. Gardens for small country houses. Gardens. 196 Gardens for Small Country Houses. attractive pair of wooden gates approached by two curved steps. Beyond them a mounting block witnesses to the days before petrol had all but supplanted horseman- ship. The entrance to Biddestone Manor (Fig. 277) shows the good effect of a simple and well-designed pair of stone piers and a longer flight of steps. The battery of Time and lichen have left their tender marks on this typical Cotswold ashlar- work. When the house is close to a frequented road it ensures a larger privacy if the waU is carried high and
. Gardens for small country houses. Gardens. 196 Gardens for Small Country Houses. attractive pair of wooden gates approached by two curved steps. Beyond them a mounting block witnesses to the days before petrol had all but supplanted horseman- ship. The entrance to Biddestone Manor (Fig. 277) shows the good effect of a simple and well-designed pair of stone piers and a longer flight of steps. The battery of Time and lichen have left their tender marks on this typical Cotswold ashlar- work. When the house is close to a frequented road it ensures a larger privacy if the waU is carried high and the doorway made in an arched opening, as in the example designed by Mr. Walter Brierley, and shown in Fig. 279. A sense of security is given by filling the tympanum of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932; Weaver, Lawrence, Sir, 1876-. London, Country Life [etc. ]; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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