. 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 . DESIGN No. VILLA IN THE OLD ENGLISH WOODEN Perspective view, garden side. A VILLA IN THE OLD ENGLISH WOODEN STYLE. 233 I HIS structure was intended to bear tlie re-semblance, as near as possible, of a first-classold English half-timbered house, the post-and-pandwelling of our forefathers, which seems to have beenan especial favourite throughout the country. It waseasily constructed at a time when timber, chieflychestnut, w
. 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 . DESIGN No. VILLA IN THE OLD ENGLISH WOODEN Perspective view, garden side. A VILLA IN THE OLD ENGLISH WOODEN STYLE. 233 I HIS structure was intended to bear tlie re-semblance, as near as possible, of a first-classold English half-timbered house, the post-and-pandwelling of our forefathers, which seems to have beenan especial favourite throughout the country. It waseasily constructed at a time when timber, chieflychestnut, was far more plentiful than at the presentday. Such were the most picturesque of all ourdomestic buildings; the timber cottage, with its pro-jecting windows, and highly ornamented barge-boards,is found in every village. The large houses inCheshire and Shropshire, which still remain, provethat such constructions are as lasting as brick andstone, provided the timber is felled at the proper time,and thoroughly seasoned before it is made use of this kind have been seen to rock and bendin severe storms, while adjoining buildings, com-paratively strong erections, have been blown down;this was known to have
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