. 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 . Transverse section. Another design for the porch is given on page 225 ;this is of a more decorative character than that seen inthe view. It had on it the shield of arms of the pro- DESIGN FOR A SMALL COUNTRY VILLA. 229 prietor. It was to be constructed entirely of stone,the portion above the archway being richly front and side elevations of the exterior of thebuilding, of which representations are given, show theextreme simp
. 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 . Transverse section. Another design for the porch is given on page 225 ;this is of a more decorative character than that seen inthe view. It had on it the shield of arms of the pro- DESIGN FOR A SMALL COUNTRY VILLA. 229 prietor. It was to be constructed entirely of stone,the portion above the archway being richly front and side elevations of the exterior of thebuilding, of which representations are given, show theextreme simplicity of the design. The transverse section (page 228) shows theinterior; this is taken through the kitchen and. Plan of additional offices. scullery in the basement, looking towards the fire-place and through the living rooms and attic above. This design has, with various alterations, beenadopted in several places for different parties, strippedentirely of its ornamental character, and merelyhaving four walls and an overhanging roof, in plaincottage style. It forms the cheapest model that canbe given for a villa. One was erected a few yearsback that cost considerably less than eight hundred 230 DESIGN FOR A SMALL COUNTRY VILLA. pounds. It had tlie basement floor but no attic, theupper rooms being heightened by having an opencollar-beam roof. One addition made to it when ithad no basement was in extensive external offices, as
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