Excerpt from The New Vitruvius Britannicus; Consisting of Plans and Elevations of Modern Buildings, Public and Private, Erected in Great Britain by the Most Celebrated Architects: Le Nouveau Vitruve Britannique; Qui Comprend Les Plans Et Élévations De Bâtimens Modernes, Tant Publics Que Particuliers, Érigés Dans La Grande Bretagne Par Les Plus Célèbres Architectes The situation of this building is on a high part of the country, but on level - ground, being flat all round; an old family-seat; and commanding no prospects, save those of ancient and fine woods; for this reason the basement-story is raised high above ground. The Cherwell running South to the Thames, and the Ouze running North-east to Peterborough and Lynn, take their rise in this neighbourhood. The front Of approach corresponds to an ancient avenue from the East; and the back-front to plea sure-grounds and water. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.