. 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 . Panel of ceiline. villa was designed to cover a fine spring of cold water,and thus insure a deep cold plunging bath. It was A SUMMER OR GARDEN VILLA. 315 to be merely a place for temporary occupation andretirement^ to renovate the health of the owner. Thegardens and fountains externally were only ornamentalaccessories; the plan at page 306 illustrates villa was approached by two roads d d; therewas a circle of open lawn betwe
. 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 . Panel of ceiline. villa was designed to cover a fine spring of cold water,and thus insure a deep cold plunging bath. It was A SUMMER OR GARDEN VILLA. 315 to be merely a place for temporary occupation andretirement^ to renovate the health of the owner. Thegardens and fountains externally were only ornamentalaccessories; the plan at page 306 illustrates villa was approached by two roads d d; therewas a circle of open lawn between the house and theterraced gardens in front. The latter were approached ,«ffli«FqwTfrii]TFTn3I|. Section and plan of one of centre pendants, by descending flights of steps. A basin of water anda large fountain^ rising from a group of sculpture inthe centre, are there shown. By the side are twosmaller basins with smaller groups of sculpture, repre-senting sea-horses, cupids, and dolphins. This terraceis paved with ornamental encaustic tiles. At the 3^6 A SUMMER OR GARDEN VILLA. head of the two side gardens b b, are grottos ^^, withseats on a raised terrace on each side of their steps descend to a lower level, and have sea-horsesand cupids on their pedestals, with five falls of waterfrom griffins heads, filling a hasin below. A wide
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