. 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 . n here is probably not likethat of the cottage at the hamlet. It illustrates oneroom, size 13 ft. by 12 ft., a scullery 12 ft. by 9 ft., A PICTURESQUE COTTAGE. 65 and larder under the stairs. The latter are shownwith the double-rise step. The upper plan shows oneroom of the same size as that below, and a scullery on the ground floor is large enough toform a sleeping room for boys, or to make a smallliving room. The height of
. 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 . n here is probably not likethat of the cottage at the hamlet. It illustrates oneroom, size 13 ft. by 12 ft., a scullery 12 ft. by 9 ft., A PICTURESQUE COTTAGE. 65 and larder under the stairs. The latter are shownwith the double-rise step. The upper plan shows oneroom of the same size as that below, and a scullery on the ground floor is large enough toform a sleeping room for boys, or to make a smallliving room. The height of the lower room is 9 feet6 inches. The section shows the general form andfittings of the rooms. The plate below the plansgives an elevation of the front, showing the rustic seatand the side of the entrance porch, the gable of thecottage formed into a pigeon-house, together with theside front of the cottage and its entrance porch. Thesmall window at the side is intended to light the firststeps of the stairs; a small shed for wood or coals isplaced at the back. Such a cottage could be builtand finished complete at a cost of about one hundredand ten Plaster frieze for drawinir-roora. DESIGN No. DOUBLE COTTAGE.
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