. 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 . The chief portion of the bricks used in the con-struction of the riding-house were provided from theestate, and were carted on the ground for the use ofthe builder. His account came to 920/. The elevation of the stable shows the entrance tothe coachhouse in the centre, between coupled were in iron, of slightly Elizabethan characteras to style. Two gabled buildings are on each side,one forming the entrance to the riding-ho
. 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 . The chief portion of the bricks used in the con-struction of the riding-house were provided from theestate, and were carted on the ground for the use ofthe builder. His account came to 920/. The elevation of the stable shows the entrance tothe coachhouse in the centre, between coupled were in iron, of slightly Elizabethan characteras to style. Two gabled buildings are on each side,one forming the entrance to the riding-house, thewhole flanked by two towers; that on the leftcontained the staircase leading to the gallery of theriding-house seen in the view, the other is the pi as-pect tower, overlooking the park. These buildingswere commenced and finished in 1848. The builderhad to take down the old coachhouse and stablingwhich stood upon the site, and was permitted to usethe old materials as far as they would ^o; one roofwas re-used. The cost of the new building was 1107/.The whole length was 95 ft. One of its principalfeatures was the prospect tower, a view of which and. RIDING-HOUSE AND STABLING. 397 a representation of the back front is on p. 398 ; thiswas 60 ft. in height above the foundations. An iron staircase led up to the small tower, whichhad a staircase leading to the roof or lead flat, uponwhich was a seat and flagstaff. The battlements of
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