DOI Heft:
Domestic architecture
DOI Artikel:Country houses: Notes on the illustrations
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.41871#0041
COUNTRY HOUSES
made bricks with a thick raked joint, and the main roof is covered with
hand-made tiles three-quarters of an inch thick, with specially made
bent tiles to suit the varying pitches of upper and lower roofs. The
copper roofing on the bays gives a pleasing relief in the colour-scheme.
“ Oslo,” Chinley (p. 42), was designed by the late Mr. T. W. Hooley,
of Manchester, in a style which owes little to tradition, though it
represents a type of modern residence which has become popular in
recent years. At the time our photograph was taken the garden was
not established, but the architectural features and general planning
have been well thought out.
The best traditions of Scottish Domestic Architecture have inspired
Sir Robert Lorimer in the beautiful Argyllshire residence, “ Ardkin-
glas” (p. 43), erected on an historical site in the Campbell country,
overlooking Loch Fyne. The exterior walls are of local granite of a
greenish hue, the dressed quoins being of a dark cream-coloured stone
which comes from Dullatur. The roofs are covered with slates from
Caithness of brown stone which fades into blue and finally takes up the
colour of the walls. The general effect is entirely satisfying and the
building harmonizes well with the beauty of the surrounding country.
An interesting example of thatching executed in Norfolk reeds will be
seen in the entrance lodge to “ Pollard’s Wood Grange ” (p. 43). The
rounded angles of both the roof and the walls give a soft effect which is
particularly pleasing. Valleys have been avoided in the thatching, while
the fluted bricks of the walls suggest the reeds and fit in well with the
general scheme.
Chapelwood Manor, Sussex (p. 44), is situated in the Ashdown Forest
about five miles south of Forest Row. The timber construction was
suggested by the romantic character of the locality, the house being
built in the heart of the Forest near the site of an ancient chapel founded,
according to tradition, by John of Gaunt. The oak timbers, with which
the building is framed, came from Odessa, and being left untouched
from the saw or adze have now acquired a beautiful silver-grey colour.
One good quality of the Black Sea oak, when exposed to the weather,
is that it does not warp and split to the same degree as our native English
oak. The house is of considerable extent and besides a large panelled
hall contains a billiard-room, drawing-room, boudoir, dining-room and
some twelve principal bedroom^. A pleasant feature has been made of
the kitchen by lining the walls from floor to ceiling with decorative
blue Dutch tiles. The architect, Mr. A. N. Prentice, also designed
the gate lodge, cottages, and group of stable buildings placed on the
north of the Manor.
“ Wilmington Hayes ” (p. 45) stands on the high ground about half-
way between Honiton and Seaton Junction. The walls are of roughly
squared flint, with Ham Hill stone dressings, and the roofs are covered
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made bricks with a thick raked joint, and the main roof is covered with
hand-made tiles three-quarters of an inch thick, with specially made
bent tiles to suit the varying pitches of upper and lower roofs. The
copper roofing on the bays gives a pleasing relief in the colour-scheme.
“ Oslo,” Chinley (p. 42), was designed by the late Mr. T. W. Hooley,
of Manchester, in a style which owes little to tradition, though it
represents a type of modern residence which has become popular in
recent years. At the time our photograph was taken the garden was
not established, but the architectural features and general planning
have been well thought out.
The best traditions of Scottish Domestic Architecture have inspired
Sir Robert Lorimer in the beautiful Argyllshire residence, “ Ardkin-
glas” (p. 43), erected on an historical site in the Campbell country,
overlooking Loch Fyne. The exterior walls are of local granite of a
greenish hue, the dressed quoins being of a dark cream-coloured stone
which comes from Dullatur. The roofs are covered with slates from
Caithness of brown stone which fades into blue and finally takes up the
colour of the walls. The general effect is entirely satisfying and the
building harmonizes well with the beauty of the surrounding country.
An interesting example of thatching executed in Norfolk reeds will be
seen in the entrance lodge to “ Pollard’s Wood Grange ” (p. 43). The
rounded angles of both the roof and the walls give a soft effect which is
particularly pleasing. Valleys have been avoided in the thatching, while
the fluted bricks of the walls suggest the reeds and fit in well with the
general scheme.
Chapelwood Manor, Sussex (p. 44), is situated in the Ashdown Forest
about five miles south of Forest Row. The timber construction was
suggested by the romantic character of the locality, the house being
built in the heart of the Forest near the site of an ancient chapel founded,
according to tradition, by John of Gaunt. The oak timbers, with which
the building is framed, came from Odessa, and being left untouched
from the saw or adze have now acquired a beautiful silver-grey colour.
One good quality of the Black Sea oak, when exposed to the weather,
is that it does not warp and split to the same degree as our native English
oak. The house is of considerable extent and besides a large panelled
hall contains a billiard-room, drawing-room, boudoir, dining-room and
some twelve principal bedroom^. A pleasant feature has been made of
the kitchen by lining the walls from floor to ceiling with decorative
blue Dutch tiles. The architect, Mr. A. N. Prentice, also designed
the gate lodge, cottages, and group of stable buildings placed on the
north of the Manor.
“ Wilmington Hayes ” (p. 45) stands on the high ground about half-
way between Honiton and Seaton Junction. The walls are of roughly
squared flint, with Ham Hill stone dressings, and the roofs are covered
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