Studio: international art (31.1904)

A Rebuilt Village

of enjoyment. On a
smaller scale a literary
society is working to
promote the discussion
of intellectual topics,
and to provide lecturers
upon various subjects
during the season.

Thus it will be seen
that the social amenities
organised in this way
improve the ordinary
hum-drum existence
usually attributed to a
country life.

That the possibilities
for healthier and happier
lives have been made
more sure for the toiling

cottages at the corner of neston and messrs. douglas and fordham, Villagers of ThomtOn

manor roads, thornton hough architects Hough, through the

humane provision of
wholesome, decent,

half-timbered work, much of which is now rapidly handsome dwellings, close to their occupation, and
succumbing to neglect and decay. These two at rentals which come within their limited means,
lodge houses are from the designs of Messrs. is the point in full evidence here.
Grayson & Ould, architects, of Liverpool. It is quite probable that the whole proceeding

In regarding the social life of Thornton Hough, has entailed unremunerative financial outlay out
a noticeable feature is the strong tendency towards of proportion to the customary expenditure upon
the development of various sports and games. We village dwellings, and is therefore not likely to form
find cricket, football, and bowls are all especially an alluring example to the speculative building
well provided for with
ample spaces, and all

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village life in the good Hi M^^^Effi 'AL^i^CTfYl^^R

old times, if we may give jl • H^HHEa» J? M*!^.

credence to the descrip-

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Another recreation,

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duringthe winter months, MB*Pff^Ml^B8>l^S*MMp^P'§ 3^mS:_jS!BSM

is the cultivation of
music, and a well-trained
choral society numbering

eighty members, out of a - Z

population of about three

hundred villagers, H^^MI^BKH^^^^BIMiiHHiHHH^HHI^^B^^MHBHBH •

fies to the general in- ,

. coachman's lodge, messrs. grayson and ould,

terest taken m this form thornton hough architects

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