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 182
ne, and as the land in which it was to standwas taken on lease for 99 years, nothing beyond asuperior gentlemanly character could be given to it, asit is only in freehold houses that any superior or ex- 176 A SMALL COUNTRY HOUSE. pensive architectural adornment should be indulged in.The Roman or… … The plan of the upper floor. boulders of ragstone, peculiar to the county of Kent;and for this reason none of the principal windowslooked towards it. The back-front and side, however,turned towards the hills between Maidstone and Ro-chester. Very precise directions were given as to thearrangement,…
Architecture, Domestic
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