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British domestic architecture notes on the illustrations
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BRITISH DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE
more important rooms being grouped on the garden front, where they
obtain the best views and the most sunshine.
Of the four interiors by Messrs. H. C. Cleaver that shown on page 62
has a peculiar interest, for it was erected at the “Ideal H ome” Exhibition
held in London in 1913 to show the adaptation of Russian peasant art
to modern requirements. The colour harmony was obtained by using
a silver-grey unpolished timber, contrasted with bronze metal. A frieze,
copied from Russian needlework, introduced a brilliant note of colour
to relieve the otherwise sombre effect; this brilliance was repeated in
the majolica tiled work of the stone fire-recess, which contained wood-
work carved in geometrical patterns. The carving and tiles alike were
of native origin. The dining-room illustrated on the next page does not
call for any special mention. It is a good reproduction after Elizabethan
models. The two interiors of Hawling Manor, Andoversford (pp. 64
and 65) are interesting. The house is an old stone building erected pro-
bably about the year 1600. The view of the hall and staircase shows
how the upper floor is supported by the original oak beams, which have
been carefully disclosed and left in their original state.
Admirably arranged are the motor house and stable buildings at Prim-
rose Hill, near Birmingham (p.66), designed by Messrs.Cossins, Peacock
and Bewlay. The walls are faced with black country bricks with white
joints, the roof is covered with hand-made tiles, and the timber framing
is of oak.
“The Dial House,” Datchet (pp. 67 and 68), is chiefly noteworthy for
the excellent taste displayed in the decoration and equipment of the
interior. The long hall and the dining-room shown in our illustrations
are panelled throughout with Austrian oak, forming a distinctly agree-
able background for the old furniture, pictures, and objets d'art with
which the rooms abound. Considering the size of the house the effect
of spaciousness conveyed by the interior is remarkable.
We reproduce in colours (p. 69) a drawing ofSefton Park, a house which
has recently been considerably altered by Mr. Horace Farquharson.
Before this the garden front had a^plain rectangular elevation, about
half the length of the present building. This was extended with a large
circular bay towards the end, a corresponding bay was built at the
other end, and a loggia was added beyond. The entrance and the dress-
ings are in Portland stone. The ground, which previously sloped grad-
ually away from the house, was levelled down, thus setting the house
upon a low terrace and considerably adding to its dignity. The terrace
is paved with old paving-stones, rectangularly random-jointed, and from
it a view can be obtained across the broad valley to Windsor Castle.
A pair of well-arranged and attractive-looking cottages is illustrated on
page 71. The walls are of two-inch red bricks with the gables finished
in herring-bone pattern. The roof is covered with hand-made rough
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more important rooms being grouped on the garden front, where they
obtain the best views and the most sunshine.
Of the four interiors by Messrs. H. C. Cleaver that shown on page 62
has a peculiar interest, for it was erected at the “Ideal H ome” Exhibition
held in London in 1913 to show the adaptation of Russian peasant art
to modern requirements. The colour harmony was obtained by using
a silver-grey unpolished timber, contrasted with bronze metal. A frieze,
copied from Russian needlework, introduced a brilliant note of colour
to relieve the otherwise sombre effect; this brilliance was repeated in
the majolica tiled work of the stone fire-recess, which contained wood-
work carved in geometrical patterns. The carving and tiles alike were
of native origin. The dining-room illustrated on the next page does not
call for any special mention. It is a good reproduction after Elizabethan
models. The two interiors of Hawling Manor, Andoversford (pp. 64
and 65) are interesting. The house is an old stone building erected pro-
bably about the year 1600. The view of the hall and staircase shows
how the upper floor is supported by the original oak beams, which have
been carefully disclosed and left in their original state.
Admirably arranged are the motor house and stable buildings at Prim-
rose Hill, near Birmingham (p.66), designed by Messrs.Cossins, Peacock
and Bewlay. The walls are faced with black country bricks with white
joints, the roof is covered with hand-made tiles, and the timber framing
is of oak.
“The Dial House,” Datchet (pp. 67 and 68), is chiefly noteworthy for
the excellent taste displayed in the decoration and equipment of the
interior. The long hall and the dining-room shown in our illustrations
are panelled throughout with Austrian oak, forming a distinctly agree-
able background for the old furniture, pictures, and objets d'art with
which the rooms abound. Considering the size of the house the effect
of spaciousness conveyed by the interior is remarkable.
We reproduce in colours (p. 69) a drawing ofSefton Park, a house which
has recently been considerably altered by Mr. Horace Farquharson.
Before this the garden front had a^plain rectangular elevation, about
half the length of the present building. This was extended with a large
circular bay towards the end, a corresponding bay was built at the
other end, and a loggia was added beyond. The entrance and the dress-
ings are in Portland stone. The ground, which previously sloped grad-
ually away from the house, was levelled down, thus setting the house
upon a low terrace and considerably adding to its dignity. The terrace
is paved with old paving-stones, rectangularly random-jointed, and from
it a view can be obtained across the broad valley to Windsor Castle.
A pair of well-arranged and attractive-looking cottages is illustrated on
page 71. The walls are of two-inch red bricks with the gables finished
in herring-bone pattern. The roof is covered with hand-made rough
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