. Lutyens houses and gardens . ra problem. Radiators strike an unduly modern note, butthey are a necessity, especially in rooms with open Dixter, their cases are mainly old oak chests with chasessuitably contrived to allow free circulation of the wTarmedair. In one example the radiator case serves as a wash-stand. The planning of the new wing is ingenious, as the twoold houses are perfectly connected, but they are yet allowedto stand out freely from each other and from the connectingwing. The north or entrance front is Dixter, the southor garden side Dixter and Benenden. As time goes
. Lutyens houses and gardens . ra problem. Radiators strike an unduly modern note, butthey are a necessity, especially in rooms with open Dixter, their cases are mainly old oak chests with chasessuitably contrived to allow free circulation of the wTarmedair. In one example the radiator case serves as a wash-stand. The planning of the new wing is ingenious, as the twoold houses are perfectly connected, but they are yet allowedto stand out freely from each other and from the connectingwing. The north or entrance front is Dixter, the southor garden side Dixter and Benenden. As time goes on,doubtless many more such houses as Great Dixter will berescued from neglect and will reveal again the delightfulcraftsmanship of later mediaeval times. It will be fortunateif they are restored by an owner so sympathetic and by anarchitect who so justly combines the antiquary with theartist. Howth Castle, near Dublin, is a scattered range of buildings,of which the oldest part is the mediaeval gatehouse. Con- Howth Castle 175. 126.—Granite Oriel at Howth Castle. 176 Howth Castle &
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