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 284
Staircase balusters. The expense of constructing such a building wouldbe 2450/. In this style of cut-wood decoration the Frenchcertainly excel us. Some English examples, very 278 A SMALL COUNTRY RETREAT. common iu our railway stations, are shown below.The most ornamental is a pattern used by… … We have in England a carving-machine, known asIrvings patent, that was a few years since muchworked at a manufactory in Pimlico by Mr. Pratt ofBond Street. At one time it bid fair to exert a mostimportant influence upon the production of this kindof cut-wood decoration. It could make such…
Architecture, Domestic
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