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The cottage homes of England (1909)

Dick, Stewart, Allingham, Helen Paterson, 1848-1926 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 184

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adyingeffect, and prevent the surface being broken up intoo distracting a manner. In the plate facing page 278 we have an example ofthe Haslemere weather-tiling at its best. Rows of plainand ornamental tiles alternate, and the six bottom rows,which are plain, project in a characteristic fashion… … THE STRUCTURE 95 Another covering of a similar sort, less ornamentaland probably less permanent, is weather-boarding.But there is something very pleasant in a largeexpanse of these flat boards, turned by exposure toa pale-grey colour, or where they have been tarredas a protection against the…

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