A Description of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire

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Excerpt from A Description of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire: Illustrated by ViewsFonthill Abbey is distant from Salisbury about eighteen miles, and may be approached through the village of Fonthill Bishop, or by Fonthill Gi¿'ord. Immediately upon entering the gate, the road as cends through a dark wood of firs, remarkable for their lofty growth, to a path leading eastward of the mansion, up the Hard Walk, or Hinkley Hill. In grounds so varied, it is absolutely necessary to give a particular appellation to some principal points, for without this expedient it would be impossible to direct the different workmen and others to their several desig nations. This path is skirted with laurel, and enclosed by matted underwood at intervals the Abbey Tower appears on the left among the trees. After traversing the distance of about half a mile, the forest lawn crosses the way a'ndturning to the left, the nut lawn presents itself, so called on account of the variety and abundance of hazels: here are likewise to be seen American and exotic oaks in high perfection. Die.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.