GAME-KEEPER S LODGE.

DESIGN No. I.

One of the principal objects of this work, is that of rendering therespective structures characteristic of the purposes for which they aredesigned, as well as with particular attention to the general ornamentof the demesne in which they are to be erected; as nothing is morepleasing in the view of an estate, than meeting on every occasion, thatfitness, and order, which evince, that the proprietor not only maintainselegance, convenience, and social enjoyment beneath his own roof, butequally extends his beneficence and good taste, by providing conve-nience, and domestic comfort for all his dependants, not immediatelyinmates of his household.

The head game-keeper being a servant of trust, should be eligiblylodged; though his tenement is too often situate in an obscure part ofthe estate, where it is not to be seen but by those visitors, who rambleamongst the most sequestered parts. This is not good economy, as suchobscurity is apt to engender low babits, and induce indifference tocleanliness. A house thus hidden, moreover, is likely to become thehaunt of such a class of associates, at the game-keeper’s, as shouldhave no shelter on a gentleman’s estate Hence, a comfortable dwelling,sufficiently visible, at all times, is likely to produce and encouragehabits of order, and a desire for good reputation, the advantages ofwhich are no less beneficial to the master, than to the servant, and beingthus mutual, the one knows the value of a trust-worthy dependant, andthe other finds it his interest to keep his place.

It is recommended not to erect the game-keeper’s lodge, as toocommonly heretofore, on a site immediately surrounded by w r ood, asexperience has proved, that such situations engender disease, particu-larly during the fall of the leaf. It was very common until of late, forthe game-keeper and the whole of his family to be subject to amalignant fever, in the autumn of every succeeding year.

This Lodge, as it would appear when fenced with a neat railing,surrounding a small garden kept in order, and adorned with shrubs,would be regarded as an agreeable rural feature on any estate.

The estimate for this Double Lodge, for two game-keepers, or peasants, amounts to £ 143 .for each cottage. In some parts, where stone quarries are near, they may be erected for a lesssum.

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