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 391
1 ft. in length by 16 ft. in breadth, with alarge window at each end; this was often considered A SUBURBAN VILLA. 385 objectionable, as the occupants of the room can alwaysbe seen from the opposite houses, but as this wasintended for a semi-detached villa, windows could notbe obtained at the side.… … Attic plan. sized bedrooms, each with a fireplace; there was ahousemaids closet, and a place for the slate cistern tosupply the lower part of the house with water; asmall cistern on a higher level was placed on the roofof the tower. Another room could easily have beenobtained on this floor, by…
Architecture, Domestic
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