tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939913243601569607.post7780721233325829560..comments2024-03-28T17:18:12.368+13:00Comments on Willowbrook Park: Neo-Palladian Bridge Part 1...Lord Cowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022567039394790375noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939913243601569607.post-68881004575176560922015-05-16T14:14:18.458+12:002015-05-16T14:14:18.458+12:00Yes, agreed - bridges are ideally functional, but ...Yes, agreed - bridges are ideally functional, but it is nice when they can make an architectural statement as well. Ours serves the purpose of letting one perambulate around the lake and up onto the little hill where we plan to have a folly from whence you can take in the view across the park to the manor. I will miss jumping the ditch on horseback (which was a favourite thing for Rawdy and I to do when we rode around the park). Lord Cowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022567039394790375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939913243601569607.post-26258903382348435772015-05-16T12:08:56.109+12:002015-05-16T12:08:56.109+12:00I have been to Prior Park, Chiswick, Wilton and Ch...I have been to Prior Park, Chiswick, Wilton and Chatsworth, but not Stowe. And I agree that families definitely do need a bridge over the body of water in the grounds of their homes. <br /><br />But it has to be there for the right reason. The garden has to be set in a sweeping space where visitors can enjoy the fine views – then a bridge a la Palladio or Capability Brown would be perfectly natural :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com