two middle houses, is arranged _within_ the house, between the
coals and the living room. Larders, wherever possible, should have
an outside window, but in this case ventilation is very easily
obtained in the following manner:—An inlet of a 9-in. pipe enters
the larder on the floor level from air bricks in the front wall,
while in the coals at the back a concrete division is inserted at
a height of 5 ft. 6 ins. or 5 ft. 9 ins. (the ground floor of the
house from floor to ceiling being in this instance 8 ft. 6 ins.).
Through a fanlight above the outside door of coals not only is
light obtained, but, by means of a cord and pulley worked from the
larder, through ventilation also, while there is no danger of the
invasion of coal dust.
In both houses there is little space wasted. In the outside ones
the living rooms are entered immediately from the lobby, and the
bedrooms immediately from a small landing, while there is a useful
closet over the stairs, entered from the front bedroom.
The projection in this block gives variety to the street, and is
the natural outcome of the requirements of the houses. The type is
self-contained, and privacy is secured to the householders by the
introduction of the side entrance to the outside houses, and by the
arrangement of the doorways to the middle ones at the remote ends.
MATERIALS.—Brindled bricks, hand-made tiles, and casement windows
of wood are here used, and the brickwork of the kitchen is pointed
for whitewashing, with a 4-ft. dado of paint. In these smaller
cottages it is advisable to employ papers for interior wall
decoration in preference to colour-wash, the latter being very soon
soiled where there are children. Picture rails should be used in
all cottages, if only to save the plaster.
ACCOMMODATION.—The accommodation of the respective houses is as
follows:—
GROUND FLOOR.
OUTSIDE HOUSES. INSIDE HOUSES.
Living Room 12 ft. 4 ins. × 13 ft. 15 ft. × 16 ft. 4 ins.
Kitchen 10 ft. 6 ins. × 11 ft. 11 ft. × 11 ft. 3 ins.
Tools, W.C., and Coals.
BEDROOM FLOOR.
First Bedroom 12 ft. 4 ins. × 13 ft. 13 ft. 3 ins. × 15 ft.
Second Bedroom 8 ft. × 11 ft. 6 ft. 3 ins.
× 14 ft. 2 ins.
Third Bedroom 7 ft. 6 ins. × 7 ft. 10 ins. 7 ft. 9 ins.
× 8 ft. 4 ins.
Linen Closet.
[Illustration: PLATE XV. BLOCK OF FOUR COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 25.]
Total cost, including all extras and builder’s profit, £872 per
block, or £218 per cottage. Laying out of gardens, £10 per cottage.
Cubical contents, 48,295 ft. at 4⅓_d._ per foot cube, £872, or £218
per cottage.*
[Illustration: FRONT ELEVATION BLOCK OF THREE COTTAGES.]
The elevation shown in the accompanying illustration is of a block
of three cottages, the two outside ones of which are similar to
those shown on the foregoing plan. This is an example of how the
same plan may be repeated with varied effect, or where there is not
sufficient land for four.
* _NOTE._—As most of the examples given have been built by the
Bournville Village Trust, it should be noted that the figures
stated include in all cases an addition to the net cost of 3¾% as
builder’s profit.
Where there is any marked difference in the price per foot cube
not accounted for by more complicated planning, or by the better
quality of materials, this is due, not only to the fluctuation
of building prices during the last few years, but also to the
variation in the cost of building at different periods of the year.
The extras include fencing, garden gates, etc.
PLATES XVI. AND XVII.
PAIR OF COTTAGES.
[Illustration:
FRONT ELEVATION
GROUND PLAN BEDROOM PLAN
PLATE XVI. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 28.]
VARIATION OF FORMER PLAN.—The plan shown in Plate XVI. and
illustrated in Plate XVII., is of a pair similar to the _outside_
cottages of Plate XIV. This again shows how it is possible to play
on the same plan in the building of a village, and so gain the
desirable variety of elevation. The roof is hipped and covered with
pantiles. A bay window is introduced in both the storeys, with
rough-cast between. A rainwater cistern to store all roof water
is placed over the coals, which projects from the main block. A
greater privacy is obtained by this slight projection, without
interfering with the light at the back. The chimneys are grouped
together in the centre, there being only one stack to both the
houses, which is carried to the highest point of the roof.
[Illustration: PLATE XVII. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 28.]
Total cost of cottages built to this plan, including all extras,
£230 per cottage.
Laying out of gardens, £10 per cottage.
Cubical contents, 22,000 ft. at 5_d._ per foot cube, £460, or £230
per cottage.
PLATE XVIII.
PAIR OF COTTAGES.
[Illustration:
FRONT ELEVATION
GROUND PLAN BEDROOM PLAN
PLATE XVIII. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 28.]
The plan and elevation shown on this plate are of an alternative
arrangement to the last. The houses have an entrance at the front
and an extended larder, owing to the staircases ascending from the
lobby. The fireplaces are arranged in the corners of the rooms.
PLATE XIX.
[Illustration: PLATE XIX. SEE PAGE 28.]
The view here given shows three pairs of cottages built to the plan
shown on Plate XVI., and illustrates how a variety of elevation may
be gained by adding bays, dormers, etc., and by using differing
materials.
DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XX.
PLATE XX.
PAIR OF COTTAGES.
VARIATION OF FORMER PLAN.—This plate shows the development and
variation of the _inside_ houses of the block of four shown on
Plate XIV., with a superior arrangement of larder, and with
projecting coals. The long sloping roof has been hipped back to
give a pleasing line, especially in perspective.
THE LONG SLOPING ROOF.—The long sloping roof, a feature frequently
introduced at Bournville, has several advantages. If it were not
employed, and the front walls were carried up level with the
ceiling line of the bedroom, the proportions of the elevation would
not be so happy, while an additional expense would be incurred
by the extra brickwork. Such a height, moreover, would be wholly
unnecessary. In the case of cottages with the long sloping roof
the height of bedrooms to the point of intersection of roof and
wall need only be 5 ft. 6 ins. Ample ventilation is obtained by
the simple insertion of a 9 in. by 7 in. air-brick on the outside
wall, and a Sheringham ventilator or Tobin tube within, about 5 ft.
6 ins. from the floor, the cost of the latter being about 3_s._,
and of the former a little more. The long sloping roof can rarely
be treated tastefully without boldly projecting the eaves. The
projection gives a verandah in front of the house which affords
a pleasant shelter. Wooden posts may be used as supports, and by
training climbing plants up them, and allowing them to festoon,
a really delightful summer bower may be formed. As the roof is
broad, pantiles may be used with safety so far as good taste is
concerned: bold roof, bold covering. By omitting the gutters at
the dormer eaves a pleasing effect is gained, and gutters are
quite unnecessary with an eaves projection. The cheeks of the
dormers should be dressed with lead. The cottages in question are
whitewashed, and have a tarred plinth of about 2 ft. to prevent the
unsightliness of mud splashes.
[Illustration:
FRONT ELEVATION
GROUND PLAN BEDROOM PLAN
PLATE XX. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 30.]
THE LARGE LIVING ROOM.—In view of the gain to health of one
spacious living room over the parlour plan, a number of these
cottages has been built in varying design at Bournville, and
no difficulty has been found in letting them. There has been,
however, considerable discussion with regard to their convenience
to the artisan in other districts where they have been introduced.
Although cottages in the past had no third room, there having
been, as here, one large comfortable room (often with the ingle
nook) and a small kitchen at the back—all the accommodation
really required—yet at the present time many artisans are not
content without the useless parlour, which they appear to think
adds dignity to the house, but which is used by them chiefly as
a store-room for gim-cracks. There is, perhaps, a reasonable
objection to a single large living room on the part of a particular
class who let the front room to a lodger. Nevertheless, for a model
village or a garden city it is strongly recommended that the plan
should be adopted freely, and the preference for the useless front
room in small cottages discouraged.
Total cost of the example given, including all extras, £268 per
cottage.
Laying out of gardens, £10 each.
Cubical contents, 28,587 ft., at _4½d._ per foot cube, £536, or
£268 per cottage.
Instances of the last two types of cottages dealt with appear in
the view given on Plate IV.
PLATE XXI.
PAIR OF COTTAGES.
[Illustration: PLATE XXI. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 32.]
The smaller cottage shown here is planned on similar lines to the
foregoing, but with the additional accommodation of an attic,
and bay windows to the two storeys. This is an instance of how a
smaller cottage may be joined to a larger one in treating a corner
site, the larger one on the corner giving importance to each road.
PLATES XXII., XXIII., I. (FRONTISPIECE), XXIV., XXV., AND XXVI.
BLOCKS OF FOUR.
[Illustration: PLATE XXII. BLOCK OF FOUR COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 32.]
[Illustration: PLATE XXIII. BLOCK OF FOUR COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 32.]
[Illustration: PLATE XXIV. BLOCK OF FOUR COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 32.]
These plates show examples of cottages in blocks of four rather
larger in size than the last type, and treated in different
materials.
Plate XXVI. shows the details of the cottages on Plate XXV.
[Illustration: PLATE XXV. BLOCK OF FOUR COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 32.]
[Illustration: PLATE XXVI. DETAIL VIEW. SEE PAGE 32.]
PLATE XXVII.
PAIR OF COTTAGES.
[Illustration:
FRONT ELEVATION
GROUND PLAN BEDROOM PLAN
PLATE XXVII. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 33.]
Plate XXVII. gives the plan and elevation of a pair of cottages
also having similar accommodation to those with the long sloping
roofs shown on Plate XX. The cost, however, is here considerably
reduced by each house having a side entrance, and by the omission
of the ingle nook, verandah and bay, while the living room, though
smaller, is not a passage room. By approaching the stairs from the
lobby, not only is more privacy secured, but the space beneath
is made available in the kitchen for a “Cabinet” bath, which is
so placed as to occupy it when in use instead of projecting into
the kitchen. The planning is simple and square, which, with the
omission of bays and the introduction of plain casements, all helps
to reduce the cost.
The accommodation is:—
GROUND FLOOR.
Living Room, 12 ft. 4 ins. × 16 ft. Kitchen, 10 ft. 3 ins. × 11
ft. 6 ins. Lobby. Larder, W.C. and Coals.
BEDROOM FLOOR.
First Bedroom, 12 ft. 4 ins. × 16 ft. Second Bedroom, 7 ft. 8
ins. × 11 ft. 6 ins. Third Bedroom, 8 ft. × 8 ft. 3 ins. Linen
Closet.
Total cost, including all extras, £250 per cottage.
Laying out of gardens, £10 each.
Cubical contents, 24,000 ft., at _5d._ per foot cube, £500, or
£250 per cottage.
PLATE XXVIII.
PAIR OF COTTAGES.
[Illustration:
FRONT ELEVATION
GROUND PLAN BEDROOM PLAN
PLATE XXVIII. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 34.]
This plate shows the plan and elevation of a pair of cottages
having the parlour in addition to the living room and scullery.
The living room, which should always be the larger, is here the
full width of the house. The measurements are:—
GROUND FLOOR.
Living Room, 11 ft. 5 ins. × 16 ft. 6 ins. Parlour, 11 ft. 4
ins. × 13 ft. 3 ins. Scullery, Outside Larder, W.C. and Coals.
BEDROOM FLOOR.
First Bedroom, 11 ft. 4 ins. × 13 ft. 3 ins. Second Bedroom, 8
ft. 6 ins. × 11 ft. 5 ins. Third Bedroom, 7 ft. 8 ins. × 8 ft.
6 ins. Linen Closet.
Total cost, including all extras, £230 per cottage. Cubical
contents, 33,918 ft. at _3¼d._ per ft. cube. £460, or £230 each.
(Built in 1899.)
The stairs in this instance descend to the entrance lobby, but
they may be planned the other way about in order to avoid the
necessity of traversing the parlour to get to the bedrooms, and
to insure children crying upstairs being heard in the living room
or the scullery. This, however, would necessitate the cutting
of 3 ft. off the large front bedroom, while the respective
spaces for the larder and the lobby below would be reversed, the
position of the former being undesirable.
Ordinary roofing tiles and common bricks have been used. The
living room is boarded, and the scullery quarried.
It might be pointed out that there is but little scope for
variety of plan in these smaller cottages. The variations must
be obtained in the treatment of elevations. As already stated,
to build cheaply the main point is to get the walls as long and
straight as possible.
[Illustration:
FRONT ELEVATION
BLOCK OF THREE COTTAGES.]
PLATES XXIX. AND XXX.
BLOCK OF THREE COTTAGES.
[Illustration:
GROUND PLAN
BEDROOM PLAN
PLATE XXIX. BLOCK OF THREE COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 35.]
Plate XXIX. and the accompanying scale-drawing give the plan and
elevation of a block of three cottages, a sketch of which appears
in Plate XXX. The inner one occupies an exact third of the land,
and is double fronted. By putting the inner one with its axis
to the front, an equal garden-space is given to all the houses
without incurring a re-division of the land.
[Illustration: PLATE XXX. BLOCK OF THREE COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 35.]
The inner and left-hand houses have practically the same
accommodation, but the right-hand has several advantages: there
is a wider hall, the living room is not a passage room, while the
kitchen is reached from the hall, and the wash-house is entered
from the yard.
Accommodation of _left-hand_ and _inner_ houses.
GROUND FLOOR.
Parlour, 11 ft. 4 ins. × 15 ft. 3 ins. Living Room, 10 ft. ×
14 ft. 6 ins. and bay. Scullery, 10 ft. × 6 ft. and recess for
Bath. Coals, Tools, and W.C.
BEDROOM FLOOR.
First Bedroom, 11 ft. 4 ins. × 15 ft. 3 ins. Second Bedroom,
7 ft. 6 ins. × 14 ft. 6 ins., and bay. Third Bedroom, 7 ft.
5 ins. × 11 ft. 6 ins. Fourth Bedroom, 9 ft. 6 ins. × 6 ft.
(middle house only). Linen Closet.
Cost of left-hand and inner houses, including all extras, £293
per cottage. (Built in 1904.)
The right-hand house, owing to the extra conveniences, works out
at rather more.
In the middle house the recess between the range and small window
makes a very convenient space for a writing table, especially if
curtains are dropped from a rod to screen it off, its proximity
to the range making it a warm and cosy retreat in winter. There
is a bay window to the living room of the outside houses.
Two of the houses in this block are fitted with Cornes’ Patent
Combined Scullery-Bath-Range and Boiler, described on page 52,
and the third with the “Cabinet” bath.
The elevation, with the forecourt formed by the projection of
the two outside houses, may be made very pleasing. From the
perspective it will be seen that the inner house is covered with
rough-cast, making an agreeable contrast with the outer ones of
plain brickwork. Rough-cast, while fairly economical, is very
effective, and helps to brighten the forecourt. The projection of
the outer houses affords a break, the abruptness of which does
not attract attention, but which gives an opportunity of stopping
the rough-cast, which would otherwise have to be carried round to
the back of the whole block.
It is not advisable to introduce a variety of colour upon
exteriors. Colour is best disposed in masses—that is, it should
be treated broadly, not distributed in isolated portions, or in
sharply contrasting tints. (See page 59.)
The roof of this block is of green slates of varying sizes,
diminishing towards the ridge.
Aspect in the placing of the house is here studied as well as
the site. The axis runs south-west and north-east, and the
front commands a pleasing perspective of one of the principal
Bournville roads, and an admirable view of the Lickey Hills in
the distance.
DESCRIPTIONS OF PLATES XXXI.-XXXIII.
PLATE XXXI.
PAIR OF COTTAGES (SHALLOW SITE).
[Illustration: PLATE XXXI. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 38.]
The view shown in this plate illustrates the treatment of a
shallow corner site, the block being a pair of semi-detached,
double-fronted cottages. The plan is similar to the middle house
of the foregoing block.
PLATE XXXII.
PAIR OF COTTAGES.
[Illustration: PLATE XXXII. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 38.]
A pair of cottages also planned on the same lines as the middle
house shown in Plate XXIX. and the foregoing shallow-site pair,
but placed at right angles instead of lengthwise, and occupying a
corner position.
PLATE XXXIII.
PAIR OF COTTAGES.
[Illustration: PLATE XXXIII. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 38.]
An example of a pair of cottages treated in the Dutch
style.
DESCRIPTION OF PLATES XXXIV. AND XXXV.
PLATE XXXIV.
PAIR OF COTTAGES.
[Illustration:
FRONT ELEVATION
GROUND PLAN BEDROOM PLAN
PLATE XXXIV. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 40.]
The accommodation of the pair of cottages shown in this plate is
as follows:—
GROUND FLOOR.
Parlour, 11 ft. 4 ins. × 13 ft. 6 ins., and bay. Living room,
11 ft. 6 ins. × 14 ft. 5 ins. (French Windows). Kitchen, 10 ft.
8 ins. × 12 ft. 3 ins. Larder. Porch, Hall, and Clock Space
under stairs. Tools, W.C., and Coals (Enclosed yard).
BEDROOM FLOOR.
First Bedroom, 11 ft. 4 ins. × 13 ft. 6 ins. Second Bedroom, 11
ft. 6 ins. × 14 ft. 5 ins. Third Bedroom, 8 ft. 6 ins. × 10 ft.
8 ins. Bath Room (hot and cold water).
Height of rooms: Ground floor, 8 ft. 9 ins.; first floor, 8 ft. 6
ins.
Total cost, including all extras, £375 per cottage.
Laying out of gardens, £12 10_s._ each.
Cubical contents, 34,285 ft., at 5¼_d._ per foot cube = £375 per
cottage. (Built in 1903.)
MATERIALS.—Whitewashed common bricks are here used. Whitewash is
cheap and may be used very effectively, especially where there
are trees in the background. The roofs and dormers are hipped,
and covered with Welsh green slates and blue half-round ridges;
the chimney pots are buff-colour.
SILLS.—The sills, as in many of the other houses, are formed
of calf-nosed bricks set on edge in cement, with two courses
of tiles beneath, which form a drip under the sill, and with a
backing of slate in cement. By bringing the window-frame forward
to reduce the size of the top of the sill, damp and the driving
in of rain are prevented. This makes an inexpensive sill, and
adds to the homely appearance of the cottage.
INTERIOR WALL DECORATION.—The interior wall decoration is Duresco
throughout. Plain ingrain paper, of which there is a number of
very cheap kinds now on the market, might be used with a frieze.
A good effect is obtained by bringing down the white from the
ceiling as far as the picture rail, which gives light to the room
and improves its proportions.
The exterior woodwork is painted a Verona green.
FIREPLACES.—Fireplaces suitable for this or any of the six-roomed
cottages are as follows:—
Front Room: interior grate, slabbed surrounds, tiled hearth,
and white wood chimney piece. Living Room: iron tiled
mantel-sham. Kitchen: 3 ft. range with white tiled coves and
York stone shelf and trusses. Front Bedroom: 30 in. mantel-sham
and tiled hearth. Back Bedrooms: 24 in. mantel-sham and tiled
hearth.
The total cost of the whole should not amount to more than £12.
The scullery is lengthened by a projection in the nature of a
bay. The outbuildings, which are carried to right and left of the
pair, give privacy to the garden near to the houses.
PLATE XXXV.
PAIR OF COTTAGES.
This plate illustrates one of several different treatments of the
last plan.
[Illustration: PLATE XXXV. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 41.]
PLATES XXXVI., XXXVII., AND XXXVIII.
SINGLE COTTAGE.
[Illustration:
FRONT ELEVATION SIDE ELEVATION
GROUND PLAN BEDROOM PLAN
PLATE XXXVI. SINGLE COTTAGE. SEE PAGE 42.]
Plate XXXVI. gives the plan of a single cottage occupying a
corner site. It contains:—
GROUND FLOOR.
Drawing Room, 12 ft. 6 ins. × 13 ft. 6 ins., and bay. Dining
Room, 13 ft. × 13 ft., and bay (French casements). Kitchen, 10
ft. × 11 ft. Scullery, 8 ft. × 10 ft. Larder. Porch and Hall,
with Cloak Space under stairs. Coals, Tools, and W.C.
BEDROOM FLOOR.
First Bedroom, 13 ft. 6 ins. × 15 ft. 9 ins. Second Bedroom,
11 ft. 6 ins. × 13 ft. Third Bedroom, 10 ft. × 13 ft. Dressing
Room. Cupboards. Bathroom, with W.C. and Lavatory (hot and cold
water).
As will be seen, there is very little space wasted in the
planning of the rooms.
The whole of the exterior is rough-cast. The front bedroom is
enlarged and projects over the ground floor, giving a pleasant
shade to the lower portion of the elevation, while the roof is
continued over one side and carried down to form the porch. The
gable is of half-timber framing.
The roof is covered with Hartshill hand-made tiles, which, while
richly toning and colouring, have admirably stood the test of
several years’ hard weather, and have proved much more durable
than the pressed tile used for some of the other cottages at
Bournville.
The plan of the cottage might be simplified by gabling back and
front, the roof thus covering the whole building, and having no
valleys. The bedroom accommodation could be then increased by the
addition of attics.
Two views of the actual example appear in Plates XXXVII. and
XXXVIII.
[Illustration: PLATE XXXVII. SINGLE COTTAGE. SEE PAGE 42.]
[Illustration: PLATE XXXVIII. SINGLE COTTAGE. SEE PAGE 42.]
DESCRIPTIONS OF PLATES XXXIX.-XLII.
PLATES XXXIX., XL., XLI., AND XLII.
SINGLE COTTAGE.
[Illustration:
FRONT ELEVATION
BACK ELEVATION
GROUND PLAN BEDROOM PLAN
PLATE XXXIX. SINGLE COTTAGE. SEE PAGE 44.]
Another single cottage has accommodation as follows:—
GROUND FLOOR.
Living Room, including roomy alcove, 13 ft. 5 ins. × 15 ft. 6
ins. Kitchen, 10 ft. × 13 ft. 5 ins. Scullery, Larder, Tools,
W.C., Coals, and Enclosed Yard.
BEDROOM FLOOR.
First Bedroom, 13 ft. 5 ins. × 15 ft. 6 ins. Second Bedroom, 10
ft. × 13 ft. 5 ins. Third Bedroom, 9 ft. 6 ins. × 9 ft. 6 ins.
Bathroom (hot and cold water) and W.C.
Spacious Attic (shown by dotted lines) and Boxrooms.
Total cost, in 1903, £540.
Cubical contents, 19,938 ft., at 6½_d._ per ft. cube, £540.
By hanging a curtain, the alcove shown in the plan may be made
private for writing or studying, if required. It may also be used
for meals; and if a door communicates with the hall, the table
may be laid by the maid unseen by the visitor, and the curtains
afterwards drawn apart. Thus one of the disadvantages urged
against the larger-sized houses with one large living room may be
overcome.
MATERIALS.—The cottage is built of whitewashed common bricks,
with tarred plinth, the roof being covered with Peake’s dark
brindled hand-made roofing tiles. It is without decoration, apart
from what is afforded by the semicircular hood over the front
door, the wrought-iron brackets supporting the gutters, and at
the back a semicircular arch to give importance to the living
room. There are shutters to all the ground floor windows, which
are made to bolt from within.
The view shown in Plate XL. is of the back.
[Illustration: PLATE XL. SINGLE COTTAGE BACK. SEE PAGE 44.]
Plates XLI. and XLII. show the staircase and dining room
respectively.
[Illustration: PLATE XLI. STAIRCASE OF SINGLE COTTAGE. SEE PAGE 44.]
[Illustration: PLATE XLII. DINING ROOM—SINGLE COTTAGE. SEE PAGE 44.]
DESCRIPTIONS OF PLATES XLIII. AND XLIV.
PLATES XLIII. AND XLIV.
SINGLE COTTAGE.
[Illustration:
FRONT ELEVATION BACK ELEVATION
GROUND PLAN BEDROOM PLAN
PLATE XLIII. SINGLE COTTAGE. SEE PAGE 46.]
Plates XLIII. and XLIV. show the plan and view respectively of
another type of single cottage, with the following accommodation:—
GROUND FLOOR.
Dining Room, 13 ft. × 19 ft., and small alcove. Drawing Room,
13 ft. × 16 ft. 6 ins., and bay. Kitchen, 9 ft. 6 ins. × 15 ft.
Scullery, 8 ft. 6 ins. × 9 ft. 4 ins. Larder, Coals, Ashes,
W.C., and Enclosed Yard.
BEDROOM FLOOR.
First Bedroom, 13 ft. × 13 ft. 4 ins. Second Bedroom, 12 ft.
× 13 ft., and large bay. Third Bedroom, 9 ft. 6 ins. × 12 ft.
Fourth Bedroom, 8 ft. 6 ins. × 13 ft. 4 ins. Bathroom, with
Lavatory and W.C. Large Attic, extending over almost the whole
of the four rooms.
Total cost, in 1904, £640. Cubical contents, 25,077 ft. at 6⅛_d._
per ft. cube = £640.
[Illustration: PLATE XLIV. SINGLE COTTAGE. SEE PAGE 46.]
By the arrangement of the stairs it will be noticed that
additional space is secured to the dining room, forming a
pleasant arched alcove.