When I first visited THE FORT, I found it surrounded by vast chasms in the ground, and immense heaps of earth and broken rock: these had been made to form the cellars and foundations to certain additions to the city of Bristol, which were afterwards relinquished. The first idea that presented itself was to restore the ground to its original shape; but a little reflection on the character and situation of the place, naturally led me to inquire whether some considerable advantage might not be derived from the mischief which had thus been already done.
[The Royal Fort is a historic house in Tyndalls Park, Bristol, now used by the University of Bristol.TT]
