The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house (1871)
Richardson, C. J. (Charles James), 1806-1871 · London, J. C. Hotten · leaf 170
er dwelling isfound in almost every county throughout England,with their projecting windows and highly ornamentedbargeboards; several large houses in Cheshire and M 2 164 A SMALL COUNTRY RECTORY. ShropsLire remain to satisfy us that such construction,when properly carried out, is very lasting.… … Plan of upper floor. called post and-pan houses. They have been knowuto rock and bend before severe storrafe, and to standintact while adjoining buildings have been blowndown. Large palaces were formerly constructed inEngland of wood; the chimney flues and fireplacesalone being of brick. The…
Architecture, Domestic
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