. The book of the garden. Gardening. 484 MISCELLANEOUS GARDEN STRUCTURES. feet. As, in houses of this description, the kitchen is usually the room most con- stantly occupied by the family, there is no objection to the entrance to the stairs being placed within it. There is a closet under the stairs. All the flues, excepting one bedroom, are placed in one stack, which is in the centre of the house, so that no heat is lost. Back entrance e, enclosed for warmth; / water-closet; g fuel place : both of these are 4 feet by 5, and have a lean-to roof. The upper floor, fig. 705, contains a family bedr
. The book of the garden. Gardening. 484 MISCELLANEOUS GARDEN STRUCTURES. feet. As, in houses of this description, the kitchen is usually the room most con- stantly occupied by the family, there is no objection to the entrance to the stairs being placed within it. There is a closet under the stairs. All the flues, excepting one bedroom, are placed in one stack, which is in the centre of the house, so that no heat is lost. Back entrance e, enclosed for warmth; / water-closet; g fuel place : both of these are 4 feet by 5, and have a lean-to roof. The upper floor, fig. 705, contains a family bedroom h, 16 feet by 12 feet; a bedroom for females, i, 16 feet by 12 feet, each of which has three closets; a bed- room for males, j, 12^ feet by 9 feet, with open fireplace and a closet on each side ; h is a closet over front door porch, 7 feet by 6 feet. Fig. Fig. 706 represents a house in the old English style, and gives a view of the south and east fronts. The ground-plan, fig. 707, shows the entrance porch from which we pass to the lobby and staircase b, by a Venetian door, the upper part of which is to be of ground glass; parlour c, 14 feet by 12 feet; family room, d, 14 feet by 12 feet, with oriel window, commanding a view over the garden and back offices ; kitchen, e, 12^ feet by 12 feet, with a dry closet on each side of the fireplace ; back kit- chen, scullery, or wash-house, /, with. 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 McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood
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