. 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 . Plan. A BACHELOR S HOUSE. 403 room, e the closet, li is the diniug-room with its lift, i,from the pantry in the basement; j was a small ironstaircase leading down to the stable, where somevaluable hunters were to be kept. Under the dining-room was the coachhouse ; no rooms were over thestabling. The servants entrance was in the exterior of the building had a plain GothicTudor front. The viarnette shows a corbel in the French c
. 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 . Plan. A BACHELOR S HOUSE. 403 room, e the closet, li is the diniug-room with its lift, i,from the pantry in the basement; j was a small ironstaircase leading down to the stable, where somevaluable hunters were to be kept. Under the dining-room was the coachhouse ; no rooms were over thestabling. The servants entrance was in the exterior of the building had a plain GothicTudor front. The viarnette shows a corbel in the French cut-wood D D 2 THE FIREPLACE. FLUE CONSTEUCTION AND SMOKE PREVENTION. A N especial love for home comfort has always beenan English characteristic. It has formed aspecies of national taste and pride even among ourworking classes. The constant changes of our climateare injurious to every class; the chief point of attrac-tion in the English dwellings, during winters wet,cold, and fog, is centred in the fireplace. This haslong been deemed the favoured spot where Social mirtliExults and glows before tlie blazing hearth. The fireplace suits our climate; it is cheerful andattractive, but it gives its heat only by are warmed on one side and chilled on the other,but neither the warmth nor the chill is too gicat tobear, and the occupant of the room can move intoany temperature that suits him. In more northernclimates the use of the fireplace would not be tolerated ;there the cold is so excessive that an equal warmthmust be diffused throughout the apartments, and fluesin hollow Avails, and c
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