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The British Empire
DOI Artikel:British domestic architecture: notes on the illustrations
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BRITISH DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE
access to a veranda from which a fitted workshop is approached. On
the first floor are five bedrooms, a number of cupboards, and a house-
maid’s closet. The local bricks, being of an indifferent colour, are covered
with rough-cast, excepting the chimney-stacks, where selected bricks
have been used. The roofing tiles are of local manufacture, and the
local blacksmith is responsible for the gutter brackets. All the windows
are fitted with leaded lights.
The bungalow at Llantrisant (p. 30), by the same architect, being
situated in a very exposed position, has the external walls rendered with
smooth cement. The roof and chimney-tops are tiled ; the windows
have metal casements with leaded lights. It will be seen from the
ground-floor plan that both the dining-room and drawing-room contain
ingle fireplaces, built of red brick and fitted with seats. Besides the
three bedrooms on the ground floor, there are useful boxrooms in the
roof. It is interesting to note that this admirably planned bungalow
cost, approximately, £joo.
“ Greenlands,” Ashorne, Warwickshire (p. 31), has been almost
entirely rebuilt under the direction of Mr. C. M. C. Armstrong.
Originally a workman’s cottage, it was not improved about ten years
ago by some villa-like additions. The plans given here show that only
portions of the original walls in the centre have been retained ; the old
flat slate roof was removed, and a higher one substituted and covered
with thick old tiles. Casement windows have taken the place of sash
glass expanses ; the walls have been rough-casted and broken-colour
bricks employed on the chimney-stacks. The small gabled porch is
faced with elm boards, left rough from the saw. Internally the house
has been replanned to meet the growing demand for small, compact
country houses, with all modern conveniences, such as electric light,
radiators, sanitary work, etc. The principal ground-floor rooms have
oak floors, doors, skirtings, etc., while prominent features are the open
fireplaces built up in narrow Dutch bricks and tilework. The house
stands fairly high and, facing almost due south, looks out upon an old
brick-walled rose garden, with a tennis court on a lower level. Hunt-
ing stables and a garage have been erected at the back.
“The Coppice,” Weybridge (p. 32), designed by Messrs. Castle and
Warren, has been built on the St. George’s Hills, a district which con-
tains many excellent examples of the work of these architects. In this
case the materials used have been carefully chosen in order to secure a
quiet, simple effect. The timbering is of solid oak, adzed, and left its
natural colour. The windows are simple iron casements, glazed in
leaded divisions ; while the bricks are of a mottled character with
occasional stone and flint introductions. Internally the house is planned
with three reception-rooms and a half-timbered hall on the ground floor,
and seven bedrooms on the upper floor. Another interesting example
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access to a veranda from which a fitted workshop is approached. On
the first floor are five bedrooms, a number of cupboards, and a house-
maid’s closet. The local bricks, being of an indifferent colour, are covered
with rough-cast, excepting the chimney-stacks, where selected bricks
have been used. The roofing tiles are of local manufacture, and the
local blacksmith is responsible for the gutter brackets. All the windows
are fitted with leaded lights.
The bungalow at Llantrisant (p. 30), by the same architect, being
situated in a very exposed position, has the external walls rendered with
smooth cement. The roof and chimney-tops are tiled ; the windows
have metal casements with leaded lights. It will be seen from the
ground-floor plan that both the dining-room and drawing-room contain
ingle fireplaces, built of red brick and fitted with seats. Besides the
three bedrooms on the ground floor, there are useful boxrooms in the
roof. It is interesting to note that this admirably planned bungalow
cost, approximately, £joo.
“ Greenlands,” Ashorne, Warwickshire (p. 31), has been almost
entirely rebuilt under the direction of Mr. C. M. C. Armstrong.
Originally a workman’s cottage, it was not improved about ten years
ago by some villa-like additions. The plans given here show that only
portions of the original walls in the centre have been retained ; the old
flat slate roof was removed, and a higher one substituted and covered
with thick old tiles. Casement windows have taken the place of sash
glass expanses ; the walls have been rough-casted and broken-colour
bricks employed on the chimney-stacks. The small gabled porch is
faced with elm boards, left rough from the saw. Internally the house
has been replanned to meet the growing demand for small, compact
country houses, with all modern conveniences, such as electric light,
radiators, sanitary work, etc. The principal ground-floor rooms have
oak floors, doors, skirtings, etc., while prominent features are the open
fireplaces built up in narrow Dutch bricks and tilework. The house
stands fairly high and, facing almost due south, looks out upon an old
brick-walled rose garden, with a tennis court on a lower level. Hunt-
ing stables and a garage have been erected at the back.
“The Coppice,” Weybridge (p. 32), designed by Messrs. Castle and
Warren, has been built on the St. George’s Hills, a district which con-
tains many excellent examples of the work of these architects. In this
case the materials used have been carefully chosen in order to secure a
quiet, simple effect. The timbering is of solid oak, adzed, and left its
natural colour. The windows are simple iron casements, glazed in
leaded divisions ; while the bricks are of a mottled character with
occasional stone and flint introductions. Internally the house is planned
with three reception-rooms and a half-timbered hall on the ground floor,
and seven bedrooms on the upper floor. Another interesting example
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