A Notable Country House
Before leaving the subject of pamphlets and books relating to the natural scene and its influence on our social life; I bust mention a booklet put out by the Earl of Darnley about his home Cobham Hall, North Kent. The history covers a period of seven hundred years. The present house consists of Tudor wings (in one of which the owner lives) and a magnificent facade by Inigo Jones. The historian of this locality, Ralph Arnold, describes the work done by the present owner of Cobham in the preservation of the park, the famous lime-avenue and the flower-gardens. Kent abounds in these superb relics of a vanished civilisation. Within a few square miles the visitor can discover Knole, Penshurst, Chiddingstone, Bayham Abbey, Scotney Castle, Sissinghurst Castle and Cobham Hall, all of them rich in past history and present beauty and dignity. Now that they are open to the public, each of them needs a booklet such as this one by Mr. Arnold, written informatively and reverently.
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