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Title: The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12,
Issue 322, July 12, 1828

Author: Various

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VOL. 12, No. 322.] SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1828. [PRICE 2d.

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CLARENCE TERRACE, REGENT'S PARK.

[Illustration: CLARENCE TERRACE, REGENT'S PARK.]

CLARENCE TERRACE,

REGENT'S PARK.

O mortal man, who livest here,
Do not complain of this thy hard estate.

_Thomson's Castle of Indolence._

The annexed continuation of our illustrated ramble in the Regent's Park
is named _Clarence Terrace_, in compliment to the illustrious Lord High
Admiral of England. It consists of a centre and two wings, of the
Corinthian order, connected by colonnades of the Ilyssus Ionic order,
and altogether presents a picturesque display of Grecian architecture.
The three stories are a rusticated entrance, or basement; and a
Corinthian drawing-room and chamber story; surmounted with an elegant
entablature and balustrade. In the details, the spectator cannot fail to
admire the boldness and richness of the columns supporting the pediment
in the centre, and the classic beauty of the pilasters which decorate
the wings.

_Clarence Terrace_ is from the designs of Mr. Decimus Burton, to whose
ingenious pencil we are indebted for some of the splendid architectura