large, and contains considerable accommodation. The mere enumeration of
these would require every letter in the alphabet to point them out in an
engraving, but as it is desirable to show how closely a large
establishment of servants can be packed together, the basement plan is
given. _a_ is the kitchen, _b_ the scullery, and _c_ the larder. The
kitchen is provided with a lift _f_, and a small service window; _d_ is
the pastry-room, and _e_ the still-room, with the lift; _g_ is the
dairy, _h_ the washhouse, _i_ the laundry, _j_ the butler’s pantry, _k_
the steward’s room with its strong closet; _l_ is the housekeeper’s,
with the cook’s room between it and the still-room, _m_ is the servants’
hall, _n_ the men’s sleeping room; _o o_ are wine-cellars, _p_ the
butler’s wine-cellar, _q_ the footman’s stairs under the principal
staircase, _r_ the warm-water furnace, by the steward’s room, placed at
the back of his strong closet; _s_ is the stable, containing eight
stalls, one loose box, and a harness-room; _t t t_ are cart-sheds, _u_
is the cowhouse, _v_ the dung-pit, _w_ the coach-house, _x x_ two of the
three coal-cellars, _y_ the dust-pit, and _z z z_ are the closets. The
carriage-road to the side entrance is formed over the cart-sheds and
coal-cellars. These are arched over in brick and covered with a thick
layer of Brown’s metallic lava, and are provided with proper drainage.
The boot-cleaning place and that for lamps are between the coach-house
and the cart-sheds.
The exterior of the building has been censured on account of the Gothic
outline being too flat, the roofs too low, and all the windows having
common sash
[Illustration]
frames. With regard to the latter, it may be considered very probable
that if the Gothic race of architects had continued with us to the
present day, they would have adopted plate glass for their windows, and
put aside their lead-lights and small panes of common glass. One of the
greatest improvements that could be made in our cathedrals, not
excepting even St. Paul’s, would be the reglazing the windows in the
modern style.
[Illustration: Half-elevation and section of bell-turret.]
As a specimen of the architectural style of the building, the centre
bay-window of the principal front is given, with its section and plan.
It is 9 ft. 6 in. across, and 21 ft. 4 in. high, and stands directly
over the chief entrance. The construction of a projecting bay-window
coming over an archway requires a short description.
The three diagrams on page 495 show the manner in which such windows are
corbelled out. The upper
[Illustration: Plan of turret.]
one is a plan of the bottom stone course, immediately over the key-stone
of the arch; it shows also the centre stone of the second course upon
it. The middle diagram shows the two courses from the back. It will be
seen that the middle stone of the first course does not bear upon the
arch, but is supported by the two end stones let into the wall. The last
diagram is a plan of the upper course at top. Slate dowels were used,
and an iron bar, shown in plan under elevation _a_, 3 in. by ¾ in., was
placed across the course tailing into the walls on each side; and two
bars _p p_, each 2½ by ¾ in. and 12 ft. in length, tied it to the
flooring of the room. This is shown likewise in the plan, the dotted
lines dividing the length of flooring; _d_ is the upper course of
stones, and _c_ one of the principal beams of the floor.
[Illustration: Balustrading on top of building.]
The bell-turret stands 20 ft. above the roof. This is carved in oak; an
elevation, section, and plan is given. Only those parts of the building
are intended to be here illustrated which have some peculiarity of
design or construction.
A building of this size would require about 150 working drawings to be
made for it, and a considerable number to be given to show its
construction.
It was completed in about two years, at an expense of 14,814_l._; but
this did not include the price of the warming apparatus, nor that of the
lightning conductor fixed to the bell-turret.
[Illustration: Front. Side.
Pedestal to steps.]
Whatever opinions may be expressed in regard to the architectural
details of this erection, the author at least can plead, as its owner
stated in the letters, copies of which have been given, that the
essentials of a house, convenience, comfort, and complete suitability
for all domestic purposes, were accomplished. These objects being
attained, any real or imaginary faults perceived by professional critics
may be palliated if not forgotten.
INDEX.
PAGE
Introduction, 3-48
“Albert Hall of Arts”, 131
Architectural history, 16
Architectural orders, 20 _et seq._
Architecture and gardening, 46, 312
Architecture, English, 25
Architecture, Grecian, &c., 11
Architecture, Mexican, &c., 26
Architecture, origin of, 8
Architecture, principles of, 27
Architecture, Roman, 23
Architecture, Suburban, 29
Architectural symmetry, &c., 31
Arnott’s, Dr., system of warming, 357
Arnott’s ventilator, 414
Aspect of a house, 36
Asphalte as a paving, 235
Atmosphere, the, and smoke, 431
Bacon, Lord, on house construction, 256
Balconet, an iron, 331
Balconet, design for a, 123
Balusters for a staircase, 277
Balustrade, a garden, 363 _et seq._
Balustrade, Elizabethan, 181
Balustrade for a staircase, 282
Balustrades, stone, 247
Balustrading, cut wood, 279
Balustrading, designs for iron, &c., 299
Balustrading, house and garden, 204 _et seq._
Barge-board, 247
Bath-house, design for a, 214
Bower, garden, rooms, 242
Boyd’s flue, 414
Bricks, ventilating, 157, 170
Buildings, foundation of, 151
Carving by machinery, 278
Casements, iron, 220
Castle, Gunnarstrop, Sweden, 464
Ceiling, a dining-room, 288
Ceiling and cornices, 44
Ceiling, drawing-room and library, 290, 291
Ceiling for a drawing-room, 166
Ceiling for a hall, 286
Ceiling, ornament for a, 61
Ceilings, ornamental, various, 313 _et seq._
Ceilings, plaster ornament for, 161
Chalk concrete, 83
Chapel, design for a Roman Catholic, 210
Cheshire wooden houses, 233
Chimney-piece, ancient, at Enfield, 228
Chimney-pieces, designs for, 80, 81, 319
Chimney-pot, ornamented, 329, 330, 423
Chimney stack, ancient, 74
Churches, concrete, 96
Clunch, 246
Concrete as a foundation, 152
Concrete, chalk, 83
Concrete churches, 96
Concrete construction, 82
Concrete cottages, 83
Concrete, nature, cost, &c., of, 91
Concrete, remarks on, 93
Concrete sewers, 96
Concrete walls, 92
Construction, fire-proof, 156
Construction, concrete, 82
Corbels, 172
Corbel, French cut-wood, 403
Corbels, ragstone, 392
Cornice and ceiling, 44
Cornice, design for a plaster drawing-room, 101
Cornice for a drawing-room, 166
Cottage, design for a picturesque, 62
Cottage, double, design for a, 66, 72
Cottage, gardener’s, 50
Cottages, Hampshire, Kentish, &c., 88 _et seq._
Cottage or lodge, design for a small, 58
Cottage or lodge, design for a huntsman’s, 78
Country house, design for a small, 174
Country villa, design for a, 182
Cubitt’s flues, 407
Dab houses, 251
Damp walls, 152
Damp, wash to prevent, in walls, 159
Deals, stained, 45
Decoration external and internal, 42
Denley’s flue, 413
Door, entrance for a hall, 458
Door ornaments, 69
Doric order, 20
Drain-eye, 450
Egyptian architecture, 19
Elizabethan balustrades, 181
Elizabethan villa, 280
Encaustic tiles, 460
English architecture, 25
Escutcheon, design of an, 69
Escutcheon, key, 172
Finials, 109
Finials, roof, 80
Fireplace for a hall, 284
Fireplace, the, 404
Fire-proof construction, 156
Fire-proofing, 158
Flue construction, 405 _et seq._
Flue pedestal, the, 446
Flues, Cubitt’s, 407
Flues, various, 405 _et seq._
Fogs, London, and smoke, 443
Foundations, concrete, 152
Foundations of buildings, 151
Fountain, an ancient nymph’s, 47
Fountain, garden, 49
Fountain, garden, design for a, 469
Fountains, various designs for, 307
French villas, roofs, zinc work, &c., 273
Frieze, external, 173
Frieze for dining and drawing-room, 178
Frieze, plaster, for a drawing-room, 65
Gable, ornamental, 170, 220, 300
Gardens, ancient, 312
Gardens and architecture, 45
Garden, architectural, 313
Garden bower rooms, 242
Gardener’s cottage, 50
Garden fountain, 49
Garden gate, a, 204
Garden gate, design for a, 95
Garden, gate to a flower, 265
Garden or summer villa, 302
Garden summer house, 262
Garden steps, 197
Garden seat, design for a, 361
Garden, vignette plan of an Old English, 119
Gate, a garden, 265
Gates, iron, in Hyde Park, 128
Gate lodge, Hyde Park, 125
Gates, Park, 149
Gates of London Parks, 139
Gothic, modern, 24
Gothic screen, 205
Gothic style, 10
Gothic window, 204
Grecian architecture, 11
Gunnarstrop castle, Sweden, 464
Half-Timbered houses, 248
Hall ceiling, 286
Hall fireplace, 284
Hall, lecture, design for a, 456
“Hall of Arts and Sciences,” Kensington, 133
Hall stove, 285
Hall, stove for entrance of a, 120
Hampshire cottages, 88
Handle, design for a door, 69
Harrington estate, the, 136
Harrington House, Queen’s Palace Gardens, 476
Houses, foundations of, 151
Haum as a building material, 249
Hiort’s flue, 412
Hot-water apparatus, 349
House, a bachelor’s, 401
House, a garden summer, 262
Houses, aspect of, 36
Houses, dab and wattle, 251
House construction, Lord Bacon on, 256
House, design for a small country, 174
Houses, heating of, 34
Houses in Kent, 249
Houses, noggin, &c., 249
Houses, post-and-pan, 252
Houses, site, &c. of, 351
Houses, warming of, 351
Hyde Park, Queen’s Gate, entrance to, 139
Hyde Park Corner Gate, 140
Ice-house, design for a, 370
Kensington Gardens, 140
Kent ragstone, 176
Kentish cottages, 91
Kentish village houses, 249
Key escutcheons, 172
Knocker, 172
Library, elevation of a small, 200
Literary Institution, design for a, 456
Lodge, a park, 102
Lodge and gateway, design for, 112
Lodges of London Parks, 142
Lodge or cottage, a huntsman’s, 78
Lodge or cottage, design for a small, 56
Lodge, park entrance, 104
Lodge, Queen’s Gate, Hyde Park, 125
Machine-carving, 278
Mantel-pieces, 44
Maisonette, a French, 268
Meat-jack, design for a, 267
Moule’s earth system, 241
Moon’s flue, 412
Mud walls, 90
Noggin houses, 249
Orders of architecture, 20 _et seq._
Origin of architecture, 8
Paper hangings, 42
Parge-boards, 247
Pargetting, &c., 248
Park, entrance lodge and gateway, 112
Park lodge, design for a, 99
Park lodge entrance, 104
Parks, history of the London, 139
Parks, the Royal, 139
Pedestals, ornamental, 326
Pedestal, the flue, 446
Pendants, &c., 289
Perkins’ hot-water apparatus, 350
Picturesque cottage, design for a, 62
Picturesque defined, 5
Pipes, elevation of Elizabethan lead-water, 55
Plaster frieze for a drawing-room, 65
Plaster ornament for a ceiling, 161
Porch, design for an entrance, 225
Portico, elevation of, 180
Post-and-pan houses, 252
Pots, ornamental chimney, 423
Prevention of damp, 151
Queen Anne’s garden, 140
Queen’s Gate, iron-work of, 143
Queen’s Gate Lodge, 125, 142
Ragstone, Kentish, 176
Railing, French, in iron, 190
Railing, park, 147
Railing, ornamental, 81
Riding-house and stabling, 389
Reading-room, design for a, 208
Rectory, design for a small country, 162
Retreat, a small country, 268
Roman Architecture, 23
Roman Temple, 5
Roof, French style of, 275
Roofs, iron, 348
Roof ornaments, design for wood, 463
Rose Hill Villa, 82
Rotunda at Bank of England, 158
Rushton Hall, 283
Schools, design for, 208
School, design for a village Sunday, 70
School, village, 208
Screen, Gothic, 205
Screen, hall, 206
Sculptor’s villa, 338
Serpentine, the, 140
Sewers, a receptacle for soot, 438
Sewer gases in houses, 436
Sewers, concrete, 96
Situation of a house, 38
Smith’s, Seth, flue, 412
Smoke Nuisance Act, 452
Smoke Prevention, 405
Smoke purified, by a spray of water, from soot, 441
Smoky chimneys, 427
Soot and the sewers, 436
Soot, prevention of, 428
Soot, removal of, from smoke, 433
Soot, value of, 451
Spiral staircase, 61
Stabling and riding-houses, 389
Stack flues, 417
Stair, best proportions of a, 231
Staircase balustrade, 277, 282
Staircases, construction of, 194
Staircase railing, French, in iron, 190
Staircase, spiral, 61
Steps, garden, 197
Stone balustrades, 173
Stove, design for an entrance hall, 120
Stove for a hall, 285
Styles of architecture, 10
Style, Gothic, 10
Summer house, or garden, 262
Summer or garden villa, 302
Summer room, design for a, 214
Sunday school, village, design for a, 70
Tall-boys, 416
Taste in architecture, 15
Terrace, ironwork, 297
Tiles, design for ornamental, 189
Tiles, encaustic, 460
Tiles, ornamental, 187
Turn-buckle, 221
Ventilation, general principles of, 32
Ventilation, 411
Verandahs, 375
Verge-board, 247
Villa, a sculptor’s, 338
Villa, design for a country, 182
Villa, design for a small country, 222
Villa, double suburban, 192
Villa, Elizabethan, 280
Villa, French, 268
Villa, old English wooden, 232
Villa, suburban, design for a, 382
Villa, suburban, design for a, 373
Villa, summer or garden, 302
Villa, summer, for Count Kinski, 470
Village schools, 208
Wainscoting, 285
Walls, concrete, 92
Walls, damp, 152
Walls, how to cure damp, 160
Warming houses, 34, 351
Water, for removing soot from smoke, 440
Wattle houses, 251
Weathercock, design for a, 261, 381
Window, design for a decorated, 336
Window, Gothic, 204
Window, ironwork for, 297
Wooden villa, old English, 232
Wood-noggin houses, 249
Woodwork, French, pine, 186
Woodwork, French, 275
Zinc, French ornamental work in, 274
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