Section through portion of building.
from the attic to the basement, could have been formed in the tower, the two closets being placed in a similar position to the one on the first floor. The staircase in the tower led on to the roof. The section shows the height of the various rooms, there being no variation throughout the floors. It was intended to carry out
The basement plan.
the style of the exterior in the interior—a medley between the Gothic and Elizabethan; the proprietor having a very large collection of old-fashioned carvings of various styles and dates, picked up at sales, or purchased in Wardour Street (at that time more celebrated for such antiquities than at present). The walls were to be covered with gilt leather and rich tapestries, and with this the architect did not intend to meddle, leaving it all to the taste and skill of the owner, although he has finished several interiors with such materials.
The basement plan shows the kitchen f, the scullery g, and larder h; q is the wine cellar, and j the butler’s pantry. Then there were two large rooms looking towards the garden, and these were unappropriated. The butler’s small pantry had a window looking into the side area; the servants’ door was on the staircase; the coal cellar was placed under the steps leading to the porch.
The building was to be constructed in brick and cement, with the porch and external balustrade in stone. The expense would have amounted to 4600l., or the double villa to 9000l.
DESIGN No. 34.
RIDING-HOUSE AND STABLING.
This collection of designs could hardly be complete without a group of stable buildings. To make such a group picturesque is extremely difficult,