To every dwelling there must belong certain unsightly premises, which can never be properly ornamental; such as yards for coal, wood, linen, &c., and these are more than doubled when the farm-house is contiguous; for this reason I am of opinion, that the farming premises should be at a greater distance than the kitchen-garden or the stables, which have a more natural connexion with each other. The small pool in front of the house has been purposely left; not as an object of beauty in itself, but as the source of great beauty to the scenery; for, in the dry valleys of Sussex, such a pond, however small, will invite the deer and cattle to frequent the lawn in front of the house, and add to the view, motion and animation. Those who only remember the former approaches to this house, over lofty downs, with a dangerous road to descend, will hardly believe that this venerable mansion is not situated in the bottom, but at the extremity of a valley; for, in reality, the house is on the side of a hill, and, by the proposed line of approach, it will appear that it actually stands on a considerable eminence, the road ascending along the whole course of the valley, for more than a mile *. *[In 1832, the preperty on which MICHEL GROVE stood was purchased by the Duke of Norfolk, and added to the domain of ARUNDEL CASTLE. The house was pulled down, and the materials sold. J. C. L.]
