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 276
Ground plan. chief feature of the style is the machine-cut orna-mental wood ; it is of common deal, about an inch ora little more in thicjiess. When placed up, andcoloured a light fawn colour or plain yellow, it is ex-tremely pleasing, and has the merit of being very cheap.The design has an… … connected together with zinc wire-work; the intentionbeing to permit flowering plants to grow over it, so A SMALL COUNTRY RETREAT. 271 that the front should be crowned with flowers. Thevilla is only intended for summer use, being confinedin its accommodation. The ground plan, given onpage 269,…
Architecture, Domestic
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