ishing ▁plant ations , ▁through ▁which ▁extensive ▁gra vel ▁wal ks ▁and ▁green ▁r ides ▁are ▁formed ▁; ▁in ▁well - ch osen ▁situations ▁are ▁seats ▁and ▁rust ic ▁retre ats , ▁command ing ▁extensive ▁and ▁beautiful ly ▁varied ▁views ▁over ▁the ▁Sur rey ▁hills ▁on ▁the ▁one ▁side , ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁far - f amed ▁lake ▁of ▁Virginia ▁Water ▁on ▁the ▁other . ▁The ▁entrance ▁l odge ▁is ▁built ▁in ▁a ▁peculiar ly ▁elegant ▁style , ▁and ▁the ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁is ▁about ▁three ▁qu arters ▁of ▁a ▁mile ▁through ▁some ▁th riv ing ▁plant ations . ▁The ▁gard ens ▁and ▁farm ▁to ▁the ▁south - west ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁are ▁l ately ▁ere cted ▁on ▁a ▁very ▁convenient ▁and ▁elegant ▁plan . ▁Port n all ▁park ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁B ags hot ▁road , ▁three ▁miles ▁distant ▁from ▁Eg ham , ▁and ▁twenty - one ▁from ▁London . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁and ▁other ▁sources ▁ ▁R . ▁de ▁Sal is , ▁Ben ef ici ary ▁B isse ▁: ▁Colonel ▁Thomas - Ch al on er ▁B isse - Ch all on er , ▁he ir ▁and ▁his ▁he irs . ▁Smith , ▁Ste bb ing , ▁A yn s com be , ▁W ight , ▁B isse , ▁Che w ▁and ▁Ch all on er ▁& ▁de ▁Sal is , ▁c 1 6 8 0 - 1 9 4 7 , ▁London , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Select ▁Illustr ations ▁of ▁the