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.

=New Park=, 93.

=New Place=, 84.

=New Place=, 217.

=Newton Park=, 202.

=Norbury Farm=, 53.

=Norbury Park=, 62, the seat of ---- Lock, Esq. This seat, one of the most beautiful in the county, stands on a hill commanding extensive and delightful prospects. The sides of the principal rooms are painted with views of the romantic mountains and lakes in Cumberland and Westmoreland, which are so managed as to have the appearance of being a continuation of the surrounding scenery. The park is extensive, and agreeably diversified, embellished with plantations, &c. This park is remarkably famous for containing a great number of very fine walnut trees.

Norfolk, Duke of, 44, 65, 217. (_see Arundel Park and Hills Place_)

=Nork House=, 47.

Norman, ---- Esq. 16.

Norris, ---- Esq. 95. (_see Basing Park_)

=North Stoneham Park=, 79, 212, the seat of Mrs. Fleming. The mansion is an old building, seated rather low, but has been much improved and enlarged. The park is extensive, and well wooded; it abounds with deer; and at the upper end has a pleasant summer-house, from which the prospects are very fine.

Northumberland, Duke of, 70, 152. (_see Sion House and Worrington House_)

=Norton Hall=, 188.

O.

O’Brien, ---- Esq. 109. (_see Stinsford House_)

=Ockham Park=, 26.

=Offington House=, 67, 218, the seat of William Margason, Esq. is a low building of stone, plain in the front, with small wings. The grounds surrounding it are enclosed with a stone wall, and contain some good timber.

Ogle, Sir C. 77.

=Old Place=, 217.

=Old Warren Cottage=, 160.

Onslow, Mr. Serjeant, 26. (_see Send Grove_)

Onslow, Rev. C. W. 26. (_see Dunsboro’ House_)

Orkney, Lady, 176. The seat of this lady is an ancient building, which, from its situation on an eminence, commands a fine prospect of the Thames, and the adjacent country. The park, stored with rich woods, is rendered beautifully picturesque by its inequality of surface.

Orr, Capt. 209. (_see Brickworth_)

Osborne, Major, 210. (_see Milshall Park_)

=Osterley Park=, 70, the seat of the Earl of Jersey. The house is a magnificent structure, of a square form, having a tower at each outward angle. The ascent to the east front is by a grand flight of steps, to an open saloon, or portico, which leads to the principal door of the hall. The apartments are spacious, fitted up in the most sumptuous and costly manner, and contain a good collection of pictures. The park is about six miles in circumference; it abounds with wood, and its grounds are beautifully disposed, the effect being considerably heightened by a charming lake, which is inhabited by a great variety of water fowl. On the margin of this lake stands an elegant menagerie, containing a large collection of exotic and curious birds; and the scenery on its banks, from the variety and arrangement, give it an appearance beautifully picturesque.

=Ovington Place=, 84.

Oxenden, Sir H. 9. (_see Broom Park_)

P.

=Padworth House=, 179, the seat of R. Clark, Esq. This is a noble mansion, and from its situation, standing on elevated ground, commands many extensive and beautiful prospects. The house is well sheltered by wood, and the grounds have an easy slope to the meadows in the valley, through which the limpid Kennet winds its course, adding considerable beauty to the landscape, as seen in various points of view.

=Pains Hill=, 25, the seat of the Earl of Carhampton. These beautiful grounds were formed by the Hon. Charles Hamilton; a considerable part of which was taken from the barren heath. The south side is a bank above the river Mole, which runs at the foot of it. Availing himself of the inequalities of the land, his plantations were made, and buildings placed with the utmost judgment; a spacious piece of water was also formed, which, though considerably above the level of the river, is supplied from it by an ingenious, though simple contrivance. The present edifice is a handsome white building; the front, which is facing the river, is adorned in the centre with a pediment, supported by four columns, and bowed sides. The beauty and unexpected variety of the scene; the happy situation, elegant structure, and judicious form of the buildings; the flourishing state, uncommon diversity, and contrasted grouping of the trees, and the contrivance of the water, will not fail to excite the most agreeable sensations.

Palk, Sir Lawrence, 117. (_see Haldon House_)

Palk, W. Esq. 120. (_see Marley House_)

Palmer, ---- Esq. 177. (_see Holme Park_)

Palmerston, Lord, 86, 211, 220. (_see Broadlands Park_)

=Park House=, 160.

=Park Place=, 213.

Parker, ---- Esq. 117. (_see Whiteway_)

Parnell, ---- Esq. 188. (_see Woodbarrow House_)

=Paultons Park=, 86, the seat of Hans Sloane, Esq. The house stands in a rather secluded situation; but the park, embracing a circumference of about five miles, is beautifully wooded, and interspersed with spacious lawns.

=Pavilion, the=, 51, 60, 219, H. R. H. the Prince Regent. This mansion is fitted up with all the assistance of taste and art. It is situated near the north-west of the Steyne, =Brighton=, and was erected in 1784, having a handsome sea front, extending 200 feet, in the centre of which is a circular building, having a lofty dome raised on pillars, two wings were lately added to the fabric, which now renders its proportions complete. The interior is fitted up with the utmost magnificence, and the furniture is mostly Chinese. Towards the street the front forms a square, with a colonade in the centre, supported by columns, looking over a green, formerly the road. On the north side of what was formerly called the Promenade Grove, a magnificent building has been lately erected, in the centre of which is a lofty dome, fitted up as stabling for the Prince Regent’s stud. On the eastern side is a racket-court, on the west a riding house, and on the north coach houses and stabling for the coach and saddle horses, elegantly finished in the Chinese style.

Pearce, ---- Esq. 181. (_see Chilton Lodge_)

Pelham, J. Esq. 22. (_see Crowhurst Park_)

=Pelham Place=, 95.

Pembroke, Earl of, 136, 208. (_see Wilton House_)

Pender, Admiral, 185. (_see Harden Huish_)

Penn, J. Esq. 175. (_see Stoke Park_)

=Pennance=, 128.

Penruddock, J. H. Esq. 137. (_see Compton House_)

=Pepper Harrow House=, 27, the seat of Lord Viscount Middleton, stands in a beautiful park, through which runs the river Wey. The grounds, which are finely wooded, have been considerably enlarged and improved by its present noble possessor, who finished the mansion began by the late Lord, who died in 1765. It stands on a bank sloping to the river, sheltered on the north and east by elevated grounds, crowned with luxuriant plantations. The apartments are elegantly fitted up, and enriched with a valuable collection of pictures. The library contains a choice assemblage of the best authors. The conservatory is to the west of the house, fronting the south, near the bank which overlooks the river. The offices are most judiciously concealed by plantations.

Pepys, Sir Lucas, 63. (_see Juniper Hill_)

Peters, H. Esq. 63. (_see Beechworth Castle_)

=Petworth Park=, 38, the magnificent seat of the Earl of Egremont. The mansion stands close to the town of Petworth, the back front opening into the church-yard. It was erected on the site of the ancient house by the Duke of Somerset. The front of free stone, adorned with statues on the top, is singularly handsome, forming an uniform range, having twenty-one windows in each story. The interior arrangements are remarkable for magnificence and elegance, all the principal apartments being decorated with paintings, antique statues, and busts, many of which are of first-rate excellence.

The park is very extensive, the wall being upwards of twelve miles in circumference. In the front of the mansion is a sheet of water, formed with the springs collected from the neighbouring hills, from which, by a simple and ingenious contrivance, every part of the building is abundantly supplied, as well as the whole town of Petworth, with excellent water; this improvement was effected at an expense of £30,000. In case of fire, from the arrangement made in the mansion, an immediate and plentiful supply of water can be obtained, which, without the assistance of engines, may be thrown in profusion on any part of the building; and the Earl’s domestics occasionally practice throwing the water, in order to be expert in case of necessity. This park commands views picturesquely varied, extensive, and delightful, both in home scenery, and on the beautiful Downs of Sussex and Surrey; and it is also well stocked with game.

This noble seat is a beautiful specimen of those which combine the elegant with the useful; great improvements having been made therein,

## particularly that of enclosing the present deer park, which previously

was an entire forest scene, overspread with bushes, furze, some timber, &c. Every part of the park has been drained in the most effectual manner, and the whole of it inclosed and divided into proper fields. It is thoroughly well stocked with Sussex, Devon, and Herefordshire cattle, and flocks of the South Down, Spanish, Leicester, and Romney breeds. Besides which, his lordship has imported the Calmuck and Astrakan breed, whose chief peculiarity is, that, instead of a tail, they have a large projection of fat, like marrow, of exquisite delicacy. His lordship has also the shawl goat of Thibet, from the fleece of which those beautiful manufactures of the east are fabricated.

Pickering, ---- Esq. 92. (_see Fox Lease_)

=Pickwick Lodge=, 186.

Pitt, W. M. Esq. 109. (_see Kingston House_)

=Place House=, 150.

=Plaistow Lodge=, 16.

=Plashet Place=, 59.

Pleydell, E. M. Esq. 108. (_see Whatcomb House_)

Pocock, ---- Esq. 16. (_see Holwood_)

Pocock, Lady, 176.

Pole, Sir W. 114. (_see Shute Park_)

Polhill, G. Esq. 17. (_see Chipstead Place_)

=Poltimore House=, 197.

Portall, W. Esq. 100. (_see Laverstock House_)

Porter, ---- Esq. 116. (_see Rockbere House_)

Portman, E. B. Esq. 107. (_see Brianston_)

Portsmouth, Earl of, 100. (_see Hurstbourn Park_)

=Portswood=, 79, 221, the seat of Lady Kingston. The house is a handsome building, which, from its situation on an eminence, commands fine views of the surrounding scenery, beautifully diversified with wooded meadows rising in the agreeable variety of hill and dale, among which the river Itchen, and the Southampton water, forming a spacious lake in the front of the mansion, are the most striking features. The pleasure grounds are laid out with great taste, and the shrubberies are extensive.

The house, externally, has an elegant appearance; and the interior is commodious, ornamented in a style of chaste simplicity, enriched with some fine paintings.

Powlett, G. Esq. 159. (_see Amport Park_)

=Priory, the=, 47, the seat of Lord Somers. This is a large house, formerly a priory, beautified with plantations, and a large sheet of water, and surrounded with hills, which render the prospect very romantic.

=Prospect Hill=, 178.

=Purbrook Park=, 32, 214, the seat of Lord Keith. The mansion is a handsome building, with detached wings and offices, advantageously situated in a spacious park.

=Purley House=, 53, 55.

Purvis, ---- Esq. 222. (_see Black Brook_)

R.

Radnor, Earl of, 209. (_see Longford Castle_)

=Randall House=, 62, the seat of ---- Bland, Esq. stands on the bank of the river Mole, in a pleasant park of about sixty acres.

Rashleigh, C. Esq. 127. (_see Duporth_)

Rawlinson, ---- Esq. 84. (_see New Place_)

Redhead, ---- Esq. 94. (_see Burton_)

=Redlynch House=, 173.

=Red Rice=, 101, the seat of Henry Errington, Esq. The house is delightfully embosomed in woods, surrounded by open downs.

=Restormel Castle=, 126. The mouldering ruins of this celebrated and once magnificent fortress, rearing its ivy-clad walls above the contiguous valleys, has a most picturesque and venerable appearance. It was once a royal residence, and afterwards long inhabited by the Earls of Cornwall, though now only tenanted by the owl, and similar inmates. The castle and honour of Restormel is annexed to the Duchy of Cornwall; but the mansion formerly connected with the estate, and still bearing the name of Restormel, is the property of Lord Mount Edgecumbe, and in the occupation of John Hext, Esq.

Rhode, Major, 16.

Richardson, Mrs. 67.

=Richings Lodge=, 175.

Richmond, Duke of, 36, 40, 216. (_see Goodwood and Halnaker House_)

=Richmond Park=, 24. This park was enclosed and planted by Charles the First, having purchased the rights of common on the wastes of the respective parishes to whom they belonged. The park contains 2,253 acres, enclosed with a brick wall. The rangership is in the hands of the King; and the Deputy Ranger is the Countess Dowager of Mansfield.

The new, or stone lodge, built by George the First, was given by his present Majesty, in 1802, for life, to Viscount Sidmouth, with sixty acres of land round it. The park also contains several other lodges.

Rich, Sir C. 220. (_see Grove Place_)

Ridge, G. Esq. 61. (_see Morden Park_)

Riversdale, Lord, 176.

=Roch Court=, 98.

=Rockbere House=, 116.

=Rocks, the=, 58.

=Rooksnest=, 55, the seat of ---- Wilkes, Esq. a handsome mansion, with about 150 acres of land, 140 of which are laid out as a park.

Roper, T. Esq. 1. (_see Lee Place_)

Rose, G. Esq. 92. (_see Cuffnells_)

=Rotherfield Park=, 95.

=Roundham House=, 220.

Rucker, ---- Esq. 23.

=Ruscombe House=, 177, the seat of ---- Cummings, Esq. This is an elegant modern building.

S.

St. John, ---- Esq. 99. (_see Ash Park_)

Saltonstall, Miss, 25. (_see Hatchford_)

=Saltram=, 122, the seat of Lord Boringdon. This mansion is said to be the largest in the county, covering an area 135 feet by 170. The principal suit of apartments is on the ground floor, which are elegantly fitted up, and adorned with an extensive and valuable collection of pictures; the upper apartments are also embellished with a number of fine drawings, by the most celebrated ancient masters, and many good portraits.

The grounds possess many singular attractions: an extensive diversity of landscape and massy wood, Plymouth Sound, the Town, Citadel, Mount Edgecumbe, the Sea, and Harbour, with its endless variety of amusement. The internal beauties of Saltram are also extremely numerous: a bold irregularity of surface characterises the grounds, and renders the variety unceasing. Myrtles are here seen flourishing all the year in the open air, and oranges and lemons are brought to maturity, and produce ripe and perfect fruit.

Sanderson, R. Esq. 53. (_see Norbury Farm_)

Sandford, ---- Esq. 193.

Sargent, J. Esq. 39. (_see Wool Lavington_)

=Savernake Lodge=, 182, a seat of the Earl of Aylesbury. A neat modern building, situated in the midst of the forest; it was erected as a residence for the present proprietor, when Lord Bruce. Savernake Forest is the only one in the kingdom belonging to a subject; it embraces an extent of ground about sixteen miles in circumference, including Tottenham Park, the family seat. The whole of which is richly wooded, among which are some remarkably fine oaks.

Sclater, ---- Esq. 99. (_see Tangier_)

Scotland, ---- Esq. 159. (_see Manor House_)

Scott, Sir W. 177. (_see Early Court_)

Selsey, Lord, 36. (_see Cannon House_)

=Send Grove=, 26.

Sergison, Rev. Mr. 50. (_see Cuckfield Place_)

Serle, ---- Esq. 211. (_see Chilworth House_)

=Shawford House=, 78.

=Shaw House=, 180, the seat of Sir Joseph Andrews. This is a large edifice, built with brick and stone, and is celebrated for having been the head quarters of Charles the First, at the time of the last battle of Newbury. In an oak wainscot in one of the rooms, is a hole, said to be occasioned by a musquet shot fired through one of the windows at the King, while standing near it. It is an ancient mansion, much enclosed by wood.

=Shaw House=, 200.

Shelly, Sir T. 218. (_see Castle Goring_)

=Sherborne Castle=, 140, the beautiful seat of Earl Digby, is a singular structure, both in external appearance, and the arrangement of the interior, having been erected at different periods, under different proprietors. The ground plan resembles the Roman letter H. The centre part, which is the most ancient, was built by Sir Walter Raleigh. The apartments contain several portraits, and a painting, representing the celebrated procession of Queen Elizabeth. The park, containing 340 acres, is finely wooded; and from the variety of its grounds, water, &c. is justly celebrated for its picturesque beauty.

=Sherfield House=, 210.

=Shillinglee Park=, 38.

=Shirley House=, 220.

=Shockerwick=, 186.

Shuldham, ---- Esq. 115. (_see Deer Park_)

=Shute Park=, 114.

=Sion Hill=, 70, an elegant little villa belonging to the Duke of Marlborough. The house is a handsome building, and the grounds pleasant and well wooded.

=Sion House=, 70, a seat belonging to the Duke of Northumberland. The approach to this mansion from the road is ornamented by a beautiful arch, with an open colonnade, and a handsome lodge on each side, forming an elegant piece of architecture. Sion House derives its name from a monastery, founded by Henry the Fifth, the walls of which, with some alterations, still remain. This magnificent structure is built of stone, in the form of a hollow square, having at each angle a square tower, considerably higher than the intermediate parts of the building: the roof is flat, surrounded by embattled turrets, and the east front is supported on arches, forming a noble piazza. It is most charmingly situated in a spacious lawn, on the northern bank of the Thames, diversified by a pleasing variety of woody scenery, and commanding fine views of the royal gardens of Richmond. The apartments are spacious, fitted up and decorated in the antique style, and are worthy of notice by the curious. The great hall is two stories high, ornamented by antique marble figures, standing on pedestals.

=Sion House=, 114.

=Slab House=, 189.

=Slindon House=, 42, 216, the seat of the Earl of Newburgh. At the north end of a well-wooded park, stands this noble old mansion, on a fine eminence, commanding a magnificent view of the sea to the south, Chichester Cathedral, and numerous other objects. The internal arrangements are judicious, and the decorations appropriate, with some good paintings, chiefly portraits. Here is also an elegant chapel, and a well-furnished library.

Sloane, Hans, Esq. 86. (_see Paultons Park_)

Smith, W. Esq. 78. (_see Bambridge_)

Somers, Lord, 47. (_see The Priory_)

=South Broom House=, 199.

=Southwick Park=, 214.

Speke, W. Esq. 168. (_see Jordans House_)

Spencer, Earl, 23. (_see Wimbledon Park_)

Spicer, J. Esq. 25. (_see Esher Place_)

=Spring Grove=, 70, a neat house, the summer residence of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society, and celebrated for his great knowledge in botany.

=Spy Park=, 185, the seat of Col. Thornton. Near the south-west extremity of the park, on lofty ground, stands the house, commanding a fine and distant prospect. The structure itself is old, but it is ornamented with a modern front. It is remarkable as having been once the property and residence of the celebrated Earl of Rochester.

=Stalbridge Park=, 140.

=Standerwick Court=, 205.

=Standlinch House=, 209. (_now_) =Trafalgar Park=, the seat of Earl Nelson. This edifice is built of brick, composed of a centre and two wings. The pleasure grounds are extensive, abundantly supplied with wood, and bounded on one side by the river Avon, which greatly heightens the beauty of the scenery. In this neighbourhood are some delightfully diversified and extensive views.

Stanhope, Earl, 17. (_see Chevening_)

=Stanmer Park=, 60, the seat of the Earl of Chichester. This mansion is a plain stone edifice, consisting of a centre and two wings, which together form three sides of a square. The principal front, facing the east, projects in the centre, and is terminated with a pediment. The mansion encloses a quadrangular court on the side towards the pleasure grounds. The park is laid out with much taste and judgment, but the wood is chiefly young plantations.

Stanwell Place, 174.

Stawell, Lord, 81.

Stead, Col. 180. (_see Donnington Castle_)

Stirling, ---- Esq. 62. (_see Thorn Croft_)

=Stinsford House=, 109.

=Stockton House=, 207.

=Stoke Park=, 175, the seat of John Penn, Esq. one of the most charming residences in this part of the country. The house is built with brick, and covered with stucco: it consists of a large square centre, with two wings. The north front is ornamented with a colonnade, and approached by a flight of steps leading to the marble hall. The south front, 196 feet in length, is also adorned with a colonnade, above which is a projecting portico, sustaining an ornamental pediment. This mansion combines exterior magnificence with internal elegance and convenience, and is enriched with some good pictures. The park, though rather flat, commands some fine views, and is laid out with considerable taste.

=Stoke Place=, 26.

=Stone Castle=, 3, the seat of R. Talbot, Esq. originally a castellated dwelling; but a small square tower, now standing at the east end of the present mansion, is the only part that has any appearance of a fortress.

=Stone Quarry House=, 57.

=Stour Head House=, 172, the seat of Sir Richard Colt Hoare, Bart. The mansion was erected about the year 1721, by Henry Hoare, Esq. ancestor of the present possessor. Various alterations have subsequently been made, among which the erection of two wings, in 1798, are the most considerable, the one of which is appropriated to a picture gallery, and the other to a library; and, together with the other apartments, contain an exceedingly valuable and choice collection of paintings, drawings, books, and curiosities.

The pleasure grounds of Stour Head have an exalted claim to our attention, being replete with sylvan beauties, and picturesque varieties. The scenery, naturally grand and diversified, consisting of ridges of hills, deep narrow vallies, and rivulets, has been most judiciously cultivated. The sides and summits of the eminences are clothed with wood; one of the vallies is filled with water, by means of an artificial dam; and the woods and groves are enlivened throughout with walks, temples, seats, &c. From the house a close avenue of laurel hedges leads to the brow of a precipice, beneath which is seen the village church, and a few neat cottages in a dale; beyond it another hill rises equally rapid, covered with wood. From this spot a path, winding through a fine plantation, conducts to a spacious lake, which, though formed by art, presents a beautifully wild and diversified appearance, in some places, forming narrow creeks, and at other parts spreading its expansive bosom “to the garish eye of day.” In many parts it is enveloped in hanging woods, through which several temples appearing, greatly increase the beauty of the _coup-d’œil_. The description here given can convey but a very faint idea of the numerous beauties contained in these extensive and truly delightful gardens.

Within the grounds is an encampment of a circular form, consisting of a double ditch and vallum, with entrances towards the east and west: it occupies the entire ridge of a hill, and from the precipitous nature of the ground on all sides, must have been of considerable strength. The area within the outer ditch embraces an extent of seven acres, and its circuit is upwards of three furlongs. Near this entrenchment rises the Stour river, contiguous to the springs of which the ground ascends, rising westward to the summit of a considerable eminence, called King’s Settle, on which stands a lofty tower, built in honour of Alfred the Great, by Henry Hoare, Esq. grandfather to the present proprietor of Stour Head. Its form is triangular, with round towers at each corner, and it is one hundred and sixty feet high: a flight of steps on the inside leads to the top, which commands a most extensive and richly diversified prospect. Over the entrance is a statue of the Saxon Prince, with a tablet underneath, bearing the following inscription: “=Alfred the Great=, A. D. 879, on this summit erected his standard against Danish Invaders. To him we owe the origin of Juries, and the Creation of a Naval Force. Alfred, the light of a benighted Age, was a Philosopher and a Christian, the Father of his People, and Founder of the English Monarchy and Liberties.” Westward of this tower is an immense tumulus, denominated Jack’s Castle, which, when opened, was found to contain some burnt bones, with a small lance head of brass, and an axe, made of Sienite stone. The latter in a very perfect state.

=Stover House=, 118.

=Stratton Park=, 76.

=Streatham Park=, 52, late Mrs. Piozzi.

Stretfield, R. T. Esq. 58. (_see the Rocks_)

=Sulhampsted House=, 178.

Sullivan, Right Hon. John, 175. (_see Richings Lodge_)

=Sutton Place=, 26, the seat of J. W. Weston, Esq. This structure, which was built about the year 1530, is composed of brick, finished with a double sculptured plat band of a yellowish brick, running round the top, with coins and window cases of the same; and, according to the style of the time in which it was built, is a handsome building. The form is quadrangular, encompassing an area of near eighty feet square; the principal entrance being by a gateway, having a lofty hexagonal turret at each angle, with coins of the yellow brick above mentioned, alternately charged with R. W. and a Tun, being a quaint device for the name of the builder, R. Weston. The north side of this edifice is entirely occupied by a hall, 50 feet long, 25 wide, and 31 high. The present owner has made great improvements in the house and grounds.

T.

=Tadworth Court=, 47.

Talbot, R. Esq. 3. (_see Stone Castle_)

Talbot, Sir C. H. 63. (_see Chart Park_)

=Tangier=, 99.

Templar, ---- Esq. 118. (_see Stover House_)

Temple, Earl, 84. (_see Avington Park_)

Tessier, L. Esq. 62. (_see Woodcott Park_)

=Thanks=, 123.

Thiselthwayt, ---- Esq. 214. (_see Southwick Park_)

=Thorn Croft=, 62.

Thornton, Col. 185. (_see Spy Park_)

Thoyts, ---- Esq. 178. (_see Sulhampstead House_)

=Tilehurst Place=, 178.

=Tilgate House=, 49.

=Tilney Hall=, 74.

Tinison, ---- Esq. 81. (_see Moor Park_)

=Tortington House=, 217.

Townsend, Henry Hare, Esq. 27. (_see Busbridge Park_)

Tregrehan, 127.

Trelawny, Capt. 124. (_see Coldrinick_)

=Trewithan=, 128, the seat of Sir Christopher Hawkins. The mansion is spacious, and advantageously situated on elevated ground, commanding some very extensive views.

Tucker, ---- Esq. 113. (_see Coryton House_)

Turner, ---- Esq. 214. (_see Bedhampton Place_)

=Twyford Lodge=, 78.

U.

=Ugbrook House=, 118, the seat of Lord Clifford. This mansion is situated on the declivity of an eminence: its form is quadrangular, with two fronts and four towers, with battlements, and it is rough casted. The apartments are spacious, elegant, and most superbly decorated, assisted by a valuable collection of pictures. The library contains an ample and choice collection of ancient and modern books. The grounds surrounding this mansion are upwards of seven miles in circumference, containing every variety of object that constitute beautiful scenery, happily blended, and forming one of the most enchanting spots imaginable. On an eminence, in these grounds, is the remains of a Danish encampment, of an eliptic shape, surrounded with a trench, and overhung with majestic oaks, from whence the most noble and extensive prospects are obtained. To attempt a particular description of the internal beauties of this demesne, would, from the limits of our work, be absolutely impossible.

=Upland House=, 222.

=Upper Gatton House=, 47, is a handsome mansion, standing on a hill, surrounded by a park of about 100 acres.

=Upton House=, 220.

Uxbridge, Earl of, 140. (_see Stalbridge Park_) (_see Marquis of Anglesea_)