. 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 . Ground plan. Basement plan. 126 QUEEN S GATE LODGE, HYDE PARK. Government. Consequently, with the beauty of thesituation, this has led to the erection of a largenumber of first-class mansions of the value of from20,000/. each to 3000/. (leaseholds). The author ofthis work, at the time of the purchase by the Govern-ment, was surveyor to the principal estate in thatlocality—that of the late Charles, Earl of Harrington ;. Perspective view
. 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 . Ground plan. Basement plan. 126 QUEEN S GATE LODGE, HYDE PARK. Government. Consequently, with the beauty of thesituation, this has led to the erection of a largenumber of first-class mansions of the value of from20,000/. each to 3000/. (leaseholds). The author ofthis work, at the time of the purchase by the Govern-ment, was surveyor to the principal estate in thatlocality—that of the late Charles, Earl of Harrington ;. Perspective view of Lodge opijosite the I^xliiLiitioii Road, Hyde Park. and an opening to Hyde Park, for the chief new road,being granted by Government, he had to submitdesigns for the new entrance lodge and gates to theCommissioner of Public Works. The first design hehad made had previously been submitted to the was on a large scale, an archway being placed in QUEEN S GATE LODGE, HYDE PARK. 127 the centre, with gates aud lodges ou each side. Butas the new entrance had to be made at the expenseof the buiklers of the Harrington estate, designs of amore modest character were chosen.
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