The cottages and the village life of rural England (1912)
Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson), 1854-1930, Quinton, A.R · London, J.M. Dent & sons ltd.; New York, E.P. Dutton & co. · leaf 244
ts still waters, and ducks sport onits surface, the moat appears a charming feature of the farm orcottage home ; but it makes the house damp and cheerless in thedull winter days, and we wish it were drained and turned into agarden. However, the moat tells of times of storm and stress,of fight and… … XIII IN MART AND HOSTEL In olden days the village was very self-centred. It was more orless independent for its supplies on the outside world, save that thepedlar used to bring his pack to ply his trade and persuade purchasersto buy by his fluent tongue and merry jests. The chapman was avery…
Architecture, Domestic · Villages
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