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].