Hunter's House

Abstract

THE three subjoined drawings are very faithful delineations of some of the portions of John Hunter's house and grounds, at Earl's Court, to which I drew attention in NATURE for Jan. 7. The first drawing supplies the view of the house looking into the meadow, in which view the house is, I believe, nearly the same as it was when Hunter lived in it. The second sketch is that of the Lions' House, or den, situated at the end of the meadow at the back and to the right of the house, but quite visible from the windows. The Lions' House, as will be seen is a raised mound of earth. The earth rests upon an arched structure, which, at the time of my last visit, was in excellent condition, although ever since Hunter's time it has been a cow-house, and has done nearly a century of useful service. At the top of the mound there is a little wall, of a circular shape, inclosing a small open space. The third sketch illustrates the famous copper in which the Irish giant was boiled to a skeleton. The space above the copper up to the flue from the roof is covered in, but two doors open in front above the mouth of the copper. The whole of this structure has remained in good preservation.