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Recent Designs in Domestic Architecture


solom’s court, surrey

E. GUY DAWBER, ARCHITECT

valley beyond. A local stone was used for the
retaining wall and house up to the bedroom
floor, and rich red tiles made in the neighbourhood
cover the rest of the building.
Solom’s Court, Surrey, of which we give illustra-
tions, is built on the slope of a hill overlooking
a common, and faces south. The site is a par
ticularly pleasing one, as on the north and east it
is bounded by a wood, which has been worked
into the garden scheme, and the fall of the ground
enabled the gardens to be planned in a series of
lawns and terraces, one below the other, connected
by walls and steps. The approach leads to a fore-
court and entrance so arranged as to entirely screen
the gardens from people coming to the house
The extensive gardens are all planned and laid
out to afford the best views and yet get shelter;
that opposite the dining-room, running out into
the wood on the east, is sheltered by a high wall
from the north, and forms a delightful, sunny
garden. By taking advantage of the natural
features and improving them, what might be an
ordinary garden is made into one with charm and
character. The house is L-shaped, with the entrance
porch opening into a wide corridor communicating
with the staircase, hall, and general rooms. Through


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