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 329
, a butlers pantry,and servants* hall, and cellars for ale and wine.Retired buildings of this kind, of larger character andof more importance, were often erected in private A SUMMER OR GARDEN VILLA. 323 grounds of noblemen and gentry. One, very similarto the present design, was constructed by the… … Plan of upper story. examples, by Mr. Robert Adam, was the rout-houseor pa^-ilion erected for a fete champetre in the gardensof the Earl of Derby, at the Oaks, in Surrey, in 1774.The building was internally of the most ornamentalcharacter; there was an octangular vestibule, a hall30 feet in…
Architecture, Domestic
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