International studio (49.1913)

Recent Designs in Domestic Architecture


harmonise well with the
locality ; after a very short
lapse of time, exposure to
the weather gets rid of all
appearance of newness, and
the building though newly
erected looks quite at home.
It will be seen from the
plan on page 47,. that the
house is provided with
spacious accommodation.
Wyld Court at Hamp-
stead Norris, near Newbury
in Berkshire, of which a
view is given in the coloured
illustration, was originally a

this object has been kept in view in the general
plan and in every detail. The external walls are
faced with silver-grey rough-cast having a plinth

small farmhouse, but has recently been altered and
enlarged for Mr. R. W. Cooper according to the
designs of Mr. F. S. Chesterton, architect, of

of two-inch Black Country
bricks, and the roof is

covered with thick rough-
faced slates, varying in
colour between green and
grey. The large bay win-
dows in the dining-room
and library are carried out
in Darley Dale stone and
the windows throughout
are glazed with leaded
lights in iron casements.
The first floor accommo-
dation includes nine bed-
rooms, three bathrooms, a
linen-room, a boxroom and
other conveniences.
The house at Avon
Hassett, in Warwickshire,
of which two elevations are
shown, has been built from
the designs of Mr. Arnold
Mitchell, F.R.I.B.A., of
London, on a site which
crowns a ridge opposite to
Edgehill, and commands
very extensive and pic-
turesque views over the
surrounding country. The
materials used in the con-
struction of the building
are Edgehill stone for the
general walling, and small
rough stone slates for the
roof. These materials


THE GREY HOUSE, NESTON, CHESHIRE: ENTRANCE
COSSINS, PEACOCK AND BEWLAY, ARCHITECTS

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