This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...clean floor, and neat window-curtain, and perhaps a pot or two of flowers in the window, will attach a man to his home. Can it be wondered at that the bright tap-room fire and cheerful company attract the unfortunate labourer after the work of the day, when he only has a wretched, dirty hovel to retire to? Fig. III. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...clean floor, and neat window-curtain, and perhaps a pot or two of flowers in the window, will attach a man to his home. Can it be wondered at that the bright tap-room fire and cheerful company attract the unfortunate labourer after the work of the day, when he only has a wretched, dirty hovel to retire to? Fig. III. Elevation And Plans Of Outbuildings To Cottages. To the credit of many English landlords, great attention has lately been paid to the cottages on their estates, and these are very often handsome, ornamental structures, as well as convenient ones; and that there was great need for this improvement, the Commission appointed to inquire into the Condition of Women and Children employed in Agriculture, amply testified. In the annexed illustrations (See Figs. I., II., III.) we have elevation and plans of cottages and outbuildings to cottages, for all of which we are indebted to the Royal Agricultural Society. These cottages and cowsheds have been erected by Mr. Allcroft, of Stokesay, on his estate. "The cottage, privy and pigsty are of stone or brick; if brick, with 9" solid or 11" hollow walls, with a 2" cavity; if stone, 18" solid walls. Damp course below floor level. Broseley tile roof, also Broseley flooring-tiles for lower roomsboarded floors for bedrooms. Cottage fitted with range, with oven and boiler in front kitchen; baking oven, copper and sink in back kitchen, sanitary drains, fain-watef tank and pump in back kitchen, supplied by eaves troughing i om the roof; slate slabs or flooring-tiles in cement used for milk-benches in da1ry. The cow-house, hay-bay, &c., are on brick or stone foundations, with framed and sheeted timber walls, and galvanized corrugated iron roof laid on boards; a timber and tiled roof; or, s...
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