Mirables
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Mirables is an English country house
on the Isle of Wight
in South East England
. It was built by George Arnold of Ashby Lodge, Northamptonshire
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—one of the farmhouse
s of the area. The house was built in the cottage style and was enlarged at different periods. This has given it an irregular but not unpleasing appearance. It has one apartment which is adorned with pictures.
. Above Mirables the clift attains its greatest height, and displays all the varied strata
in vertical succession, from the gault in the bank by the roadside, to the chalk in the down above, which here rises to a peak
known as the High Hat.
English country house
The English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a London house. This allowed to them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these people, the term distinguished between town and country...
on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
in South East England
South East England
South East England is one of the nine official regions of England, designated in 1994 and adopted for statistical purposes in 1999. It consists of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex...
. It was built by George Arnold of Ashby Lodge, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
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Early history
The spot was originally chosen as a residence by George Arnold of Ashby Lodge, Northamptonshire, who added to the original cottageCottage
__toc__In modern usage, a cottage is usually a modest, often cozy dwelling, typically in a rural or semi-rural location. However there are cottage-style dwellings in cities, and in places such as Canada the term exists with no connotations of size at all...
—one of the farmhouse
Farmhouse
Farmhouse is a general term for the main house of a farm. It is a type of building or house which serves a residential purpose in a rural or agricultural setting. Most often, the surrounding environment will be a farm. Many farm houses are shaped like a T...
s of the area. The house was built in the cottage style and was enlarged at different periods. This has given it an irregular but not unpleasing appearance. It has one apartment which is adorned with pictures.
Grounds
The lawn declines to the shore, where there are boat houses. This lawn is surrounded by shrubbery, intersected by serpentine walks, and a small flower gardenFlower garden
A flower garden is any garden where flowers are grown for decorative purposes. Because flowers bloom at varying times of the year, and some plants are annual, dying each winter, the design of flower gardens can take into consideration to maintain a sequence of bloom and even of consistent color...
. Above Mirables the clift attains its greatest height, and displays all the varied strata
Stratum
In geology and related fields, a stratum is a layer of sedimentary rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics that distinguish it from other layers...
in vertical succession, from the gault in the bank by the roadside, to the chalk in the down above, which here rises to a peak
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
known as the High Hat.