Old cottages, farm-houses, and other stone buildings in the Cotswold district; examples of minor domestic architecture in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Northants, Worcestershire, &c. (1905)
Dawber, E. Guy (Edward Guy), 1861-, Davie, W. Galsworthy. illus · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 32
one, and where the meals were cooked. Mostof these fireplaces are very large, as a comparison with the plans willshow—frequently 6 feet and upwards in width {see Figs. 3 and 4).They were not high—about 4 to 5 feet being the average,and the head was either formed of large stones, shaped as a… … 10 5 « lo t ffOOCIsn OQQ0 SCALE or FecTFIG. 4. PLAN OF COTTAGE AT CHEDWORTH. Sometimes we find the flat iron ovens standing on the stonehearth, and on the top of these the fire is laid. These ovens areabout 2 feet square and 7 or 8 inches deep, placed between smallprojecting stone piers, with…
Architecture, Domestic · Stone houses
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