statues, and other specimens of Roman
sculpture, which are placed in different parts of the garden.
=Ingsdon=, 119.
Johnson, ---- Esq. 2. (_see Danson Park_)
Jolliffe, H. Esq. 54. (_see Merstham House_)
Jones, Gen. 96. (_see Belmont_)
Jones, Lady, 99. (_see Worting House_)
Jopp, ---- Esq. 94. (_see Winkton House_)
=Jordans House=, 168.
Joy, ---- Esq. 186. (_see Hartham Park_)
=Ironshill Lodge=, 92.
=Juniper Hill=, 63, the seat of Sir Lucas Pepys, Bart. This is a
handsome house, with curious plantations.
=Ivy Church House=, 209.
=Ivy House=, 185.
K.
Keith, Lord, 32, 214. (_see Purbrook Park_)
=Kempshot Park=, 75, 131, the seat of J. C. Crook, Esq. The house is a
handsome brick building, standing in a spacious park, and the ancient
seat of the Pink family.
Kennaway, Sir John, 115. (_see Escott House_)
=Kenners House=, 152.
=Kensington Gardens=, 69. These gardens are spacious, and contain some
pleasing scenery: they are open for the recreation of the public, under
some restrictions. Here is also a palace, which has occasionally been a
royal residence. The state apartments are noble, and the different
chambers, stair-cases, and balconies, are ornamented with one of the
most curious collections of paintings in England.
=Kiddbrook=, 57, the seat of the Right Hon. Charles Abbott, Speaker of
the House of Commons. The house is large, but stands rather low. The
park is not very extensive, but is tastefully laid out, and ornamented
with water.
=Killerton Park=, 196, 197.
King, Lord, 26. (_see Ockham Park_)
=Kingston House=, 109, the seat of W. M. Pitt, Esq. erected in the year
1720. The form of the building is a long square, 101 feet by 62; it is
situated on a rising ground, open to the north on a fine down,
exhibiting views agreeably romantic, enriched by plantations. The
grounds are laid out with great taste, assisted by a fine reservoir of
water, interspersed with islands, covered with trees and shrubs.
Kingston, Lady, 79, 221. (_see Portswood_)
=Kippington=, 18, the seat of Francis Motley Austen, Esq. once the
residence of the celebrated Thomas Farnaby, A. M. one of the most
eminent schoolmasters that ever lived.
=Knowle Park=, 18, the seat of Lord Whitworth. The magnificent and
immense pile which graces the demesne of Knowl, exhibits specimens of
the styles of different ages, though by far the greater part is of the
times of the Archbishops Bourchier and Morton. The most ancient is
probably coeval with the Mareschels and Bigods, who formerly possessed
this domain; the most modern is of the erection of Thomas, first Earl of
Dorset, in the beginning of the reign of James the First. Many
subsequent improvements have been made, the most considerable of which
was by Richard, the fifth earl. The building is of a quadrangular shape,
chiefly in the castellated style, with square towers, and two large
embattled gateways. This edifice covers a space upwards of five acres in
extent: the magnitude and feudal style of the building conveys most
forcibly to the mind, the idea of days long since past, when baronial
pomp, and romantic chivalry, shone in their meridian splendour; nor is
the charm broken on entering the hall, still ornamented with all the
paraphernalia of its original decorations. The apartments are splendidly
fitted up, but their most attractive ornaments are the invaluable
collection of pictures they contain. Among the portraits, which are
numerous and well preserved, are many of the principal nobility and
statesmen who lived in the reigns of Henry the Eighth and his children:
some of them are by Holbein. The collection also contains some of the
finest productions of Titian, Corregio, Vandyck, Rembrandt, and Sir
Joshua Reynolds. Here is also a fine collection of antique _Busts_,
mostly purchased in Italy by the late Duke of Dorset.
The Park is between five and six miles in circumference, it presents a
richly diversified surface, abounds with fine timber and woods, and
produces venison of a remarkable fine flavour.
Knowlys, ---- Esq. 49.
L.
=Lackham=, 185.
Lamb, ---- Esq. 49. (_see Tilgate House_)
Lance, ---- Esq. 221. (_see Chissel House_)
=Langley House=, 175.
=Langley Park=, 16.
Langton, W. Gore, Esq. 202. (_see Newton Park_)
Lansdown, Marquis of, 185. (_see Bow Wood_)
=Laverstock House=, 100.
=Lea House=, 28, 33.
Leach, J. Esq. 28, 33. (_see Lea House_)
Lear, William, Esq. 217. (_see Badworth Park_)
Leaves, ---- Esq. 217. (_see Tortington House_)
=Lee Place=, 1.
Leibenrood, J. Esq. 178. (_see Prospect Hill_)
Lemon, Sir W. 130. (_see Carclew_)
Leverton, T. Esq. 53, 55. (_see Purley House_)
Lindsay, Capt. 16. (_see Plaistow Lodge_)
=Little Park=, 222.
Liverpool, Earl of, 24. (_see Combe House_)
Lloyd, T. M. Esq 218.
Lock, ---- Esq. 62. (_see Norbury Park_)
=Lockeridge House=, 183.
Lockhart, ---- Esq. 210. (_see Sherfield House_)
Long, Right Hon. Charles. 16. (_see Warren House_)
=Longford Castle=, 209, the seat of the Earl of Radnor. This ancient
Castle, which appears to have been built about the year 1591, and
subsequently improved and altered, is situated on the western bank of
the River Avon, in an extensive and beautiful park. It is of a
triangular shape, with a round tower at each extremity. The building is
composed of stone and flint, and was formerly surrounded by a moat, and
approached by draw-bridges. The present noble proprietor is now erecting
a very large castellated mansion, and the old building is destined to be
taken down. Longford Castle has long been distinguished for its valuable
collection of pictures, many of which are highly interesting.
=Losely=, 27, the seat of J. Molyneux, Esq. The house is large, and
stands in the middle of a beautiful park: it is composed of stone, and
was built about the year 1568. The main body of the mansion faces the
north, and has an extensive wing on the west, and on the east is the
garden wall, of equal dimensions with the wing, with projections, &c. to
correspond. In the centre is a hall, 42 feet long, and 25 broad. The
wing contains, on the first floor, a gallery 121 feet long, and 18 wide,
which, together with the apartments, contain many good paintings.
Lowther, ---- Esq. 84. (_see Ovington Place_)
M.
Maidman, ---- Esq. 97.
Majesty, His, 175. (_see Windsor Castle_)
Mallet, Sir G. 160. (_see Wilbury Park_)
=Maltshanger House=, 99.
=Manor House=, 159.
=Manydown=, 99.
=Marden Park=, 55.
=Maresfield Park=, 58.
Margason, ---- Esq. 67, 218. (_see Offington House_)
Markwick, W. Esq. 65. (_see Den Place_)
Marlboro’, Duke of, 70, 177. (_see Sion Hill and White Knights_)
=Marley House=, 120.
Marsack, Major, 177. (_see Caversham Park_)
=May Place=, 2, the seat of Lady Fermanagh, is a large mansion of the
time of James the First, but has been deprived of its original character
by modern alterations and additions, made at a considerable expense.
Meade, T. Esq. 205. (_see Chatley House_)
=Merley House=, 90.
=Merry Oak Farm=, 221.
Merrywether, ---- Esq. 184. (_see Blacklands_)
=Merstham House=, 54.
Methuen, P. Esq. 186. (_see Corsham Park_)
Middleton, ---- Esq. 82, 95. (_see Chawton Park_)
Middleton, Lord Viscount, 27. (_see Pepper Harrow Park_)
=Midford Castle=, 204.
=Midgham House=, 179.
=Midlington Place=, 97.
Mildmay, Sir H. C. St. John, 78. (_see Shawford House_)
=Milland House=, 29.
Miller, Sir T. 82. (_see Froyle Place_)
Mills, ---- Esq. 94. (_see Bistern House_)
=Milshall Park=, 210, the seat of Major Osborne. Here, in 1800, a
beautiful Hindoo temple was erected as a tribute to the merits of Warren
Hastings, Esq. late Governor General of Bengal. This building is erected
of artificial stone, after the chastest models of Hindoo architecture,
and profusely ornamented with appropriate embellishments.
=Mitcham Grove=, 46, the seat of Henry Hoare, Esq. is a pleasant villa,
on the bank of the river Wandle: it was purchased by Lord Clive, and
presented to Alexander Wedderburn, Esq. afterwards Lord Loughborough, in
return for his defence of that nobleman in the House of Commons, from
whom it was purchased by its present owner.
Mitchell, Gen. 108. (_see Dewlish House_)
Molyneux, ---- Esq. 27. (_see Losely_)
Monck, B. Esq. 178. (_see Coley Park_)
=Monkton=, 185.
Montagu, Admiral, 217. (_see Avisford House_)
Montagu, Lord, 175. (_see Ditton Park_)
=Montreal=, 17, the seat of Lord Amherst, so called by the late Jeffery,
Lord Amherst, K. B. in memory of his success in the reduction of
Montreal, in Canada, in the year 1760. This nobleman erected the present
elegant mansion, near the site of the ancient residence, which was
called Brooks’ Place. A triumphal column, or obelisk, is erected in the
grounds belonging to this seat, recording the achievements of the
British troops in North America, during General Amherst’s continuance
there.
Moor, ---- Esq. 116. (_see Blue Hayes_)
=Moor Park=, 81, the seat of ---- Tinison, Esq. once the residence of
Sir William Temple, who, in this retirement breathed his last; and such
was his attachment to the spot, that, by his own directions, his heart
was buried under a sun-dial in the garden, enclosed in a silver box. The
house, a large white edifice, stands on the west side of the park,
which, though not very large, is, in many parts, beautifully romantic.
Moraunt, ---- Esq. 93. (_see Brockenhurst House_)
=Morden Park=, 61, the seat of G. Ridge, Esq. This mansion is a handsome
quadrangular building, situated on a rising ground, with extensive
pleasure grounds, laid out with considerable taste, and ornamented with
two fine sheets of water.
Morgan, ---- Esq. 212. (_see Botley Grange_)
=Mount Edgecumbe=, 122, the seat of the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe. This
truly magnificent mansion is situated on the side of a beautifully
wooded hill, in a spacious lawn, bounded with rich old timber, growing
down to the water’s edge. From its northern and eastern fronts, it
commands extensive, and finely diversified prospects, including
Plymouth, the Dock, and the Dock-yard, the citadel, the shipping in the
Hamoaze, and the surrounding country, bounded by elevated hills. It was
completed in the reign of Queen Mary, and is built of red lime stone,
covered with stucco; the door and window cases are of moor stone. Its
form is nearly square, with an octagonal tower at each corner, and
battlements at the top. The hall occupies the centre of the house, and
rises to the second story: this room is fitted up in the Grecian style
of architecture, and is handsomely decorated with Doric columns, and
pilasters of blue marble, surrounded by an Ionic entablature. The rest
of the apartments are equally splendid, containing a number of
portraits, and a well-furnished library.
The grounds occupy an area of about three miles in circumference, which
includes the whole of the peninsula, formed by the Tamar on one side,
and the open sea on the other, and connected by a very narrow isthmus to
the main land.
The deer park is on the summit of the hill, and, besides the views
described, the house commands extensive prospects southward, over
Cawsand Bay and the Channel. The Eddistone Light House is also visible
in the horizon. At the principal western entrance of the park stands the
parish church of Maker, the views from the tower of which are nearly
unparalelled for their variety and picturesque grandeur. The southern
side of the hill is an abrupt rocky cliff, covered with every sort of
ever-green tree and shrub, among which myrtles thrive with great
luxuriance, and grow to an extraordinary size. A terrace, midway up the
hill, runs through the midst of these plantations; and a walk, in a
zigzag direction down the rocks, conducts to numerous points of view,
exhibiting an extraordinary variety of romantic scenery, which is
equally beautiful in all seasons of the year. The flower garden is at
the bottom of the lawn, in front of the house, close to the water’s
edge, which, being the narrowest part of the channel that forms the
entrance to the harbour, ships of war of the first rate pass close to
it. In this garden stands a block house, built for the defence of the
port at the time of the expected invasion by the Spanish Armada, in the
reign of Queen Elizabeth; and below it is a saluting battery of
twenty-one guns. This garden is divided into French and English flower
gardens, with a green-house, magnificent orangery, &c. The whole of
these extensive, and eminently beautiful grounds, have been laid out
under the directions of the several proprietors, without the assistance
of a landscape gardener.
Mount Edgecumbe, Earl of, 122. (_see Mount Edgecumbe_)
=Mount Nod Farm=, 52.
=Mount Pleasant=, 13.
=Muntham=, 67, the seat of ---- Walker, Esq. A capacious mansion,
surrounded by a pleasant park, once the residence of William Frankland,
Esq. celebrated for his skill in mechanics and natural philosophy.
Murray, Col. 87. (_see Castle Malwood Cottage_)
Murrell, ---- Esq. 61.
N.
Neale, ---- Esq. 200. (_see Shaw House_)
Nelson, Earl, 209. (_see Standlinch House_)
=Nep Castle=, 65, the seat of Sir C. Burrell. This estate derives its
name from the ruins of a castle, some small remains of which are still
to be seen near the road.
=Neston=, 200.
Neville, Hon. G. 55. (_see Flower House_)
Newburgh, Earl of, 42, 216. (_see Slindon House_)
=New Hall=, 209.
Newland, ---- Esq. 95. (_see Rotherfield Park_)
Newnham, R. Esq. 58. (_see Maresfield Park_)
=New Park=, 199, the seat of Thomas Estcourt, Esq. The house is a modern
building, situated on rising ground, thence commanding a beautiful and
extensive view. In front of the house is a deer park, enriched by woods
most naturally and beautifully disposed, on a surface offering every
variety of shape and appearance, consequently presenting the most
unbounded versatility of natural landscape.