. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. 194 Gardens for Small Country Mouses. CHAPTER XVII.âGATES AND GATEWAYS. Entrance StairwaysâGates to ForecourtsâCarriage GatesâNotes on Eighteenth Century SmithsâGateways and VistasâIn Walled GardensâWooden Gates. BOTH before and since Robinson Crusoe "made up the Entrance, which till now I had left open," the treatment of the way into house and garden has been fruitful of varied opportunity. Crusoe was concerned for the safety of his â house and gear, and had an eye to those same needs of defence that find such delightful archite
. Gardens for small country houses . Gardens, English. 194 Gardens for Small Country Mouses. CHAPTER XVII.âGATES AND GATEWAYS. Entrance StairwaysâGates to ForecourtsâCarriage GatesâNotes on Eighteenth Century SmithsâGateways and VistasâIn Walled GardensâWooden Gates. BOTH before and since Robinson Crusoe "made up the Entrance, which till now I had left open," the treatment of the way into house and garden has been fruitful of varied opportunity. Crusoe was concerned for the safety of his â house and gear, and had an eye to those same needs of defence that find such delightful architectural expression in moat and bridge, gatehouse and portcullis. The small house and garden, however, raise, no such military problems, and the possibilities are limited to the treatment of archways in high walls, gates that break the line of low walls and sometimes the provision of steps. In Fig. 276 is shown an. FIG. 276.âGATE AND MOUNTING BLOCK AT CLEEVE 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 : Published at the offices of Country Life . .. and by George Newnes . .. ; New York : Charles Scribner's Sons
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