of the Mall is the Terrace, and between the two is a
magnificent screen work of Albert freestone, in which are two openings
whereby persons can leave their carriages and enter the Mall, or from it
can cross the drive and reach the stairs leading to the Lower Terrace. A
flight of massive stairs leads directly from the Mall to the arcade or
hall under the drive, through which the visitor may pass to the Lower
Terrace, which is on the same level. This hall is paved, and the walls
and ceiling are inlaid with beautiful designs in encaustic tiles. It is
now used as a refreshment room. The Terrace is constructed almost
entirely of Albert freestone, and is very massive and beautiful in
design. It is elaborately and exquisitely carved with appropriate
figures and emblems, some of which are very quaint. Our engraving will
give the reader a fair idea of its appearance from the water. In the
summer, the slope adjoining the Terrace is studded with flowers, which
give to the scene a very brilliant effect.

In the centre of the Lower Terrace is a large basin from the midst of
which rises a fine jet of water. This fountain is to be ornamented with
magnificent bronze castings, now on their way from Munich, where they
were made.

The Central Lake washes the northern end of the Lower Terrace, and
stretches away from it to the east and west. It is without doubt the
most beautiful feature of the park. It covers between twenty and thirty
acres, and is as pretty a sheet of water as can be found in the country.
Upon its upper side are the wooded heights of the Ramble, which in some
places slope down gently to the water's edge, and in others jut out into
the lake in bold, rocky headlands. The magnificent Terrace, with its
fountain and flowers, and carvings, adorns the southeastern portion. To
the west of the Terrace the lake narrows very greatly, and is spanned by
a light iron structure, called the Bow Bridge, from its peculiar shape.
It is used for pedestrians only. Heavy vases filled with trailing
flowers adorn its abutments, and from this it is sometimes called the
Flower Bridge. The western part of the lake is a lovely sheet of water,
and comprises more than two-thirds of the whole lake. Its northwestern
end is spanned by a handsome stone bridge, which carries the drive across
that part of the lake, and close by is another, picturesquely constructed
of wood, which conducts a foot-path across the head of the lake.

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