THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION.

VOL. XIII, NO. 362.] SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1829. [PRICE 2d.

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




CHESTER TERRACE,

REGENT'S PARK.

On the annexed page is a spirited representation of this splendid range
of palatial residences, which present as noble an appearance as any
similar structure in the Park.

To familiarize the topography of Chester Terrace, we should say it
stands between the Colosseum and St. Katharine's Church, these being the
most conspicuous buildings in the circle; and the majestic cupola of the
former building is shown in the distance of our engraving.

This terrace is named from the royal earldom of Chester. It is from
the designs of Mr. Nash, the architect of York Terrace engraved in our
No. 358. Like the majority of that gentleman's works, Chester Terrace
evinces great genius, with many of its irregularities. It is of the
Corinthian order of architecture, characterized by its richness; but the