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Notes on the illustrations
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NOTES ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS
THE restoration of old' houses and their adaptation to modern
uses is a problem to which many architects are applying them-
selves at the present time. Two instances have already been
referred to on pages 52 and 53. The drawing reproduced op-
posite offers another interesting example of possibilities in this direction.
Many of the old Kentish oast-houses have fallen into disuse, and, with
solid and effective brickwork, lend themselves admirably to conversion.
In this case, the introduction of the timber overhang to the road front
was necessary to provide some extra space to the sleeping-rooms of the
smaller cottage, but this meant a continuation of the barn roof, already
well-weathered, strong and substantial. The windows are of simple
leaded lights in plain frames, and, where opening, have flat-bar case-
ments in iron, worked in a neighbouring smithy. The circular rooms are
formed between the old boarded drying platforms and the cone, ceiled
over on the upper floor. The chimney between the two serves all that
is required to heat one cottage, and knits the two oast-houses together
effectively, covering the “ all angles ” intersection with the barn roof
adjoining. In this way two cottages are produced for half the cost of one.
The house near Sevenoaks (p. 59) is placed on a good open site, set
anglewise and well kept back from the road. This leads to an interesting
set-out of the garden, which already contained some fine natural hedges
of inestimable value in designing a house and garden on old-fashioned
lines. The brickwork is a general motley of colour, with hand-made tiles
to the roof-slopes, and the half-timber work, left its natural colour and
flush with the roughed-up plaster panels, intervening. The end ingle
projection is set at an angle. The billiard-room windows on the upper
floor command a fine view across country. Inside the work is cottage-
like in character, and the rooms are low in pitch, with beamed ceilings
and some bits of old panelling.
The bailiff’s cottage and estate officeat Eyford, in Gloucestershire, (p. 60)
was built a few years ago in local rubble stone and roofed with stone
slates obtained from the well-known Eyford quarries which are on the
estate. There is no dressed stone used, all angles being axed and built
in with the rubble walling. This cottage and all the other building work
on the estate have been carried out to the design of Mr. Guy Dawber.
“White Barn,” Beaconsfield (pp. 60 and 61), was designed for a peculiar
site, both as regards position and aspect. It was necessary that the plan
should be one room only in width, with the entrance at one end. All the
reception rooms had to receive a Southern aspect. The building is
finished with white stucco, the roof being covered with thick green slates.
Green trellis-work has been introduced to screen the garden from the
entrance court.
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THE restoration of old' houses and their adaptation to modern
uses is a problem to which many architects are applying them-
selves at the present time. Two instances have already been
referred to on pages 52 and 53. The drawing reproduced op-
posite offers another interesting example of possibilities in this direction.
Many of the old Kentish oast-houses have fallen into disuse, and, with
solid and effective brickwork, lend themselves admirably to conversion.
In this case, the introduction of the timber overhang to the road front
was necessary to provide some extra space to the sleeping-rooms of the
smaller cottage, but this meant a continuation of the barn roof, already
well-weathered, strong and substantial. The windows are of simple
leaded lights in plain frames, and, where opening, have flat-bar case-
ments in iron, worked in a neighbouring smithy. The circular rooms are
formed between the old boarded drying platforms and the cone, ceiled
over on the upper floor. The chimney between the two serves all that
is required to heat one cottage, and knits the two oast-houses together
effectively, covering the “ all angles ” intersection with the barn roof
adjoining. In this way two cottages are produced for half the cost of one.
The house near Sevenoaks (p. 59) is placed on a good open site, set
anglewise and well kept back from the road. This leads to an interesting
set-out of the garden, which already contained some fine natural hedges
of inestimable value in designing a house and garden on old-fashioned
lines. The brickwork is a general motley of colour, with hand-made tiles
to the roof-slopes, and the half-timber work, left its natural colour and
flush with the roughed-up plaster panels, intervening. The end ingle
projection is set at an angle. The billiard-room windows on the upper
floor command a fine view across country. Inside the work is cottage-
like in character, and the rooms are low in pitch, with beamed ceilings
and some bits of old panelling.
The bailiff’s cottage and estate officeat Eyford, in Gloucestershire, (p. 60)
was built a few years ago in local rubble stone and roofed with stone
slates obtained from the well-known Eyford quarries which are on the
estate. There is no dressed stone used, all angles being axed and built
in with the rubble walling. This cottage and all the other building work
on the estate have been carried out to the design of Mr. Guy Dawber.
“White Barn,” Beaconsfield (pp. 60 and 61), was designed for a peculiar
site, both as regards position and aspect. It was necessary that the plan
should be one room only in width, with the entrance at one end. All the
reception rooms had to receive a Southern aspect. The building is
finished with white stucco, the roof being covered with thick green slates.
Green trellis-work has been introduced to screen the garden from the
entrance court.
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