DOI Heft:
No. 355 (October 1922)
DOI Artikel:Hubbard, Hesketh: Modern houses in Chelsea
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21396#0207
MODERN HOUSES IN CHELSEA
DOORWAY IN VALE AVENUE
CHELSEA. PEN DRAWING BY
E. HESKETH HUBBARD, R.O.I.
resulted. For the most part a yellowish
grey brick (similar to that used extensively
in the neighbourhood and presumably
a fairly local product) has been employed,
and further contrasts obtained by juxtapo-
sition with red brick and stone. One is
struck very forcibly with the mellowness
of these houses ; there is evident none of
the blatant crudeness of a new colony.
Much of the material used appears to be
old. 0 0 0 0 0 0
In one house, No. 27, Vale Avenue, of
which a drawing is reproduced, extensive
and most effective use has been made of
wood for the exterior of a large, projecting,
first-floor room, presumably a studio or
music room, for many artists live in this
road. Red tiles have been used time and
again, not only for roofs, but as a wall
covering for the upper stories. Two
notable examples are No. 15 and No. 18,
Mulberrry Walk, both of which are
illustrated. In this road, as in Mallord
Street, most of the houses stand back
six or eight feet from the pathway, and
this slight frontage is nagged with old
stone slabs and shut off by posts and chains,
giving a feeling of peaceful seclusion.
Neatly and curiously trimmed shrubs in
tubs guard many front doors. To some
this may appear as a slight affectation in
twentieth century London, being more
suitable to, or suggestive of, a small and
sleepy country town. But what feeling of
self-consciousness there may be is ably
counterbalanced by the simple austerity
and commendable restraint of the buildings
as a whole. 00000
The windows vary considerably in
design; lead casements, differently
diapered, predominate. An unusual use
of brick for mullions is noticeable in the
drawing of No. 15, Mulberry Walk. The
leadwork of gutters and pipes is good. 0
I have drawn three of many very
beautiful and well proportioned doorways.
That of Mallord House is perhaps the most
original in its lines. Those in Vale Avenue
(and there are many others in that road
worthy of note and study) are more
derivative. The curved steps leading to
some add considerable interest. Thick
slabs of slate have been used for these with
much success. A good example appears
in our illustration of No. 18, Mulberry
Walk. 000000
DOORWAY IN VALE AVENUE
CHELSEA. PEN DRAWING BY
E. HESKETH HUBBARD, R.O.I.
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DOORWAY IN VALE AVENUE
CHELSEA. PEN DRAWING BY
E. HESKETH HUBBARD, R.O.I.
resulted. For the most part a yellowish
grey brick (similar to that used extensively
in the neighbourhood and presumably
a fairly local product) has been employed,
and further contrasts obtained by juxtapo-
sition with red brick and stone. One is
struck very forcibly with the mellowness
of these houses ; there is evident none of
the blatant crudeness of a new colony.
Much of the material used appears to be
old. 0 0 0 0 0 0
In one house, No. 27, Vale Avenue, of
which a drawing is reproduced, extensive
and most effective use has been made of
wood for the exterior of a large, projecting,
first-floor room, presumably a studio or
music room, for many artists live in this
road. Red tiles have been used time and
again, not only for roofs, but as a wall
covering for the upper stories. Two
notable examples are No. 15 and No. 18,
Mulberrry Walk, both of which are
illustrated. In this road, as in Mallord
Street, most of the houses stand back
six or eight feet from the pathway, and
this slight frontage is nagged with old
stone slabs and shut off by posts and chains,
giving a feeling of peaceful seclusion.
Neatly and curiously trimmed shrubs in
tubs guard many front doors. To some
this may appear as a slight affectation in
twentieth century London, being more
suitable to, or suggestive of, a small and
sleepy country town. But what feeling of
self-consciousness there may be is ably
counterbalanced by the simple austerity
and commendable restraint of the buildings
as a whole. 00000
The windows vary considerably in
design; lead casements, differently
diapered, predominate. An unusual use
of brick for mullions is noticeable in the
drawing of No. 15, Mulberry Walk. The
leadwork of gutters and pipes is good. 0
I have drawn three of many very
beautiful and well proportioned doorways.
That of Mallord House is perhaps the most
original in its lines. Those in Vale Avenue
(and there are many others in that road
worthy of note and study) are more
derivative. The curved steps leading to
some add considerable interest. Thick
slabs of slate have been used for these with
much success. A good example appears
in our illustration of No. 18, Mulberry
Walk. 000000
DOORWAY IN VALE AVENUE
CHELSEA. PEN DRAWING BY
E. HESKETH HUBBARD, R.O.I.
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