. 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 . Section of window sill and iron Lalconet. The basement plan (page 324) shows the cold bathin the centre, with its staircase; the kitchen b, thescullery g, h h the larders, c is the lift, and d d aremens sleeping rooms ; the servants hall t, and house-keepers room j, are on the left, q is the wine cellar,and s the beer cellar. The elevation of the back front is at page 325 ; ithas a circular portico and steps down to the attem
. 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 . Section of window sill and iron Lalconet. The basement plan (page 324) shows the cold bathin the centre, with its staircase; the kitchen b, thescullery g, h h the larders, c is the lift, and d d aremens sleeping rooms ; the servants hall t, and house-keepers room j, are on the left, q is the wine cellar,and s the beer cellar. The elevation of the back front is at page 325 ; ithas a circular portico and steps down to the attempt has been made to introduce an original 334 A SUMMER OR GARDEN VILLA. termination for the pedestals on the attics^ instead ofusing the almost universal Soanic bulbous ornamentso repeatedly seen in nearly every public building in. London and the country, and of which the authorslate master, Sir John Soane, was so fond. Theseattempts are given in the figures pp. 326-328; andan attempt is made to give an ornamental chimney- A SUMMER OR GARDEN VILLA. 535 pot on page 330. It will be seen in the figure thatthe ornamental cement pot or vase contains an iron,or it might be a zinc, lining; this would be keptwarm, and a seciu-ity for the smoke passing out. The exterior of the building is ornamented withstatues and vases, and the windows have iron bal-conets. The last remaining illustration to be given is thearcade on each side of the villa, dividing the front andback gardens. The chief portion of this in stone,with statues between the columns and vases overthem; at the back of the columns is another front ofornamental trellis work in wood, with scroll standsfor flowers—this is supported or upheld by the stonescreen; an elevation of each, with a section, is givenat page 334. The vignette gives French and English patter
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