\ Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive.org/details/ruralarchitecturOOrobi # WORKS PUBLISHED BY JAMES CARPENTER AND SON, OLD BOND STREET. ARCHITECTURE. A NEW VITRUVIUS BRITANNICUS. By P. F. Robinson, Architect, F. S. A. Part I. Imperial Folio. Price 3/. 3s. India Proofs, 5/. 5s. Containing the History and Antiquities of Woburn Abbey, a Seat of his Grace the Duke of Bedford. Illustrated by Ground Plans, Elevations, Interior and Scenic Views. %* Part II. containing Hvtfield House, the Seat of the Marquess of Salisbury, will appear in the course of the present Season. NEW EDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING POPULAR WORKS, By P. F. ROBINSON, Architect, f. s. a. 1. RURAL ARCHITECTURE ; or, A Series of Designs for Ornamental Cottages, Lodges, Dairies, &c. 4to. Price 3/. 3s. 2. A SERIES OF DESIGNS FOR ORNAMENTAL VILLAS. Royal 4to. Price 4Z. 4s. 3. A SERIES OF DESIGNS FOR FARM BUILDINGS. Royal 4to. Price 21. 2s. 4. 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Price B.«. 3 rd Edition 6 / DESIGN, No. XV. In making provision for the aged and infirm, it is pleasing to render their Cottages, or humble habitations, objects of interest, not only as the dwellings of retired domestics whose faithful services claim an occasional visit, but as picturesque features in the landscape, upon which the eye rests with satisfaction, as the modest gable appears in view. The architectural appearance of the building is no doubt a secondary consideration, but when effect can be produced by simple means, and at a moderate expense, this double interest is created. It is fair also to urge that an Ornamental Cottage is kept with more care and attention ; that all unseemly objects are more studiously put out of sight, and that the habits of the Cottager himself are thus improved and rendered more pleasing than those of his neighbour who resides in the less inviting dwelling ; from the latter we turn with disgust ; the muck heap at the door, and the idle children wallowing in their own filth, are not very tempting objects to the patroness, who delights in decency and good order. In erecting Almshouses, these feelings are more particularly excited, as in a congregation of many persons, cleanliness, decency, and good order, must be essential. With few exceptions, buildings of this description are erected without care or attention as far as applies to appearance, yet the foregoing observations have in this case still greater weight, as whatever can add to the comfort of the individuals for whom the building is destined, must be a matter worthy of consideration. If then a good plan be adopted, with an Elevation of some interest in its general outline ; if the whole be constructed with care, consequences the most important to the welfare of the inhabitants will follow. The little gardens will be trimmed with attention, the woodbine and ivy will be trained round the mullioned window, inviting a nearer approach, and the interior will present a well arranged system of comfort and cleanliness. The pleasure arising from occasional visits to the aged dependant, will be repaid by new attention on her part, and the dwelling will eventually become a little picture of pride and satisfaction to both parties, produced by feelings flowing from different sources. The present Number contains a Design for a Court of Almshouses, the plan (Plate 57) showing the proposed outline. It comprehends thirty-four separate dwellings, each consisting of a Kitchen and Parlour, with two Bedrooms above ; the approach is by a central gateway into an interior Court, surrounded by an Arcade, or Cloister, affording access to the several apartments. At each angle of the building is a small Court, containing sheds for fuel, and such objects as should be kept out of sight; the large Area or Court being laid down with grass, intersected by walks, with a fountain in the centre ; opposite to the entrance Gateway, a Chapel is planned, with seats sufficient for the whole community. The following is a List, and description of the Plates. No. 57. Plan of the Quadrangle. 58. Front Elevation. 59. Elevation for one side of the interior Court. 60. Perspective View of the Building. 61. Plan of the Chapel. 62. Elevation of the Chapel. 63. Geometrical Section. > 64. Interior of the Chapel in perspective. * • - DESIGN, No. XV. The three first Plates of this Number complete the Design for the Court of Almshouses. They are numbered as follow : — No. 65. Plan of the Entrance Gateway. 66. Perspective View through the Gateway. 67. Perspective View of the Quadrangle. The fountain in the centre of the Quadrangle, is designed after the font in Walsingham Church, Norfolk, justly celebrated for its beauty. The specimens of ornamental Chimney Stacks, given in Plate 68, are selected from those at St. Cross, near Winchester, and Hampton Court Palace. The Chimney Stack was originally a feature of con- siderable importance, and great care was displayed in its construction ; very beautiful specimens may be found at East Barsham Hall, in Norfolk ; at Eton College, in Buckinghamshire ; and at Hengrave Hall, in Suffolk. 1 / DESIGN, No. XVI, A Boat House may without much difficulty or expense be rendered a pleasing object in park scenery. In order to add to its effect, a small building is here proposed to be erected over it, comprehending a Fishing Cottage, with a Gardener's Room, and a Rustic Seat; — a terrace wall bounds the Lake, and from each side of the Boat House, steps ascend to the Garden. The Design is explained by the following- Plates. No. 69. Plan of the Fishing Cottage. 70. Elevation towards the Lake. 71. Side Elevation. 72. Perspective View. DESIGN, No. XVII. The Plate, No. 73, exhibits the plan of a Cottage, erected as a Gate Lodge. It contains a Parlour, fourteen feet square, with a Kitchen, fourteen feet by twelve, a Porch, Dairy, and Woodhouse, with two rooms above. The detail of the Ornamental Barge Boards and Pen- dants will be given in a subsequent number. A very elegant Gate Lodge has recently been erected by the Bishop of London, at Fulham Palace. It is the production of an amateur, and displays good taste throughout. The Gentleman who composed the Design is entirely unknown to the author of the present work, and he therefore more freely offers his meed of praise, in noticing a composition so far superior to similar efforts of the present day. The Design, No. 17, is explained by the following Plates : — No. 73. Plan of the Gate Cottage. 74. Front Elevation. 75. Side Elevation. 76. Perspective View. I 1 / DESIGN, No. XVIII. Many successful attempts have been made in erecting Ornamental Dairies, and various places might be named, where a walk to the Dairy is rendered interesting by the simplicity or beauty of its architecture. The first named character is perhaps best suited to a building of this description, and the Design, No. 18, is conceived with this feeling. The windows should be glazed with painted glass, the floor paved with marble, and a shelf of the same material for the milk coolers; these should be of Wedgewood's ware, and the sides of the room from the dresser to the cornice may be finished with small tiles of the same manufacture, with ornamental borders. In the centre an antique tazza on a pedestal, may be placed with good effect. The Plates are numbered as follows : — No. 77. Plan. 78. Elevation. 79. Side Elevation. 80. Perspective View. I \ • The Plates No. 81 and 82, explain the detail of Ornamental Barge Boards, with the Pendants and Springers. These give a peculiar air of richness to a gable, and as the barge boards are merely cut off a deal two inches in thickness, the expense is not a material considera- tion, unless the pattern is very intricate. The Designs here given are applicable to Ornamental Dwellings ; for Labourers' Cottages the figure cannot be too simple, examples for which may be seen in Designs No. I. and II. The Pendants are octangular on the plan, and much variety may be introduced in forming them. DESIGN, No. XIX. In applying Cottage Architecture to a residence, much care is necessary in preserving the simplicity of the component parts, or the idea of the cottage will be lost in the magnitude of the building. The term indeed is barely applicable but to dwellings on a very moderate scale, and any endeavour to apply the character to larger edifices has invariably failed, excepting where the architect has produced the appearance of a cluster of cottages. The Plate No. 83, shews the plan of a House erected a few years since by the Author of the present work, where an attempt was made to create a Gentleman's residence, upon a scale sufficiently large to acquire the ordinary conveniences, without allowing the building to assume too much im- portance. It consists on the ground plan of an entrance Porch and Hall twelve feet square, an Eating Room seventeen feet by fourteen feet exclusive of the bow, and of the recess for the sideboard; a 2 Drawing Room eighteen feet by fifteen feet, and Library seventeen feet by twelve feet exclusive of the bow in each room ; the upper floor contains four Bed Chambers. The Offices (not shewn on the plan) consist of a Kitchen and Scullery, with Larders j a Servants' Hall, with five Bedrooms over. The Plates 84, 85, and 86, exhibit the Elevation of three Fronts. No. 87 is an Elevation and Profile of the Porch, and No. 88, a perspective View of the Building. DESIGN, No. XX. As a conclusion to the present work, and in order to give another specimen of Rural Architecture applied to a residence, the following eight plates are given. The Design, No. 20, was erected a few years since in Surry, and although the Cottage style has been adopted, or rather that perhaps of the ancient Manor House (for it can hardly from its size be denominated a Cottage), it has internally been arranged with every attention to comfort, and perhaps elegance. The Porch, of which the Plate, No. 89, gives the plan, is eight feet square ; it is groined, or vaulted, and the floor is paved in imitation of an ancient tessellated pavement. The Elevation and Interior of this Porch is explained by the Plate 90, with the parts of the building connected. The Hall is twenty-one feet by thirteen feet, and twenty-three feet high, being the whole height of the building; it is vaulted, with a gallery across the end. The Drawing Room is thirty-seven feet in length by seventeen in width, exclusive of the bay windows ; this room is in two compartments; the bay windows are deeply recessed, being- six feet in depth. The Eating Room is twenty-four feet by seventeen feet, the Billiard Room twenty-one by fifteen feet, both exclusive of the bay windows. The Library is octangular, fifteen feet in diameter, with a circular vestibule twelve feet in diameter opening into a Con- servatory thirty feet by fifteen feet; the Staircase is fifteen feet by thirteen feet. The Chamber Story contains five rooms, with Dressing Rooms. The Offices consist of a Kitchen and Scullery, Housekeeper's Room, Store Room, Servants' Hall, and Butler's Pantry. The Ground Plan of the House is shown in Plate, No. 93. The Plates 94, and 95, exhibit the geometrical Elevations ; and 96, the perspective View of the whole. It will appear from the foregoing account of the number and size of the apartments, that this building is of some extent. The Elevations will show the effect it produces ; in some points of view it scarcely assumes more than the appearance of a Cottage. The Plate, No. 91, is an Elevation of the Gardener's Room and Sheds. No. 92, that of the Dairy. Tit t" by C piytnfa r f: . •on OU .lorvd Sfo-t ttlr. 1 I THE GETTY CENTLv LIBRARY