Gilpin, William S.: Practical hints upon landscape gardening: with some remarks on domestic architecture, as connected with scenery (London: Cadell [u.a.], 1835)

18 LANDSCAPE GARDENING.
from the carriage, whilst the windows, which
should have opened upon the embellishments
of a terrace or a pleasure ground, look upon
a sweep of glaring gravel ; indeed, it is not
unusual to meet with the conservatory on a
line with the hall door.
I trust I shall not be deemed too severe
upon this great mistake, when I state, that I
have visited a house of much beauty and
expense, and commanding scenery of very
considerable variety and grandeur, where the
library window (the only room on the south
front) opens upon the approach, and the car-
riages drive up immediately under it: an
unfortunate error, now irremediable.
Where circumstances will admit, the alter-
ation of the entrance so misplaced is well
worthy of attention. At Footscray Place, the
approach formerly went round the house to
set down on the south side, with a flight of
steps up to the hall door; the house is now
entered upon the north, on a level with the
hall, and the former entrance is converted
into a library, having access by the flight of
steps to a handsome terrace below.
As far as concerns the entrance, the irre-
gular Manorial is preferable to the Grecian