BRITISH DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE
NOTES ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS
IN the preceding articles smaller country houses and cottages have
been considered in their various aspects. It is probable that during
the next few years the demand for houses of modest dimensions
will increase, while the larger country residences are not likely to
be much sought after. It will be seen, therefore, that among the nume-
rous houses selected for illustration in the following pages are many com-
paratively limited in size and obviously designed with a view to economy
of outlay. As an example of a small cottage of this description, erected
at a cost of only £175, that shown on page 45 is particularly successful.
Theaccommodation consists of two bedroomsintheroof,quiteafairsized
living-room, and a parlour which could be used as a bedroom if desired.
The roof is tiled and the outside walls rough-cast, the elevation being
entirely pleasing in design. The cottage at Minster (p. 46), by the same
architect, is equally modest in character and was built for holiday use ;
an attractive feature here is the loggia, paved with stone flags, which
is large enough to form an open-air dining-room. The site of the pair
of cottages in Sussex (p. 47) being surrounded by trees, care was necessary
to avoid smoking fireplaces. Such danger was overcome by all the flues
in both cottages being gathered together in one high chimney-stack,
which forms a pleasing note in the elevation. Here again Mr. Gordon
Allen has shown considerable skill in planning the rooms with a view
to economising space. “ Fairlawn,” Woking (p. 48), designed by Mr.
Theophilus Allen, is also well-arranged.
“Honington Lodge” (p. 49), situated at the end of a picturesque village
on the borders of the Cotswold country, has recently been almost entirely
rebuilt and enlarged by Mr. C. M. C. Armstrong for the lord of the
manor. The old line of frontage was retained, and is faced with old stone
of varying thicknesses, with rough joints. Thick stone slates, in dimin-
ishing courses, cover the roof, and the chimney stacks are of dark red
narrow bricks. Cream-coloured rough-cast fills the overhanging oriel
gables. The necessity for retaining the existing heights in the rebuilding,
and the irregularity of many of the old walls, influenced the general
design considerably. The old oak entrance door remains in its original
position with new wood pilasters and hood. Several old oak beams, taken
from some dilapidated cottages which formerly occupied a large part of
the site, have been introduced into the sitting-hall. Mr. Armstrong’s
garden in North Warwickshire we shall have occasion to refer to later.
The Golf Club house atCoombe Hill (p. 5 3),designed by Messrs. Bailey
and Wood, commands a fine view overlooking the links and across on to
the course of the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club. The walls are covered
with stucco and the chimneys are of Crowborough bricks, while the
roof is covered with hand-made tiles. The barge and weatherboards are
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