Picturesque English cottages and their doorway gardens (1905)
Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson), 1854-1930 · Philadelphia : J.C. Winston · leaf 20
MODERN COTTAGES AT LEIGH, PRESERVING THE CHARM OF ENGLISH TRADITIONS Introduction … A DOOMED COTTAGE keep down the poor rate in a parish, thefarmers and landlords used to try and dimin-ish the number of the poor by pulling downthe old cottages, and driving the laborersinto the nearest town. It was a sad policyand did much mischief; and now our peopleare flocking to the towns,…
Architecture, Domestic
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