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He knew that a correct correspondence of parts in a building
tends to diminish its importance; that the Roman style, which
was then introduced into England, would not admit of such
irregularity; and all that could be done was to spread out the
detached buildings, which produced an appearance of irregu-
larity when seen from a distance, while the effect of symmetry
was preserved in the entrance-court, where the lines converging
instead of being parallel, increased the apparent length of per-
spective.*
THE ENTRANCE.
As the principal object of improvement at Uppark relates
to an alteration in the entrance, I shall endeavour to explain
the causes which have rendered such alteration necessary.
Before the introduction of Roman Architecture into Eng-
land, all the Palaces and large Mansions consisted of one or
more quadrangles surrounded by "buildings, as at Cowdray,
Hampton Court, &c. But at the time when Uppark was built,
the fashion of these quadrangles was about to be changed; al-
though for a long time after, it was continued in the entrance
fronts; and at Uppark, where the entrance was to the east, a
basse cour, or court, was preserved; and in so lofty and exposed
a situation, such an entrance was absolutely necessary to the
comfort of the residence; for however the views might be opened
* An example of this may be observed in St. George-Street, as viewed from the
end of Hanover-square,