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Recent Designs in Domestic Architecture



from timber felled on the
estate. The plan is so
contrived as to get a good
living-room with recess;
and the drawing-room,
which leads out of the hall,
overlooks a charming por-
tion of the estate. There
are five good bedrooms,
with bath and lavatory
accommodation provided.
The pair of semi-detached
cottages illustrated on this
page are situated on the
main highway leading
from Chorley to Man-
chester, and have just been completed at a cost
of £*, 200. These too have an excellent view
of the Hulton Park grounds, and the materials
have likewise been obtained locally; but in this
case stucco and cement have been used for the
external elevation. The architect of these three
houses is Mr. George E. Tonge, of Southport.


COTTAGE AT HULTON PARK G. E. TONGE, ARCHITECT

are of brick rough-cast and finished white. The
roof is covered with old tiles and the interior
finished with oak and elm. The rooms are low,
homely, and cottage-like in their character.
The detached cottage, of which we give a view
and plan above, has been built on the Hulton
Park Estate, belonging to
Sir William Hulton, Bart.
It is beautifully situated
and is planned with the
intention of obtaining a
commanding view of the
park grounds. The mate-
rials used are chiefly from
the locality, stone slabs
from adjoining disused
farm buildings being
chosen for the roofs, and
hand-made buff-tinted
bricks for all external eleva-
tions. The woodwork like-
wise has been obtained



PAIR OF COTTAGES AT HULTON PARK

G. E. TONGE, ARCHITECT

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