. The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house . It uas square in plan, surrounded by twelve columns,two projecting flat porticoes in front and back, andpedimented porticoes at the sides. The entrance was 322 A SUMMER OR GARDEN VILLA. approached by a noble flight of steps, the pedestals ofwhich were decorated with carvings, and supportedcrouching lions. Statues and vases adorned the roof.A print of it, from a drawing of Wheatly, waspublished in 1783. The building contained a smallhal
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. The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house . It uas square in plan, surrounded by twelve columns, two projecting flat porticoes in front and back, andpedimented porticoes at the sides. The entrance was 322 A SUMMER OR GARDEN VILLA. approached by a noble flight of steps, the pedestals ofwhich were decorated with carvings, and supportedcrouching lions. Statues and vases adorned the roof.A print of it, from a drawing of Wheatly, waspublished in 1783. The building contained a smallhall or vestibule, a saloon or living-room, 20 feet inlength by 15 feet in width. Leading out of this were. M~z:??:z::m Plan of mezzanine floor. two small rooms; one a study, the other a bedroomand closet. The basement contained a large and well-fitted kitchen, a scullery and larder, a butlers pantry, and servants* hall, and cellars for ale and wine.Retired buildings of this kind, of larger character andof more importance, were often erected in private A SUMMER OR GARDEN VILLA. 323 grounds of noblemen and gentry. One, very similarto the present design, was constructed by the lateRobert Adam, for a salt-water bath, at Mistley, theseat of the Right Hon. Richard Rigby. Mr. Adamand Sir William Chambers erected a large number ofsuch ornamental structures. One of the most elegant