Where there is any marked difference in the price per foot cube not accounted for by more complicated planning, or by the better quality of materials, this is due, not only to the fluctuation of building prices during the last few years, but also to the variation in the cost of building at different periods of the year.
The extras include fencing, garden gates, etc.
PLATES XVI. AND XVII.
PAIR OF COTTAGES.
FRONT ELEVATION
GROUND PLAN
BEDROOM PLAN
Variation of Former Plan.—The plan shown in Plate [xvi.] and illustrated in Plate [xvii.], is of a pair similar to the outside cottages of Plate [xiv.] This again shows how it is possible to play on the same plan in the building of a village, and so gain the desirable variety of elevation. The roof is hipped and covered with pantiles. A bay window is introduced in both the storeys, with rough-cast between. A rainwater cistern to store all roof water is placed over the coals, which projects from the main block. A greater privacy is obtained by this slight projection, without interfering with the light at the back. The chimneys are grouped together in the centre, there being only one stack to both the houses, which is carried to the highest point of the roof.
PLATE XVII.
PAIR OF COTTAGES.
SEE PAGE [28].