. 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. old English mansions, he was anxious to have aresidence in the old decorated style of wooden archi-tecture, certainly the most picturesque of all the stylesour forefathers have left us. The timber dwelling isfound in almost every county throughout England,with their projecting windows and highly ornamentedbargeboards; several large houses in Cheshire and M 2 164 A SMALL COUNTRY RECTORY. ShropsLire remain to satisfy us that
. 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. old English mansions, he was anxious to have aresidence in the old decorated style of wooden archi-tecture, certainly the most picturesque of all the stylesour forefathers have left us. The timber dwelling isfound in almost every county throughout England,with their projecting windows and highly ornamentedbargeboards; several large houses in Cheshire and M 2 164 A SMALL COUNTRY RECTORY. ShropsLire remain to satisfy us that such construction,when properly carried out, is very lasting. Thetimber used requires to be felled at the right time,and to be properly seasoned before being placed up;which must be done on a brick or stone , constructed in this way were anciently. Plan of upper floor. called post and-pan houses. They have been knowuto rock and bend before severe storrafe, and to standintact while adjoining buildings have been blowndown. Large palaces were formerly constructed inEngland of wood; the chimney flues and fireplacesalone being of brick. The sketch-book of JohnThorpe, an Elizabethan architect, a copy of which is A SMALL COUNTRY RECTORY. l6^ in the fine library of the Art INIuseum of South Keu-sington^ illustrates several of these dwellings. With the present design it was the intention ofthe rector to carry out the work himself, the neces-sary drawings being provided him. The buildiDg issmall and compact. When much adornment is in-tended, it is necessary to confine the expense within
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