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British domestic architecture notes on the illustrations
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BRITISH DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE
limited in size, the house has been set back as far as possible and a formal
garden laid out between it and the main road. The public entry is at the
back, on the side road. The walls are of brick, rough-cast, with tile-
hanging to the gables. Between the two wings there is a long balcony,
with a tiled balustrade carried on brick piers. This and the raised terrace
are pleasant resting-places, facing the sea and obtaining the maximum
of sun. “Sea Bank” (p. 85) is a small seaside residence, built of thin local
bricks, with a diapering of grey bricks from the same kiln, and dark hand-
made tiles. In one gable is an open sleeping balcony, looking towards
the sea.
The small house and pair of cottages at Chesham Bois (pp. 86 and 89),
by Mr. Harold Kennard, are pleasing in design and characteristic of the
numerous houses this architect has erected in the district. The dining-
room fireplace at Lyneham, Chislehurst (p. 89) is an interesting feature.
The old oak beam was taken from the ingle-nook of a neighbouring inn,
recently pulled down, and the plate shelves are also of old oak. The sur-
rounds are faced with old Dutch blue and white tiles, while the floor is
paved with red bricks.
The houses and gardens designed by Mr. C. E. Mallows invariably possess
an individual character and seldom fail to interest. Those illustrated
here are no exceptions. The house at Sunningdale (pp. 90 and 91) has
been built on the west side of the golf links andhas the advantage of direct
access from the garden to the course. The materials used are two-inch,
hand-made bricks, of varying red and purple colour, and sand-faced tiles
for the roofs. The whole design is very simple in character, both exter-
nally and internally. The plan has been so arranged that vistas are ob-
tained the full extent of the site, from the centre circular hall looking
southwards down the glade shown in the illustration, and northwards
the length of the tennis courts beyond the entrance courtyard.
The sketch designs for extensive alterations and additions at Canons
Park, Edgware, reproduced on pages 92,93 and 94, have been consider-
ably modified in actual execution. The date of the present house is about
the beginning of the last century, and occupies a portion of the site of
the famous house of Canons Park, built by the Duke of Buckingham.
During excavations for the present alterations much of the foundations
and drainage scheme of the old house came to light, and revealed its
immense plan both of house and garden. Traces of the old formal garden
to the east are clearly outlined in the present turf, and its boundaries
have been marked by planting new avenues of limes. The south formal
garden, shown in the pencil sketch (p. 93), occupies the position of the
commencement of an avenue which the Duke of Buckingham had
planned from Canons Park to Buckingham Palace in London.
In the house at Berkhampstead designed by Mr. Leonard Martin (p.95),
the arrangement of the plan was entirely dictated by the outlook and
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limited in size, the house has been set back as far as possible and a formal
garden laid out between it and the main road. The public entry is at the
back, on the side road. The walls are of brick, rough-cast, with tile-
hanging to the gables. Between the two wings there is a long balcony,
with a tiled balustrade carried on brick piers. This and the raised terrace
are pleasant resting-places, facing the sea and obtaining the maximum
of sun. “Sea Bank” (p. 85) is a small seaside residence, built of thin local
bricks, with a diapering of grey bricks from the same kiln, and dark hand-
made tiles. In one gable is an open sleeping balcony, looking towards
the sea.
The small house and pair of cottages at Chesham Bois (pp. 86 and 89),
by Mr. Harold Kennard, are pleasing in design and characteristic of the
numerous houses this architect has erected in the district. The dining-
room fireplace at Lyneham, Chislehurst (p. 89) is an interesting feature.
The old oak beam was taken from the ingle-nook of a neighbouring inn,
recently pulled down, and the plate shelves are also of old oak. The sur-
rounds are faced with old Dutch blue and white tiles, while the floor is
paved with red bricks.
The houses and gardens designed by Mr. C. E. Mallows invariably possess
an individual character and seldom fail to interest. Those illustrated
here are no exceptions. The house at Sunningdale (pp. 90 and 91) has
been built on the west side of the golf links andhas the advantage of direct
access from the garden to the course. The materials used are two-inch,
hand-made bricks, of varying red and purple colour, and sand-faced tiles
for the roofs. The whole design is very simple in character, both exter-
nally and internally. The plan has been so arranged that vistas are ob-
tained the full extent of the site, from the centre circular hall looking
southwards down the glade shown in the illustration, and northwards
the length of the tennis courts beyond the entrance courtyard.
The sketch designs for extensive alterations and additions at Canons
Park, Edgware, reproduced on pages 92,93 and 94, have been consider-
ably modified in actual execution. The date of the present house is about
the beginning of the last century, and occupies a portion of the site of
the famous house of Canons Park, built by the Duke of Buckingham.
During excavations for the present alterations much of the foundations
and drainage scheme of the old house came to light, and revealed its
immense plan both of house and garden. Traces of the old formal garden
to the east are clearly outlined in the present turf, and its boundaries
have been marked by planting new avenues of limes. The south formal
garden, shown in the pencil sketch (p. 93), occupies the position of the
commencement of an avenue which the Duke of Buckingham had
planned from Canons Park to Buckingham Palace in London.
In the house at Berkhampstead designed by Mr. Leonard Martin (p.95),
the arrangement of the plan was entirely dictated by the outlook and
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