The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-19 00:00:00

A FREEHOLD VILLA,

which, it may be safely affirmed, for its size, will not yield to any-
thing contemporaneous. It is, in fact, one of

THE MOST DELIGHFUL BIJOUX
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE KINGDOM,

and the great difficulty that presents itself to the composer is to do'
it justice without encountering the idea of having too higl.ty
coloured the landscape. However this arduous ta,k shall be whim.
taken.

BERKLEY LODGE IS HALF WAY ON THE DECLIVITY

AT BOUGHTON HILL,

and its splendid grounds run parallel to the passing scene of 0 is
interesting road. In days of yore Boughton Hill presented a
fearful obstacle to enjoy, without alloy, all the accessori:s thi;
lovely spot had in store. In our boyish days it was accounted
an herculean task to reach the summit, but Mr MlAdam, with hid
powerful mind and road-making powers, soon removed the
imaginary difficulty, and that which previously was a fearful ul
stacle to encounter, is now a gentle and almost unperceived arcela.
Upon this hill now dwells
THE INCOMPARABLE VILLA,

the property of, and completed in his usual good taste by Lic ry
Wool!right, Esq., of which a moderated account is to follow :

THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND

and the garden of Kent have been held as synonymous terms *.
and it has long since been conceded to this spot, that througly rt
Kent, it stands unrivalled. It is first seen nestling amid tt e
ambrosial grounds, with clumps of trees to vary the scene, stretch.
ing their wide and shadowy arms far across the green sward that
encompasses it. The natural beauty of this position it will not
be attempted to describe, because it is fearlessly asserted that it
must be seen or it eannot be appreciated; the beauties that press
on the enraptured sight, strewed by the hands of Art and Nature,
combined over this surface, will hold a place in the memory
which never can be effaced, and ere the visit is half completed, with
common assent it will be responded to by all,
THAT FAIRY LAND

is in ♦iew. Of the residence little has yet been said (although an
outlay of 6,0001 has just been expendedon its completion), and it may
be well to observe that, without being encumbered with the nuisance
of too large a domicile, there is all and everything that a family (net
too large) can desire. It has been erected within the last seven
years, and ehatever can be understood by the comprehensive term
" comfort" will be found to hold a prominent place here ; but
WITHIN THIS LITTLE ELYSIUM,
is placed a GA ZEEBO of NOVEL FORM,

and so ingeniously contrived that the beauteous scenery by which
it is so entirely surrounded is seen with immensely increased effect.
It is really quite impossible to do justice to the tact that has pre-
sided over this great feature cf the abode. Its form Is duodecagon,
there are five windows, each diversifying the scene.
The ingenuity that has conceived this happy effort to give ad-
ditional effect to the magnificent scene is unquestionable.
IT EXHIBITS A PANORAMIC VIEW,

THAT YIELDS TO NOTHING THROUGHOUT ENGLAND,
softened by the intermixture of features the most romantic and
picturesque—
" Till breathless, as we grow when feeling mos ;
And silent, we stand in thoughts too deep
• For utterance,"

it produces an ensemble such as the writer of this imperfectsketclt
has never before enjoyed. To give an adequate representation is
quite out of the question—its beauty and its loveliness altogether
forbid it, but it may be permitted to observe that
TIIE RIVER MEDWAY AND THE NORE,

which is in the distance, is, at high water, on visiting terms with
Berkeley Lodge.

AN ENGLISH FLEET OF 100 VESSELS

has not unfrcquently aided this splendid picture. To return for
a moment to the demcsne—the grounds are very extensive and
luxuriant beyond imagination. There is not a landscape gardener
that will not be proud to take a lesson here, and the Proprietor
has added so much of ingenuity, and of variety, that the scene
never tires—at every turn something new and beautiful is pre-
sented.
In the centre is
•' AN OBSERVATORY 50 FEET IN HEIGHT,"
WHICH STANDS 350 FEET HIGHER THAN
CANTERBURY

From this spot Dover and Gravesend are both brought within view,
and the coast of France seen without difficulty.
THE TERRACE WALK, THAT

RUNS PARALLEL WITH THE LONDON-ROAD,
is adorned by American shrubs and flowering plants without number;
and to perfect this scene there are rising in majestic grandeur in
the rear