Dick, Stewart, Allingham, Helen Paterson, 1848-1926 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 344
modernbuildings into strips, and such things as ventilationpipes and sanitary monstrosities were unknown.In other words, there was practically no provisionfor sanitation, and all water had to be carriedfrom the well in buckets. Also the houses are oftenbuilt on a slope, and the lower rooms are so… … STONE HOUSES OF THE COTSWOLDS 175 whatever, and in some cases the turf was not evenremoved, the walls being begun simply on the ground.Eaves, gutters, or downspouts are unknown, for leadis only used for glazing; the rain runs off the roofs onto the ground and soaks in at the base of the walls,which…
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