. Vanishing England . Gothic Corner-post. Tlie Half Moon Inn, Ipswich 76 VANISHING ENGLAND houses, altogether satisfying. In several counties wherethere is little stone and large forests of timber we findthe timber-framed dwelling flourishing in all its nativebeauty. In Surrey there are several materials for build-. Y^A T\o Timber-built House, Shrewsbury ing, hence there is a charming diversity of the same building sometimes shows walls of stoneand brick, half-timber and plaster, half-timber and tile-hanging, half-timber with panels filled with red brick,and roofs of thatch or t
. Vanishing England . Gothic Corner-post. Tlie Half Moon Inn, Ipswich 76 VANISHING ENGLAND houses, altogether satisfying. In several counties wherethere is little stone and large forests of timber we findthe timber-framed dwelling flourishing in all its nativebeauty. In Surrey there are several materials for build-. Y^A T\o Timber-built House, Shrewsbury ing, hence there is a charming diversity of the same building sometimes shows walls of stoneand brick, half-timber and plaster, half-timber and tile-hanging, half-timber with panels filled with red brick,and roofs of thatch or tiles, or stone slates which theHorsham quarries supplied. IN STREETS AND LANES 77 These Surrey cottages have changed with age. Origin-ally they were built with timber frames, the panels beingfilled in with wattle and daub, but the storms of manywinters have had their effect upon the structure. Raindrove through the walls, especially when the ends of thewattle rotted a little, and draughts were strong enough toblow out the rushlights and to make the house very un-comfortable. Oak timbers often shrink. Hence the jointscame apart, and being exposed to the weather becamedecayed. In consequence of this the buildings settled, -o
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