LINGFIELD 



THE plan of this house somewhat resembles " Falke Wood," its central 

 feature being the dining-hall. with which drawing room and study com 

 bine to make a spacious interior, \vhichthus has a certain unity of effect. 



The remainder of the ground floor is taken up by kicchen premises of the 

 usual type. 



On the first floor are three bedrooms and dressing-room, as well as bath- 

 room and w.c., while the roof-space contains, besides the servants' rooms 

 and boxroom, another large bedroom. 



The inclusive cost of this house was /, 1500. 



The garden scheme, ot which a plan is given, represents a carefully studied 

 arrangement of vista effects, and includes a considerable area of natural 

 heather garden, with silver birches and pines. From the front gate there are 

 two main vista lines, one looking down the pergola, and the other along the 

 grass path which leads to the sunk rose garden, and ends in the drawing- 

 room bay, while, in proceeding up the drive, several other cross vistas occur. 

 The circular carriage court is set with formal yews. 



From the point of view of the house itself, the two principal bay- 

 windows form the outlook of studied effects From the seat of the bay- 

 window in the dining-hall three vistas spread fan-like through the heather 

 three narrow brick paths go to meet the curved path which forms the edge 

 of the fan. 



From the drawing-room the outlook is immediately on to the little 

 square sunk rose garden, and beyond this along a grass path through a 

 plantation of silver birches and pines carpeted with woodland flowers. 



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