The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-11 00:00:00

THE GREAT LEVIATHAN OF THE WEST

Its fame has been held in the highest veneration from generation to
generation, and it is now avowed to have no successful rival amid
the vast variety of monasteries to be found throughout the country.
The first impression on beholding this

ANCIENT AND CLASSIC PILE
ie writer feels can never be obliterated from his memory ; 1

mind on the instsnt was subdued into a most devout and reli-
gious feeling—one of absolute wonder—mixed up with bound-
less admiration; it was a joyous spectacle, but Mr. Robins cannot
too earnestly invoke all those who possess a soul congenial with ob-
jects of antiquity to go to the Abbey, and then judge for themselves ;
they will, with one accord, proclaim how absolutely impossible it is
to convey in suitable terms the panegyric which would he awarded
to it. However, these preliminary remarks must arrive at a conclu-
sion ; the form prescribed in the length of an announctunt will not ad-
mit of more, but the writer promises, in his printed particulars, to
go into a little historical statement that will be acceptable, at
least to the learned, and all such as are well versed in our history;
and he is fortunately enabled, by the assistance of a very highly
talented lady, to aid in thaistorical account of Dugdale by selections
of her own, and guided by a judgment and cleverness that has never
been held in doubt. Mr. Robins feels it is a perfect godsend to him
to have had the gratification of making the acquaintance of this
gifted lady. To gratify the learned and the curious in distant parts,
it is proposed to append to the explanatory particulars of the Abbey
farms and lands a plan of the whole, with a beautiful drawing of the
abbey, to be ready six weeks antecedent to the sale.
The situation of this monastery is familiar to most of vs. It is
15 miles from Taunton, about 50 miles from Bristol, and within a
delightful ride of 5% hours from London (and the approaching rail-
way through Chard will reduce it to about 4 hours). The county in
which the abbey is placed will not yield to any other. The reader
need not be reminded that, in days of yore, the taste of the monks
In the selection of their lands was never questioned, and, amidst all
the good things of this world, they were remarkable for the accuracy
of their judgment.
In selecting the best of everything, even
THE FAT OF THE LAND

was not
ACCOUNTED TOO GOOD FOR THEIR REFINED TASTE
This princely property is all freehold of inheritance, surrounded by a
park of great beauty, finely wooded, and full of deer—
The branching stag swept down with all his herd,
To quaff a brook which murmured like a bird.
It is adorned by
THE ORNAMENTAL WATERS, THE PROLIFIC WOODLAND
SCENERY, AND THE PERPETUAL WINDING OF THE
RIVER AXE,
Ford Abbey is seated in the vale of the Axe (so famed by the disciples
of Izaac Walton for its placatory pleasures p- ue Icions trout)
•-inding in serpentine beauty through It. 1 le meadows. In the park
there is a never cea.11,6 cuutritu.et,u of woods and water, struggling
for the ascendancy with cascades and waterfalls, to vary the scene,
sparkling with foam.
Before the mansion lay a lucid lake,
Broad as transparent, deep and freshly fed
By a river, which its softened way did take
In currents through the calmer waters spread.
In the park, the soft undulating foliage is perpetually relieving and
deluding the eye into a belief that it was of almost boundless extent.
It imparts just such an air of tempered wildness as would gratify the
lover of scenery, without offence to those who are inclined to look
rather for the evidences of the superintending hand of care and culti-
vation. Indeed everything seems to increase the charms of a spot so
rich in nature's beauties. The famed river which environs it,
Lost for a space through thickets veering,
But broader when again appearing."
It may be asked,
"WHAT MORE CAN MORTALS NOW DESIRE ?"
The sporting qualities extend to everything a gentleman's heart
can contemplate ; by the way
THE MONKS' CELEBRATED WALK
is in high preservation. And to omit a panegyric upon
THE ANCIENT TAPESTRY THAT ADORNS ALL THE
STATE ROOMS
would approach sacrilege. It really and truly may be accounted the
WONDER AND ADMIRATION OF THE WORLD. It fearlessly
challenges a rival; and the writer is exceedingly desirous that the reader
should not for one moment charge this description with being too vivid.
He may rest assured here is no flight of fancy—it is a veri-
table and unassuming report. This] description, it is perceived, has
already extended beyond the limits prescribed, and therefore (with
lament) the writer ends this very imperfect recital, merely observing
that the tenantry are very rich, very contented, and very happy,
and are without one guinea of arrear; indeed, the latter word could
not find a place in their, vocabulary. The rent is exceedingly low.
The demesne extends to
SIXTEEN HUNDRED ACRES OF RICH
MEADOW, PASTURE, ARABLE, AND WOOD LANDS,
NEARLY ALL TITHE-FREE, AND TAXES MODERATE.
Such is a faithful narrative, and it need not be observed is very un•
common ; indeed, seeing the abundance of unemployed capital (hi
spite of the railway mania), and the little value of money, the
present is a most influential opportunity of possessing an invest-
ment in land, which is doubtless preferable to all others—for, as
it regards the alteration in the eorn-laws, it has been observed by
Mr. Robins, in another notice of sale, a fact which every day renders
more and more certain.
" WE HAVE ALL BEEN MORE FRIGHTENED THAN HURT."
There are _

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MANORIAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
of considerable extent, and the estate is (all but) in a ring fence. The
neighbourhood is highly respectable ; many Lords and Nobles are
amongst thou who prefer to domesticate in this splendid county.
Markets are everywhere abundant; in fact, Mr. Robins has taxed
his ingenuity in vain to try to discover a single blemish. The late
Jeremy Bentham occupied the Abbey for three years, commencing
in 1815, and from thence issued many of his most celebrated works.
The full description, with plans and the famed drawing of the
Abbey, will be ready six weeks antecedent to the sale, and may be had
at the White Lion, Bristol; White Hart, Bath; New London Inn,
Exeter; the Chard Arms Hotel, at Chard; Mr. Whitaker, 12, Lin-
coln's Inn-fields, London ; the Castle at Taunton ; Mr. Salter, so-
licitor, Chard ; the Auction Mart ; and at Mr. George Robins's
offices, London (at One Shilling each, this being only with a view to
prevent a useless and unprofitable distrihutlon of the full particulars).

WIMBLEDON PARK.—A GRAND BUILDING OPERATION—
in front of the rural common, and surrounded by the splendid Park.
The whole is freehold.
MR. GEORGE ROBINS has been favou red
with the direction of the spirited Proprietor to OFFER to
PUBLIC competition, at the Auction Mart, in London, on
the , at Twelve o'clock, in suitable lots,
AN INVALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY,
and, with a view to a safe speculation,
MUST BE ACCOUNTED AS ITNRIVALLED.
Around the metropolis of London there have been many projects
for accomplishing
SUCCESSFUL BUILDING SCHEMES,"
but it may be safely affirmed that one and all must hide their di-
minished heads when placed in competition with

WIMBLEDON PARK BUILDING OPERATION,
which is A FEE SIMPLE ESTATE.
Almost every one must be familiar with the varied beauties Of Wim-
bledon and its rural Cemmon, and few could be found who do not
well remember the ancient mansions so long in the distinguished oc-
cupation of THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND,
and recently the one, on a lesser scale, in the tenure of

THE DUKE OF SOMERSET.
The property intended to be represented by this feeble announce-
ment is a portion of
THE SPLENDID PARK, TOGETHER WITH ITS
MAGNIFICENT WOODLAND SCENERY,

which is conspicuous in every direction. A portion only, to the eaten
of about

TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY ACRES,

will be included in the sale. The selection of this spot is without
the slightest doubt one of
THE MOST ELIGIBLE THROUGHOUT ENGLAND.
It exhibits a frontage to the high turnpike-road from London,
Battersea and through Putney,
EXTENDING ONE MILE AND A HALF,
with Wimbledon Common as its natural boundary. It is intended
to arrange this into lots, varying from three to ten acres in a lot, so
that every

ELEGANT VILLA ABODE
may have its little demesne in a park where
THE UNDULATION IN THE GROUNDS AND
THE ORNAMENTAL WATER,
present a spectacle that never can be resisted. Amongst a host of
advantages, the majestic timber which gracefully adorns this earthly
paradise, each lot will partake of it in proportion to the quantity he
may fall in love with ; and it need hardly to be remarked that,
although money is very influential in many respects, it cannot pro-
duce by possibility full grown trees to adorn newly ocnstructed
abodes.
Throughout this scene, which may almost be accounted
ONE OF ENCHANTMENT,
there is a quietude, and repose amid the woodland scenery, unknown
to any contemporaneous situation. The beauteous scene appears
interminable, and there will be quickly THREE STATIONS close at
hand—Richmond, Putney, Wandsworth, all on the Southampton
Railway, so that twenty minutes will be sufficient even to arrive at
the post of duty in the City, while Hyde Park will be brought within
ten or twenty minutes ride, The air of Wimbledon is proverbially
influential in restoring valetudinarians to perfect health and lon-
gevity—a certain feature in this favoured vicinity. From the undu-
lating grounds the romantic views extend beyond Seven Oaks, over
a richly wooded country, and from the highest point the beauty and
interest of the landscape are almost overpowering, and it has all
the allurement of the New Forest, although nearly
THE GREAT METROPOLIS OF LONDON.
The neighbourhood is remarkable for the high respectability of its
adjoining to
occupants. There are pleasure grounds in the highest order, over a
rich soil of peat, wherein are myriads of rhododendrons, and every
perpetual breaks through
species of American plant. The peeps and
the portion of the Park (not included in this sale) are continuous,
and the umbrageous walks and drives are without end ; in line, it
will be a matter to puzzle the brain of a fertile mind to discover in
the catalogue of his wants, a single appendage to comfort in its
most extended interpretation that is not prominent at Wimbledon
Park.
with a hic to accomany them
Particulars, litho
may be had at Sixpence eacgrh, t apwenty-eightdrawing p days prior to the Sale,
at the Auction Mart, London ; the Star and Garter Tavern, on
Richmond Hill; the Royal H otel at Slough ; andat AI
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