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ALTAR CROSSES.

An Altar Cross at St. Thomas' Church,
New Groombridgc, Sussex. By H. S.
Goodhart-Rendel ^3> 64

CINEMA DETAILS.

An Exit Door and Ventilating Grille, New
Cinema, Beaconstield. By Leathart &
Granger - - - 77, 70

EXTERNAL DOORS.

The Entrance Doorway, Caversham
Place, Reading. By Clough Williams-
Ellis - l> 2
The Garden Entrance, Three Ways,
Wooburn Green, Bucks. By Oswald
P. Milne 3> 4
The Front Entrance, 21, Hill Street,
Berkeley Square. By H. S. Goodhart-
Rendel 5. 6
Front Entrance Doorway at White
Cottage, Kingston Hill, Surrey. By
Harold E. Moss - 7> 8
Doorway of a House at Copse Hill,

Wimbledon. By J. D. Hossack - 9, 10

FAIENCE.

Faience Panel at Nos. 19-23, Oxford
Street, London. By William &
Edward Hunt - 59. 6o

Faience Work at No. 16, Essex Street,
London. By William & Edward
Hunt 6 1, 62

FIREPLACES.

The Studio Fireplace at No. 41, Ken-
sington Square. By Darcy Braddell &
Humphry Deane 27, 28

Drawing-room Fireplace at Chester
House, Clarendon Place, London. By
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott - 29, 30

A Fireplace in the Combination Room
at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
By T. H. Lyon 31. 32

Fireplace at No. 33, Cambridge Square,
London. By Pakington, Enthoven, &
Grey 33> 34

A Fireplace in a Week-end Cottage at

Farnham, Bucks. By Basil Oliver - 35, 36
GARDEN DETAILS.

A Garden Pavilion at Vyse Court,
Bishop's StortfoTd. By L. Edmund
Walker 41. 42

A Garden Shelter at Tulse Hill. By

Basil Oliver - - 43> 44

Furniture for Garden Temple at Oare
House, Wilts. By Clough Williams-
Ellis - - 45. 46
GATES.

A Garden Gate at North Perrott Manor,
Crewkerne, Somerset. By Henry M.
Fletcher 55. 56

The Entrance Gateway to Montmead,
Belmont, Surrey. By William &
Edward Hunt - - 57> 58

INTERNAL DOORS.

The Board Room Door at the New
Midland Bank Head Office, London.
By Gotch & Saunders, in association
with Sir Edwin Lutyens n, 12

INTERNAL DOORS — (Continued)
Internal Door at No. 9, Chelsea Embank-
ment, London. By Lord Gerald
Wellesley & Trenwith Wills - 13, 14

A Doorway and Bookcase at 41, Ken-
sington Square. By Darcy Braddell &
Humphry Deane J5> l()

IRON WORK.

Garden Railing at 52, Campden Hill
Square, London. By Henry M.
Fletcher 47> 48

The First Floor Balcony, Wolseley
House, Piccadilly, London. By W.
Curtis Green 49. 5°

The Veranda, 21, Hill Street, Berkeley
Square, London. By H. S. Goodhart-
Rendel - - - - - 51' S2
KITCHEN FITTINGS.

A Kitchen Cupboard and Service Hatch.

By Harold fomlinson - 37> 38

Kitcnen Fittings at 34, Arterberry Road,

Wimbledon. By W. J. Durnlord - 39, 40
LANTERNS.

The Lantern to the Pavilion for Christ's
and Sidney Sussex Colleges, Cam-
bridge. By Harold Tomlmson - - 75, 76
LIFT CARS.

A Lift Car at the Midland Bank Head
Offices, Poultry, London. By Gotch
& Saunders, in association with Sir
Edwin Lutyens - - 79> 8o

LIGHTING FITTINGS.

A Hanging Lantern in the Memorial
Hall at Marlborough College. By
William G. Newton - - - 7l> 72

An Electrolier for a Dining-room. By
Lord Gerald Wellesley & Trenwith
Wills - - - - . - - - 73. 74
LYCH GATES.

War Memorial Lych Gate at Belling-
ham, Northumberland. By Mauchlen

& Weightman 53. 54

SHOP FRONTS.

Messrs. Bywaters' Shop Front, Snow
Hill, Birmingham. By Alec. G.
Jenson - 65> 66

A Shop Entrance in Edgware Road,

London. By W. Naseby Adams, - 67, 68
A Bronze Shop Front at Cambridge. By
Kenneth M. B. Cross (A. W. S. &
K. M. B. Cross) - - 69, 70

STAIRCASES.

The Staircase at the Golf House,
Prestatyn, North Wales. By Easton
& Robertson 17. lS

The Staircase Hall at No. 21, Cheyne
Place, S.W. By Darcy Braddell &
Humphry Deane - 19. 2O

The Main Staircase, Merryfield Hpuse,

Witney. By Oliver Hill - 21, 22

WINDOWS.

The Window to the Sun-parlour at
Ridge House, Esher. By Imrie &
Angell 23. 24

Window at Field Place, Willingdon,

Sussex. By John D. Clarke - 25, 26

PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN FOR

THE ARCHITECTURAL 1'KESS LTD.

BY BILLING AND SONS LIMITED

GUILDFORD AND ESHER

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PLATE 1

THE ENTRANCE DOORWAY,
CAVERSHAM PLACE, READING

This doorway is composed from the simplest elements. The joinery is of
deal finished a light ash grey, while the hood is of sheet copper (not of zinc
as marked on the drawing), fabricated by the coppersmith without any internal
support and upheld by nails through its flange driven into the joints of the
brickwork.

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PLATE 2

CAVERiHAAA • PLACE- REAPING

DETAIL- ENTRANCE -POOR

HALF PLAN LOOKING UP

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THE ENTRANCE DOORWAY, CAVERSHAM PLACE, READING

FEET.

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PLATE 3

THE GARDEN ENTRANCE, THREE
WAYS, WOOBURN GREEN, BUCKS.

The doorway illustrated is that opening on to the garden. The house is
of brick, rendered in rough plaster, while the door itselt and its surround are
of painted deal. Although the top of the pediment is lead-covered, no step
flashing is visible, the lead having been turned up against the brick wall and
then plastered over. The step on the outside is formed of red bricks set in
cement, and the sill of the door is raised if ins. above the floor line to allow
the door to swing freely over the mat.

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PLATE 4

THREE WAYS,' WOOBURN GREEN.

DETAILS OF GARDEN

ENTRANCE

BUCKS.

OSWALD R MILNE F.R.I.B.A

ARCHITECT

64 WIGMORE ST. W.I.

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PLATE 5

THE FRONT ENTRANCE, 21, HILL
STREET, BERKELEY SQUARE

Twenty-one Hill Street is an Early Georgian house that has been altered at different times. In
mid-Victorian days a large and coarse Doric porch, glazed in, was applied to the front, and a
balcony with a heavy cast-iron railing was put in front of the drawing-room windows. This
balcony was interrupted by the old porch, but has now been completed pending a hoped-for substi-
tution for it of lighter balconies, one to each window. The new porch projects sufficiently to
accommodate the double doors that modern comfort requires and to shelter anyone standing waiting
to be admitted. It had to be made narrow so that little windows into the hall itself could be pierced
on either side of it high enough to contain a fanlight and low enough to fit under the balcony.
The material is wood, since there was no ornamental stonework in the rest of die house and a
stone porch of any degree of richness might have seemed incongruous. The proportions of die
order employed have been carefully studied in order to differentiate it from the same order carried
out in stone. The greatest richness in detail is concentrated on the soffit of the cornice, which is
the part best seen by anyone walking down the street. The carving in the pediment was intended
to frame the coat of arms, the emblazoning of which has had to be abandoned. The handles and
knockers were designed for the place and are mounted on black marble plates inlaid into the black
enamel door, so that the cleaning of the metalwork may not injure the paint.

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PLATE 7

FRONT ENTRANCE DOORWAY AT WHITE
COTTAGE, KINGSTON HILL, SURREY

This doorway is one of a series carried out in connection with a group of houses built
as a speculation on the top of Kingston Hill. As there was very little money available for
embellishment or refinement, what could be spared was allocated to the front doorways as
the focal point of each house. The details were standardized, and each doorway was built up
of the same sections; but a great deal of variety was obtained, each house having its own
type. They were all carried out in deal, painted. The motif of all these doorways was a
modified type of the eighteenth-century manner, with the details treated in such a way as to
bring them into keeping with a rather later type of work, with possibly something in common
with the colonial manner.

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PLATE 8

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PLATE 9

DOORWAY OF A HOUSE AT
COPSE HILL, WIMBLEDON

The doorway is placed at the junction of two wings of the house, and faces
almost due south-west, the porch being built to form a draught check to the
small internal hall. The facing bricks are rich dark red, and are carried the
full height of the porch to form an effective background to the cream-coloured
door and architraves. The door itself is of pitch pine, and the curved glazing-
bars to the side lights and top panel are in Honduras mahogany. The
wrought-iron grille was modelled by the architect on the lines of an early
nineteenth-century example in the main road at Esher. The stone panel to
the right of the door is let into the brickwork and bears the date of the house
and the architect's name.

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DOORWAY OF A HOUSE AT COPSE HILL, WIMBLEDON

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PLATE 11

THE BOARD-ROOM DOOR AT THE NEW
MIDLAND BANK HEAD OFFICE, LONDON

GOTCH AND SAUNDERS in association with
SIR EDWIN LUTYENS

The clock, unfortunately, has not yet been fixed, and the one shown in the photograph
is, of course, purely temporary. The board-room table, which appears in the foreground of
the picture, is also of a temporary nature. The panelling rises to a height of about 10 ft. 6 ins.
from the floor level, the doorway itself being 20 ft. high to the top of the pediment. Above
the panelling, which is of American walnut, is a surface of acoustic material. At the present
time this is covered merely with canvas, but eventually tapestry is to fill this area, and a corner
of one small tapestry appears in the photograph; this has been hung merely to give some
idea of the ultimate effect. The acoustics of the room are as nearly perfect as it is possible to
find, and a man speaking in normal tones in any part of the room can be heard with the
utmost distinctness in any other part.

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PLATE 12

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THE BOARD-ROOM DOOR AT THE MIDLAND BANK HEAD OFFICE, LONDON

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PLATE 13

INTERNAL DOOR AT No. 9,
CHELSEA EMBANKMENT, LONDON

The door illustrated is one of two which are glazed to admit light into a
dark hall, and it forms one of the entrances to the dining-room of a flat in a
large house which dates back to late Victorian times. The room contains part
of a collection of modern French pictures, and its furniture is also untraditional
in design, and it was consequently desirable that the new doors should not be
based in their design on any past architectural style.

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PLATE 15

A DOORWAY AND BOOKCASE
AT 41, KENSINGTON SQUARE

This room was, before alteration, practically useless owing to its bad shape, and although
it was on the ground floor and opened into the garden, it was used merely as a lumber-room.
It has now become a proper reception-room. The drawing on the next plate shows the
entrance to the room (a) as it originally was, and (b) after reconstruction. It will be noticed
that before the work of alteration was carried out the door had no architrave on its right-hand
side, because the abutment of the fireplace arch left no room. The space under the arch was
quite useless, because the swing of the door prevented any piece of furniture being put there;
now the niche has been turned into a bookcase, and the entrance tidied up generally. In
addition to these improvements, a new fireplace has been installed and the windows completely
rearranged and redesigned.

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PLATE 16

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PLATE 1"

THE STAIRCASE AT THE GOLF
HOUSE, PRESTATYN, NORTH WALES

The staircase leads from the entrance hall to the principal floor;
it is built of reconstructed Portland stone. The ironwork has been
hand-forged and has a rough surface, and instead of being painted it
was heated and dipped in oil; this produces a hard rust of a deep brown
colour, which is fixed by varnishing. The handrail is of walnut to
match the doors.

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PLATE 18

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PLATE 19

THE STAIRCASE HALL AT
No. 21, CHEYNE PLACE, S.W.

The level of the ground floor is about 3 ft. 6 ins. above the level of the pavement; the
front door therefore opens on to a mezzanine between the basement and the ground floor
and can be reached from either, thus minimizing the number of stairs the servants must go
to answer it. The well of the main staircase is square, the corners being rounded off to the
sweep of the stairs. The well is brilliantly lit by a dome light at the top and by the windows
to the two-light area in the centre of the house.

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PLATE 20

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THE STAIRCASE HALL AT No. 21, CHEYNE PLACE, S.W.

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PLATE 21

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THE MAIN STAIRCASE,
MERRYFIELD HOUSE, WITNEY

The staircase is constructed of elm, lined, and slightly white waxed. It is fitted with
tongues and oak pegs. The upper flight has no risers.

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PLATE 22

5CALE OF FEET

THE MAIN STAIRCASE, MERRYFIELD HOUSE, WITNEY

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PLATE 23

THE WINDOW TO THE SUN-
PARLOUR AT RIDGE HOUSE, ESHER

This is an attempt to provide a seemly equivalent to the Victorian " Conservatory," by
adapting the modern American sun-parlour to English conditions. Practically the whole of
the external side of the room is made of glass, and the heating is carried out by means of
radiators below floor level, just inside the window. This system leaves the glass unobstructed
and adequately warms what would normally be an exceedingly cold room in winter. The
centre portion of the window has a pair of sash doors for use in warm weather.

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PLATE 24

RIDGE HOLIS E ESHER., DETAIL OF <mi ROOM BAY.

t. C.BLAIR. IMR.IE &• T.6.ANGELL

ARCHITECTS

2. MITRE COUR.T CHAMBERS.

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PLATE 25

WINDOW AT FIELD PLACE,

WlLLINGDON, SUSSEX

All the windows in this house are on the same principle as the typical one illustrated,
although those on the ground floor are square-headed. They consist of a single-hung sliding
sash which, when fully opened, slides down into the cavity and leaves the window opening
clear of any sash. Under the window indoors is a removable panel backed by removable
boarding covered with felt, so that the sash can be taken out in case of any necessary repairs.
Provision is made for taking off any water that runs down the sash into the cavity. This
water is conducted through the exterior of the wall by a half-round earthenware pipe projecting
i^ ins. from the face of the wall. The bottom of the cavity is lined with lead.

The arches are formed of two cast concrete lintols lightly reinforced and finished externally
in the same way as all the external walling with Atlas White cement and sand. The outside
baluster is cast in Atlas White cement and sand, with a light rod through the centre dowelled
into head and sill. The inside baluster is of similar design, but is in wood.

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A WINDOW AT FIELD PLACE, WILLINGDON, SUSSEX

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PLATE 27

THE STUDIO FIREPLACE AT
No. 41, KENSINGTON SQUARE

The photograph illustrates a marble chimneypiece in the studio of Mr. T. E.
Lewinsky at No. 41, Kensington Square. The house, which dates from the eighteenth
century, has recently been altered and added to. Among many other things done, a
new studio was made by adding considerably to an existing room. The result is now
a very long and narrow apartment divided into three units by elliptical arches. The
walls are painted a dead white as being the best background for Mr. Lewinsky's work.
A plaster cornice and frieze ornamented in the fashion of the very late eighteenth
century is the only decoration used on the walls. The chimneypiece makes a striking
piece of colour, for it is carried out in pink marble lined with black, Rose Numidie and
Belgian Black being the two marbles used. The colour of the chimneypiece is picked
up in the curtains and chair coverings. The hob grate is an old one discovered in the
basement of the house.

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PLATE 28

.DETAILS OF STUDIO nPJE.?lA.CE,

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THE STUDIO FIREPLACE AT No. 41, KENSINGTON SQUARE

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PLATE 29

DRAWING-ROOM FIREPLACE AT CHESTER
HOUSE, CLARENDON PLACE, LONDON

The illustration shows the drawing-room fireplace in the architect's own
house. The timber surround is of western hemlock which has been treated
with a special grey stain, and contrasts pleasantly with the broad-moulded
band of pale yellow Verona marble to which it acts as a frame. The grate
itself is of armour-bright finish and is set in dark-brown bird's-eye marble,
the same material being used for the hearth and curb. The band of Verona
marble finishes at each side on a plinth of bird's-eye marble, but the timber
surround rests on blocks of its own material. The similarity of material in
the curb and hearth is relieved by the introduction of a narrow band of
Verona marble. The carving and scrolls in the timber are the work of
Mr. H. G. RatclifT.

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PLATE 30

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THE DRAWING-ROOM FIREPLACE AT CHESTER HOUSE, LONDON

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PLATE 31

A FIREPLACE IN THE COMBINATION ROOM
AT CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

The mantelpiece illustrated is executed in marble.
Belgian black, Statuary Sienna in two shades, and
Ashburton grey were used for the main portion, and
Hopton Wood stone and Plymouth black for the
surrounds and floor to the fireplace opening. The
carving was executed by the late Mr. A. Broadbent,
who also modelled the plasterwork for Sidney Sussex
College Chapel. The grate, as shown on the drawing,
has not yet been executed. The summit of the mantel-
piece was designed to take a French clock, and one
has now been placed there.

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PLATE 33

FIREPLACE AT No. 33,
CAMBRIDGE SQUARE, LONDON

The problem was that of substituting for an existing coarsely-detailed, if
typical, Early Victorian fireplace a surround of more delicate design to be
more in keeping with the bedroom decorations generally, to include a shelf,
together with a recess in which a movable steel electric fire, not installed when
the photograph was taken, could be stood clear of traffic. The walls and
woodwork being distempered and painted a dull yellow, the surround, though
executed in mahogany to insure good finish, was similarly treated but lightly
stippled a shade lower in tone than the rest, and wax finished. The small
hearth is of Sienna and Verd Antico marbles. The fire-back is of semi-bright
ribbed steel, and could be removed if at any time it should be desired to go
back to an open grate or to fix a gas-fire, since the flue remains untouched.
In this particular case it was considered that the room was sufficiently well
ventilated without making use of the flue.

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PLATE 34

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FIREPLACE AT No. 33, CAMBRIDGE SQUARE, LONDON

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PLATE 35

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A FIREPLACE IN A WEEK-END
COTTAGE AT FARNHAM, BUCKS.

The chimneypiece illustrated is that of the living-room, in which room
all the woodwork is of oak, wax polished only, and not darkened or treated
in any other way. In this room the smooth, plastered walls are also beeswaxed,
giving them an attractive appearance resembling old parchment. The decorative
panel, measuring 4 ft. 3 in. by 3 ft., over the fireplace, has been painted in
oils on five-ply boarding, by Mr. Hugh de Poix, whose subjects have all been
kept intentionally rather low in tone. Mr. de Poix's colours harmonize most
happily with the oak woodwork — including the floor — and the waxed walls
(the predominating colours of the room), and with the roofing tiles and dull
purple bricks used in the construction of the fireplace. There is no other
decoration in the room, nor are there any pictures to distract from the focal
point of interest at this end of the room. The architect's idea in designing
the chimneypiece was to make it appropriate to a cottage type of house having
lead-lighted windows, oak beams, tile-hanging, and so forth.

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PLATE 36

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PLATE 37

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A KITCHEN CUPBOARD
AND SERVICE HATCH

This kitchen fitting was designed to bring everything to hand at the
service hatch, which forms the central panel at the back. Above are china
cupboards, while cutlery and table linen are conveniently stored in the central
drawers. The central portion has been adapted to table height in order to
facilitate service from the dining-room side. The hatch doors on the kitchen
side are vertically hung and fold out of the way into the thickness of the wall.
The dining-room door, in the form of a drop flap, is of oak, while the kitchen
fitting is painted in apple-green enamel.

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PLATE 39

KITCHEN FITTINGS AT 34,
ARTERBERRY ROAD, WIMBLEDON

This job was for a client who had bought a house of considerable
size, with kitchen, scullery, and servants' quarters in the basement.
His wife decided that she would not use die basement at all, and this
was closed up. A kitchen was formed out of an existing servery (widi
the lift removed), a w.c., and part of die back hall, and an independent
boiler was installed to provide hot water. In addition, a kitchen scullery
had to be provided, and this was built out at die back of the house
over die existing coal-cellar, etc. Economy had to be studied, hence
the construction of the roof giving a sloping ceiling, which is, however,
hardly noticeable. The drawings show how this room was fitted.

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PLATE 40

N?34, ARJEP-bEFliO' FLOAD WIMBLEDON. 5.W.

DETAILS y NEW K.ITCHEN-SCULLER-X FITTINGS.

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KITCHEN FITTINGS AT 34, ARTERBERRY ROAD, WIMBLEDON

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PLATE 41

A GARDEN PAVILION AT VYSE
COURT, BISHOP'S STORTFORD

The columns and entablature are of Bath stone upon a base of
York stone, and since die pavilion was completed a semicircular area
of York stone paving widi radial joints has been laid in front, as grass
was found to be unsatisfactory under the drip of the trees. The central
window at the back of thf pavilion is made to slide sideways to allow
the breeze to blow through in hot weather, while the front is fitted
with folding oak doors which swing back out of sight behind the
columns; by this arrangement all the chairs and cushions may safely
be left out at night without fear of damp. The walls above die dado
are plastered with ordinary lime and hair coarse stuff, finished to a
granular surface with a wood float. The floor is of tongued and
grooved teak boards, and the dado is made up of original Jacobean
panelling from Hollingbury Hall, now demolished.

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PLATE 43

A GARDEN SHELTER
AT TULSE HILL

This shelter was designed to be built against an 8-ft. wall, and it
was desired not to exceed this in height. It also had to fit in between
two wall piers, approximately 10 ft. apart, and to be of the same depth
(about 5 ft.) as the grass-edged flower border. The architect was asked
to give his design a suggestion of Chinese Chippendale character.
The woodwork is of deal stained with bronze-green Solignum, which
harmonizes well with the prevailing green of the lawn and foliage.
It was particularly desired that the front should have a wide opening,
and that the ends should be of trellis, so as not to afford cover for any
lurking burglars.

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PLATE 45

FURNITURE FOR A GARDEN
TEMPLE AT OARE HOUSE, WILTS

The furniture here shown was designed for Mr. Geoffrey
Fry for use in the new garden temple at Oare House, Wilts,
and repeated for his garden at 8, Hill Street, Berkeley Square.
It is all of teak, painted a pale ash-grey, with the flowers
picked out in flat quasi-naturalistic colours.

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PLATE 46

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PLATE 47

GARDEN RAILING AT 52, CAMP-
DEN HILL SQUARE, LONDON

The railing serves to mark a change of level in a narrow London
garden. As the drop is one of only 18 ins., it was decided that the
balustrade could safely be made very light and graceful, to preserve
the character of the other ironwork in the neighbourhood, and the
balusters were accordingly spaced at 9-in. centres. The paving itself is
of York stone, but the steps and the sill under the balustrade are of
Portland. The panels were suggested by, though not copied from,
some genuine old work on Campden Hill.

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PLATE 49

THE FIRST-FLOOR BALCONY, WOLSELEY
HOUSE, PICCADILLY, LONDON

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PLATE 49

THE FIRST-FLOOR BALCONY, WOLSELEY
HOUSE, PICCADILLY, LONDON

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PLATE 50

THE FIRST-FLOOR BALCONY, WOLSELEY HOUSE, PICCADILLY, LONDON

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THE VERANDA, 21, HILL STREET,
BERKELEY SQUARE, LONDON

This veranda replaces an enclosed conservatory-like arrangement of

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is erectLon the floor and the glass roof remain. The paving however is

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green Cumberland slate slabs arranged like masonry. In the end wall is -

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WAR MEMORIAL LYCH GATE AT
BELLINGHAM, NORTHUMBERLAND

The lych gate replaced a very ordinary trade ironwork gate to
the cemetery, and the " Gothic " flavour of the design is intended to
bring the memorial into harmony with the existing cemetery chapel.
As the cemetery is half a mile from Bellingham and is on a main
approach road to the town, the lych gate serves a useful purpose as a
shelter. All the materials used are local, and the work was carried out
by local labour.

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PLATE 55

A GARDEN GATE AT NORTH PERROTT
MANOR, CREWKERNE, SOMERSET

The photograph shows a view across a lawn which is bounded on
the farther side by a similar gate and balustrade; beyond this is a walk
between clipped yew hedges, at the far end of which stands a lead
statue of Mercury on a pedestal of Ham Hill stone. The piers and
balustrade to the gateway are also of this material, while the gates
themselves are of wrought iron.

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THE ENTRANCE GATEWAY TO
MONTMEAD, BELMONT, SURREY

that of Mr. Edward Hunt's own house. It is
opening in the tall green privet hedge and grass

The gateway
set in a splayed

bank, and forms an attractive approach to the house. The gate, gate-
posts, and rectangular-shaped capitals are in oak left in its natural state,
and the hinges and latches are of wrought iron. The paving round the
gateway is of 2-in. stone in rectangular slabs, and is continued to form
the paths to the house and the terrace behind it.

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PLATE 59

FAIENCE PANEL AT Nos. 19-23,
OXFORD STREET, LONDON

The panel is hexagonal in form, and the colour, being the one
natural to the material, is a greyish-blue with a very pleasing texture.
The joints in the tracery are designed to form part of the decorative
effect, at the same time conforming to the demands of efficiency and
ease of manufacture. Behind the panel, on the inside, is a glazed
fanlight which is hinged at the bottom and opens inwards; it is of
^-in. plate-glass set in oak, and closes on to a deal frame, with a
deal architrave. The outer face of the faience panel is set back | in.
trom the face of the Skyros marble which surrounds it.

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PLATE 60

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PLATE 61

FAIENCE WORK AT No. 16,
ESSEX STREET, LONDON

The general colour scheme in this work is blue and green picked
out in gold, but the main cornice band and the end piers of the
balustrade are of a cream tone left unglazed. The slight unevenness
of texture and colour, which the photograph indicates, is a definite
characteristic of the material.

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PLATE 63

This cross and six corre-
sponding candlesticks were
given a few years ago to the
church at Groombridge that
was designed by Norman
Shaw. The cross bears no
figure because there is an ex-
tremely prominent crucifix
in the window immediately
above where it stands. In the
working drawing the middle
piece of the design is shown

separately as an " extension."
The cross can actually be
assembled as drawn, without
the extension, and is nor-
mally so assembled at present,
since the existing small high
altar has not yet been en-
larged to its intended size.
The whole thing is carved
in wood and covered with
gilding and silvering, some
burnished and some not.

AN ALTAR CROSS AT ST. THOMAS'
CHURCH, NEW GROOMBRIDGE, SUSSEX

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PLATE 64

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AN ALTAR CROSS AT ST. THOMAS' CHURCH, NEW GROOMBRIDGE, SUSSEX

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PLATE 6f>

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MESSRS. BYWATERS' SHOP FRONT,
SNOW HILL, BIRMINGHAM

The premises are very old, and the requirements of the new shop were
that it was to be modern in design, attractive and striking in colour without
being blatant, and that it should harmonize with the charmingly proportioned
Georgian windows and superstructure which have been left intact. It was
also decided that the design of the shop should embody the " spirit " of the
new trade motif or device recently adopted by Messrs. Bywaters, the principal
features of which are a pointed star or sun in conjunction with a series of
wavy lines and a pork pie — -the whole design being in chrome-orange and
black. The fascia and pilasters are modelled Atlas White cement, cream
coloured with yellow sand, and the upper wall is faced with similar material.
The blind rail, forming part of the design, and the existing wooden cornice
at roof level have been painted to match the cement. The woodwork of the
dooi, fanlight, and sashes are painted brilliant chrome-orange, the same
colour as the vans. The plinth is black, veined white, " Beige Bleu " marble,
and the plinth lettering is brilliant enamel in yellow toned to orange. The
French or modern type lettering on the fascia was specially designed and is
painted black and gold leaf, as is also the transome lettering on the glass.
The sunblind is orange holland with the design in black.

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PLATE 67

A SHOP ENTRANCE IN
EDGWARE ROAD, LONDON

This is a very successful treatment of a corner entrance where the architect
was happily not encumbered with a heavy superstructure. The delicately fluted
Adam columns are well proportioned and well spaced, and the semicircular
entrance with recessed doorway is decidedly inviting. The stone bases might,
perhaps, have been preferably carried out in wood, as the change of material
gives a rather harsh contrast, especially in the case of the isolated columns.
The lettering in the fascia is clear and refined. The plan on the succeeding
plate shows an oval mat recess, but in the ceiling there is also a subtly detailed
sky-light of a similar outline. Unfortunately the same treatment has not been
extended to the windows on either side of the entrance.

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PLATE 68

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A SHOP ENTRANCE IN EDGWARE ROAD, LONDON

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PLATE 69

A BRONZE SHOP
FRONT AT CAMBRIDGE

In the treatment of the shop front the existing low stone archway
has been retained and the stone imposts have determined the horizontal
line, enriched with fluting, which forms the head to the doorway
opening and to the windows. The entire shop front is constructed in
bronze without hardwood cores, and an inscription of cream-white
enamel lettering has been inserted in the moulded and pedimented
tablet above the doorway. The moulded bronze fan treatment on
either side of the inscription tablet is reminiscent of the work of the
Brothers Adam.

Additional show space for books is gained by recessing the entrance
door, which also is of bronze without hardwood cores, and is auto-
matically self-closing by means of a floor spring. The entrance
threshold is of cipollino (light green) marble, with white marble
surround, and the small ceiling is also designed in the same material.
Chippendale sashing has been taken as the motif for the decorative
panel treatment of the outside of the stall-boards.

The patent adjustable bookshelves are of plate-glass with specially
made end-pieces to keep the books in position.

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PLATE 71

There are three of
these lanterns hanging
from the ceiling of the
auditorium. They are
made of pine-wood,
gilt. The hanging
wreaths are carved
wood. The little rams'
heads are of cast
bronze. The glazing
bars are of lead. The
glass is obscured, a
milky white.

They are hexagonal

in plan. The design
of the lower part was
altered in execution
from a bowl to a six-
sided figure, with two
drops.

The lanterns hang
by chains, wrapped in
gold braid, and at the
junction with the ceil-
ing is a moulded disc,
concealing the hole.
They can be lowered
for cleaning purposes.

A HANGING LANTERN IN THE MEMORIAL
HALL AT MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE

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PLATE 72

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A HANGING LANTERN IN THE MEMORIAL HALL AT MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE

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PLATE 73

AN ELECTROLIER

FOR A DlNING-RoOM

The electrolier is made of turned wood which has been painted
in green and silver. At the end of each arm the light is supported by
a wooden block with applied patterae. The bowls of the lights are of
opaque yellow glass, and the tassels below are of blue silk.

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PLATE 75

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THE LANTERN TO THE PAVILION FOR CHRIST'S
AND SIDNEY SUSSEX COLLEGES, CAMBRIDGE

The lantern is built in an unusual way and has no internal cross-
bracing, so that access to the roof is readily gained by means of the
removable lights, a ladder forming a stiff girder and the roof being
supported on this instead of carrying it, as is the normal practice.
The ceiling of the first floor, for 5 ft. outside the limits of the base of
the lantern, is made of reinforced concrete, and on to this the sill is
bolted; in this way the weight is distributed over many walls, and,
through them, transmitted to the concrete raft on which the building
stands. The large roof space over the pavilion is used for the storage
of nets unrolled, so that their deterioration is prevented.

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PLATE 76

PAV LIONS ETC

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PLATE 77

AN EXIT DOOR AND VENTILATING
GRILLE, NEW CINEMA, BEACONSFIELD

This illustration shows the head of the exit
door on the left of the proscenium arch with
the light fittings above it, and, on the return
of the angle, one of the ventilating grilles
through which the warm air is pumped into
the auditorium, the impure air being sucked
out by extractor fans in the roof.

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PLATE 78

AN EXIT DOOR AND, VENTILATING GRILLE, NEW CINEMA, BEACONSFIELD

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PLATE 79

A LIFT-CAR AT THE MIDLAND BANK
HEAD OFFICES, POULTRY, LONDON

The walls are panelled with mirrors, the
back being divided into nine panels, and the
sides into two groups of six. The mirrors them-
selves are flat and have unbevelled edges. The
mouldings are all simple and direct in section.
The method in which the ventilation has been
incorporated is clearly indicated on the drawing
on the next page, and is worthy of notice.

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