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Hack House, [199].
Hackwood Park, [75], the seat of Lord Bolton. The park is very extensive, with a surface boldly irregular, partaking of the beautiful character of the neighbouring chalk downs. The scenery is picturesque, the views being diversified by large groves of the finest forest trees, particularly oak, ash, and beech, interspersed with thorns, beautifully luxuriant and large. The house, which is situated towards the eastern boundary of the park, is encompassed by about 100 acres of pleasure grounds, disposed into lawn, terrace, shrubbery, and a noble wood. Various alterations have been made by Lord Bolton, who has greatly improved the pleasure grounds, by unfettering nature from the restraints imposed by the ancient style of gardening. In short, to enumerate the particular beauties of Hackwood Park, replete with every luxuriant embellishment that can be obtained from a happy combination of nature and art, assisted by soil and situation, would far exceed the limits of this publication. The house was originally a lodge, built in Queen Elizabeth’s time, and used as a place of meeting for the company assembled for the purpose of hawking, and as a banqueting room after the sport was over. This lodge now forms the central part of the building, which, after a variety of additions and alterations, has arrived at its present excellence, being rendered, by the improvements of its noble possessor, a handsome and complete family residence. It contains some good portraits.
Haine Castle, [151].
Haldon House, [117], the seat of Sir Lawrence Palk, Bart. This mansion, 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.