Dick, Stewart, Allingham, Helen Paterson, 1848-1926 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 538
lusion that roof andchimney were built at the same time. Probablythe truth is that the builder, in this case, merelyadopted the high-pitched roof suitable for thatch,on account of its beauty of form, for there are manyinstances of architectural forms surviving from theirdecorative qualities long… … THE COTTAGE IN PICTORIAL ART 281 cottages, the more primitive thatched structures ofWiltshire and Hampshire seem somewhat shapeless,though the cool grey roof harmonises well with thegreens of the trees. There always seems to me,however, to be a lack of character about the thatchedroof; its rather…
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