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ОглавлениеBacon—— Esq. 180. (see Benham Place)
Badworth Park, 217.
Bagshot Park, 72. H. R. H. the Duke of Gloucester. The house stands in the centre of a park, upwards of three miles in circumference.
Bake, 124.
Bambridge, 78.
Bamfylde, G. Esq. 197. (see Poltimore House)
Banks, Sir Joseph, 70. (see Spring Grove)
Bannister’s Lodge, 220.
Barclay, G. Esq. 63. (see Burfoot Lodge)
Barfoot—— Esq. 97. (see Midlington Place)
Baring, Sir Thomas, 76. (see Stratton Park)
Barnfield, 88.
Barton Court, 181, the seat of C. Dundas, Esq. The house is a good brick building, with wings, pleasantly situated on a branch of the Kennet, and protected on the north side by rows of stately trees.
Barton—— Esq. 220. (see Roundham House)
Basing Park, 95.
Batchelor, Major, 185.
Batt, I. T. Esq. 209. (see New Hall)
Battle Abbey, 22, the seat of Sir Godfrey Webster, is situated on a gentle rise, with a delightful sweep before it of meadows and woods, bounded by woody hills, which form a valley, winding towards Hastings and the sea. The ruins of this once magnificent structure, bear ample testimony of the scale of the establishment, their circuit embracing nearly a mile. The remains occupy nearly three sides of a long square; the middle side is converted into a modern habitation. The grand entrance, facing the town, is a large square building, embattled at the top with a handsome octagon tower at each corner, composing a very rich and elegant piece of gothic architecture. The side of the square, opposite to the gateway, consists of two long low parallel walls; the remaining side forms the dwelling house. Some of these ruins are interesting; but the greater part have been destroyed or defaced by modern alterations.
Bazalgette—— Esq. 79.
Bear Place, 177, the seat of Sir M. Ximenes, is an elegant modern house, with wings, delightfully situated on an elevated spot, in a pleasant woodland country. A ridge of hills screen it on the north; a pleasing variety of inequalities, tufted with woods, compose its grounds, and the views towards the south and east are open and extensive.
Beauport, 22, the seat of Sir James Bland Burgess, Bart. so named by its late possessor, Gen. James Murray, after Beauport, near Quebec, in Canada, at the reduction of which he acted a distinguished part. It is a handsome modern edifice, built of stone, and, from its situation on an eminence, commands magnificent sea views: from hence, on a clear day, Boulogne and Calais are distinctly visible.
Bebb—— Esq. 180. (see Donnington Grove)
Beckenham Place, 16, the seat of John Cator, Esq. is a handsome building, commanding a beautiful, though not extensive prospect.
Beckford, William, Esq. 163. (see Fonthill Abbey)
Bedhampton Place, 214.
Beechworth Castle, 63, the seat of Henry Peters, Esq. The mansion is old, situated on the site of an ancient castle, of which it once formed a part, on the bank of the river Mole: great improvements have been made by the present occupier. The park contains some noble timber. The outer park is skirted with chesnut-trees, of a remarkably large growth; and the inner, in which the house is situated, has two fine avenues, one of elms, and another, 350 yards in length, composed of limes of an extraordinary size.
Bell Vue, 130.
Belle Vue, 79, 91, 221, the seat of Josiah Jackson, Esq. This delightful spot is situated near Southampton, on the west side of the river Itchen. The house, a beautiful modern edifice, commands a most exquisite prospect; the shrubberies and gardens are tastefully arranged, which, together with a spacious green-house and hot-houses, contain a great variety of choice plants.
Belmont, 96.
Benham Place, 180, the seat of—— Bacon, Esq. The entrance to the park from the high road, has a handsome lodge on each side; a spacious road from thence through a wood leads to the open grounds, where a variety of pleasing views immediately present themselves. On the south, beyond the vale, through which, in meandering mazes, glides the limpid Kennet, a fine prospect of Hampsted Marshal Park presents itself. The grounds on this side are agreeably diversified in appearance, richly decorated with wood and water, which objects are most delightfully distributed over verdant meadows by the plaistic hand of nature, forming a most enchanting assemblage of sylvan beauties. On the west are high grounds, crowned with extensive woods, with the bold projecting tracts of the Wiltshire Downs in the distance. The view towards the east has also equal claims to attention; a large and well-cultivated district thence appearing in lovely contrast to the view. The mansion is regular, of the Ionic order, composed of free stone, having an elegant portico on the south front. It stands on a sloping bank, amidst a most charming grove of trees of various coloured foliage. A handsome sheet of water, partaking of all the crystal beauties of its parent stream, the Kennet, flows before the mansion, over which stands a bridge of three arches, built in the Chinese style. The grounds are judiciously ornamented with woods, and the whole presents a combination of simplicity and beauty.
Bently, T. Esq. 4. (see the Hermitage)
Benyon, R. Esq. 178. (see Englefield House)
Berkeley, Lady, 174. (see Cranford Park)
Besborough, Earl of, 24. In this house are some valuable antiquities, particularly the celebrated trunk of a Venus, from the collection of Baron Stosch; and a bust of Demosthenes, by Benvenuto Cellini; with some good pictures, among which are, the Interment of a Cardinal, by John ab Eyck, the first painter in oil colours; also portraits, by Rubens and Holbein.
Bevis Mount, 221, the seat of H. Hulton, Esq. derives its name from the celebrated Sir Bevois, the hero of Southampton. It was originally a vast pile of earth thrown up for defence, which is now laid out in pleasure grounds of the most tasteful description, the effect of which is greatly heightened by its situation, the tide, at high water, forming a beautiful bay at the foot of the eminence. This was once the residence of Southeby the poet.
Biddulph, John, Esq. 39. (see Burton Park)
Bistern House, 94.
Bittern Grove, 221.
Black Brook, 222.
Blacklands, 184, the seat of John Merrywether, Esq. This seat the present possessor has greatly improved: the grounds abound with wood, and display much picturesque scenery.
Blake—— Esq. 221. (see Merry Oak Farm)
Blagrave—— Esq. 178. The seat of this gentleman is a handsome regular structure, with wings, most advantageously situated in a pleasant and tastefully diversified park, agreeably embellished with gently rising lawns, and trees of various foliage, grouped, and otherwise most judiciously arranged, by which means the north front is rendered perfectly secure from the chilling blasts incidental to that quarter. It is famous for its fine venison.
Bland Burgess, Sir James, 22. (see Beauport)
Bland—— Esq. 62. (see Randall House)
Blandford, Marquis of. (see Duke of Marlboro’) 177. (see White Knights and Sion Hill)
Blue Hayes, 116.
Bolderwood Lodge, 87, H. R. H. the Duke of Gloucester, Lord Warden of the New Forest.
Bolton, Lord, 75. (see Hackwood Park)
Bolton, H. Esq. 62. (see Givens Grove)
Bonham, T. Esq. 30.
Boringdon, Lord, 122. (see Boringdon Park and Saltram)
Boringdon Park, 122. A deer park belonging to Lord Boringdon. Here are the remains of a mansion built in the fourteenth century, now occupied by a farmer. The park contains about 500 acres, including a great variety of fine scenery.
Borrodaile—— Esq. 52.
Botley Grange, 212.
Bounds, 14, the property of the Earl of Darnley. The demesne surrounds the park, and consists of about 1000 acres of well-wooded and picturesque land.
Bower House, 199.
Bow Wood, 185, the magnificent seat of the Marquis of Lansdown. The mansion house stands on elevated ground; it consists of three distinct parts, erected at different periods, consequently exhibiting different styles of architecture. The first part was built by John, Earl of Shelburne, grandfather to the present possessor, which, in style of architecture, resembles an Italian villa. The first marquis extended the building by adding a wing, 300 feet in extent, in imitation of a wing of Dioclesian’s palace at Spalatro; this forms the southern side of two quadrangular courts, which are surrounded by domestic offices. The third portion, to the north of the house, but connected with it, consists of a series of private apartments, which are appropriated to visitors. It is situated in an extensive and beautiful park, greatly diversified by nature, and enriched by skilful and judicious cultivation. The principal front faces the south, and commands the most beautiful and richly variegated prospects. It is ornamented with a large portico, supported by columns of the Doric order, with corresponding entablatures, whence a pediment arises, on which the family arms are sculptured in bold relief. The entrance hall, or vestibule, is paved with tesselated marble.
The apartments are fitted up in the most elegant style, and many are ornamented with valuable pictures and drawings.
The park and pleasure grounds of Bow-wood are very extensive, environed by plantations, arranged in the most tasteful and elegant varieties. A noble lake, which covers the space of about thirty acres, expands its pellucid waters in the front of the mansion, delightfully heightening the beauties of the surrounding scenery. This expanse of water is divided into two branches, one of which, after flowing a considerable distance under a fine hanging wood, is lost to the view by a circuitous course round a beautiful mass of plantation: the other recedes behind an elevated part of the lawn. At the northern extremity of the lake is a rock, through which the water issues in several broken streams, which, though artificial, have the wildness and picturesque effect of nature in the most uncultivated state. These united cascades fall in one sheet against some projecting stones of irregular shapes. In these rocks are also contained several subterraneous passages, whose dark openings, being in perfect unison with the noise of the waters and the seclusion of the spot, renders this a scene at once sublime, and beautifully awful. The rocks also contain a vast number of petrifactions. In the arrangements and distribution of ornaments in these grounds, nature has been suffered to revel unconfined, guided, but not fettered, by art, only sufficient to render her works, if possible, still more delightful. Here is a mausoleum consecrated to the memory of John, Earl of Shelburne. It is situated on an eminence, enveloped in a deep and silent grove, judiciously appropriated to the solemnity of the scene, and contains a monument of marble, with a suitable inscription.
Bradford, T. Esq. 58. (see Ashdown Park)
Bramshill Park, 74, the seat of Sir J. Cope. The mansion is situated on a bold eminence, in a spacious Park, and forms one of the most striking features in the county of Hants. It is reported to have been built as a palace for Prince Henry, son of James the First, but never completed according to the original design; the centre part alone being finished.
Bramstone—— Esq. 99. (see Hall Place)
Brant—— Esq. 23.
Brianston, 107, the seat of E. B. Portman, Esq. This elegant building, which has been recently erected on the site of the old mansion, is composed of free stone, covering an area of 112 feet by 100, with offices erected separate, but communicating with the house by an enclosed passage. The apartments are elegantly spacious, and fitted up in the most superb and chaste style. The grounds are laid out with great taste, assisted by nature. A beautiful wood-crowned cliff extends itself from the mansion to Blandford Bridge, in a semicircular direction, with the river Stour flowing in a line before it, through verdant meadows, which, together with the town of Blandford, advantageously seen, forms a charming view from the front of the mansion.
Brickland House, 221.
Brickworth, 209.
Bridge House, 49.
Bridge Place, 8.
Bridges, H. Esq. 219. (see Buckingham House)
Bridges, Mrs. 9. (see Wooton Court)
Bridwell, 195.
Broadlands Park, 86, 211, 220, the seat of Lord Viscount Palmerston. The house is a neat edifice of white brick, standing on the eastern side of the river Test, which flows through the park: it was nearly rebuilt by the late Lord Palmerston, a most eminent connoisseur of his time, who made a fine collection of paintings, which are preserved in this mansion.
Brockenhurst House, 93, the seat of John Moraunt, Esq. (once the residence of the philanthropic Howard), is a handsome modern building, situated in a spacious park, beautifully diversified with every variety of woodland scenery.
Broom Park, 9, the seat of Sir Henry Oxenden, Bart. The house is a respectable building, of the time of Charles the First; the present Baronet has expended considerable sums in extending and improving the grounds (which are paled in), though nature, especially in front and to the west, has afforded but barren materials to work upon.
Brympton House, 141.
Buckingham House, 219.
Burfoot Lodge, 63.
Burlton, W. Esq. 138. (see Donhead Hall)
Burnett, Sir Robert, 61.
Burrell, Sir C. 65. (see Nep Castle)
Burrell, W. Esq. 65. (see West Grinsted Park)
Burton, 94.
Burton—— Esq. 183. (see Lockeridge House)
Burton House, 94.
Burton (formerly Bodectin) Park, 39. During the lapse of three centuries was the seat of the very ancient and knightly family of Goring, the heir of which brought this estate to the Biddulphs’, of Biddulph, in Staffordshire, in marriage.
Burton Place is a mansion of great extent, having a singularly handsome front, one hundred and seventy-three feet in length. It is in the best style of architecture, by Battesla Leoni, who was much employed about the beginning of the last century. A venerable residence, built in the reign of Elizabeth, was partly destroyed by fire, and the present structure was begun by Sir W. Goring, in 1723. J. Biddulph, Esq. who succeeded to it, brought it to completion, externally, and within these few years, the apartments have been fitted up with judgment and taste. The saloon is a remarkably fine room, 46 feet by 30, and the present proprietor is John Biddulph, Esq. who has resided at Florence for many years past, but it is inhabited by his brother, Charles Biddulph, Esq.
The site is extremely beautiful, in a large park, picturesquely diversified, being intersected by a succession of small lakes falling into each other, which, as a very rare occurrence, are noticed in Doomsday book for the produce of fish, which is there valued. Carp is the chief stock, with tench and perch of extraordinary size. In 1789, out of one pond of 50 acres, were taken 2,824 fish of different kinds. Fronting the south aspect, the bold headlands, which divide the county, rise majestically. Duncton Hill and Lavington Down are immediately opposite, and are broken into knolls richly invested in groves of low wood. These acclivities are infinitely various and beautiful, and the whole scene is rendered interesting by the combination of the softest verdure, with broken cliffs, and an endless terrace of down, in the distance.
Busbridge Park, 27, the seat of Henry Hare Townsend, Esq. The mansion contains many first rate pictures, by Raphael, Teniers, Vandyck, Rembrandt, Vandervelt, and others; with a large collection of the best productions of Morland.
Byron, T. Esq. 53. (see Hooley House)
