DOI issue:
Domestic architecture
DOI article:Country houses: Notes on the illustrations
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.41871#0040
COUNTRY HOUSES
along in the middle distance in front of the house, turning south-east-
wards and widening towards the sea. The house is built of red brick in
Tudor style, with some of the upper portions plastered and others with
solid oak framing and plaster between. The roofs are covered with
plain tiles. The ceiling of the hall is constructed with solid oak beams
and joists, the walls, up to the height of the doors, being oak panelled.
Some exterior views and plans of “ Great Roke,” Witley, Surrey, ap-
peared in The Studio for October 1915. On page 3 3 we show the din-
ing-room which has an exit to the loggia and garden. The panelling is
of oak and the decorative plasterwork has been carried out by Mr. R.
M. Catterson-Smith, of Birmingham.
“ The Homestead,” Saltburn-by-the-Sea (p. 34), has been erected in a
position sheltered from the east winds. It has a fine westerly view over
the golf links and the Cleveland Hills. Built of local stone, a good deal
of colour was obtained by the use of old materials from buildings pulled
down in the neighbourhood ; while thin sand-faced bricks were used
for the chimneys, and the roofs were covered with pantiles. The half-
timbering and external woodwork is of solid English oak. The win-
dows have metal casements with lead glazing. The forecourt is paved
with selected pebbles of varied sizes and tints from the beach.
The exterior of “The Moorings,” Sunningdale (p. 35), is of Wiltshire
stone with half-timber work of English oak and plaster stucco. The
hall (p. 36) is panelled in English oak, while the floor is also of oak.
“ Nether Caberstone,” Peebleshire (p. 37), is built of local whinstone in
varied colour and the roofs are of multicoloured slates. The dining-
room (p. 38) is panelled in fumed oak. The extensive gardens were
planned and laid out under the direction of the architect, Mr. James B.
Dunn.
“ Eastwood Hay ” (p. 40) is situated at Marston Green, about six miles
to the east of Birmingham. It is built of i\ inch hand-made bricks and
the roof is covered with hand-made tiles.
“ The Oaks,” Mapperley Park (p. 41), is built on a site of about an acre
between two roads running parallel, that on the north being at a consi-
derably higher level. The inner hall, being well shut off from the front
door and stairs, makes a most desirable living-room to which the deep
loggia is a distinct acquisition. The upper floor provides six bedrooms,
two bathrooms and two dressing-rooms. The ingle-nooks are continued
up to the bedrooms over and so the chimney-stacks on the outer walls
are carried up in a gable end. The plan admits of the main portion of
the house being roofed symmetrically, with gables over the projecting
wings and a mansard roof between. To keep down the gables the re-
turn ridges are hipped back behind them. The secondary portion of the
house is treated as an annex, with a pantiled mansard roof. Externally
it is essentially a brick house. The walls are faced with inch hand-
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along in the middle distance in front of the house, turning south-east-
wards and widening towards the sea. The house is built of red brick in
Tudor style, with some of the upper portions plastered and others with
solid oak framing and plaster between. The roofs are covered with
plain tiles. The ceiling of the hall is constructed with solid oak beams
and joists, the walls, up to the height of the doors, being oak panelled.
Some exterior views and plans of “ Great Roke,” Witley, Surrey, ap-
peared in The Studio for October 1915. On page 3 3 we show the din-
ing-room which has an exit to the loggia and garden. The panelling is
of oak and the decorative plasterwork has been carried out by Mr. R.
M. Catterson-Smith, of Birmingham.
“ The Homestead,” Saltburn-by-the-Sea (p. 34), has been erected in a
position sheltered from the east winds. It has a fine westerly view over
the golf links and the Cleveland Hills. Built of local stone, a good deal
of colour was obtained by the use of old materials from buildings pulled
down in the neighbourhood ; while thin sand-faced bricks were used
for the chimneys, and the roofs were covered with pantiles. The half-
timbering and external woodwork is of solid English oak. The win-
dows have metal casements with lead glazing. The forecourt is paved
with selected pebbles of varied sizes and tints from the beach.
The exterior of “The Moorings,” Sunningdale (p. 35), is of Wiltshire
stone with half-timber work of English oak and plaster stucco. The
hall (p. 36) is panelled in English oak, while the floor is also of oak.
“ Nether Caberstone,” Peebleshire (p. 37), is built of local whinstone in
varied colour and the roofs are of multicoloured slates. The dining-
room (p. 38) is panelled in fumed oak. The extensive gardens were
planned and laid out under the direction of the architect, Mr. James B.
Dunn.
“ Eastwood Hay ” (p. 40) is situated at Marston Green, about six miles
to the east of Birmingham. It is built of i\ inch hand-made bricks and
the roof is covered with hand-made tiles.
“ The Oaks,” Mapperley Park (p. 41), is built on a site of about an acre
between two roads running parallel, that on the north being at a consi-
derably higher level. The inner hall, being well shut off from the front
door and stairs, makes a most desirable living-room to which the deep
loggia is a distinct acquisition. The upper floor provides six bedrooms,
two bathrooms and two dressing-rooms. The ingle-nooks are continued
up to the bedrooms over and so the chimney-stacks on the outer walls
are carried up in a gable end. The plan admits of the main portion of
the house being roofed symmetrically, with gables over the projecting
wings and a mansard roof between. To keep down the gables the re-
turn ridges are hipped back behind them. The secondary portion of the
house is treated as an annex, with a pantiled mansard roof. Externally
it is essentially a brick house. The walls are faced with inch hand-
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