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 379
sof a deep excavation in the earth, roofed over witha pointed thatch. These ice-houses are alwayswell filled in the winter, and rarely if ever quiteemptied during the summer. An accurate section ofsuch an ice-well, with full directions for its construc-tion, has been lately published.^ Cheap Ice… … Elevation of principal front. chief room on the basement the ordinary apartmentfor the family. The confined areas formerly adoptedin front and back of the building are omitted, and 374 A SUBURBAN VILLA. the earth is sloped up in form of a bank, beingadorned with flowers and slirubs so as to look…
Architecture, Domestic
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