From _Country Life_, February 23rd, 1901:
"Soft chalk is practically mud, yet Dr. Poore, one leading authority on
rural hygiene, had his model hygienic cottage built with it at Andover,
just outside the boundaries, in order to escape the tyranny of the
bye-laws. In several other places this material has been used time out
of mind.
"The white cottages on the Wiltshire Downs are as good as any in
England."
[Illustration:
+Three Chalk Cottages at Hursley Park+]