Designs for Labourers' Cottages. 



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rough stone-work, with square dressings, properly coped. 

 The floor ought to be at least 9 in. above the level of the 

 ground, the surface of which should be inclined, to carry the 

 water off when being cleaned : the height of the room 8 ft. 

 If possible, the front should be to the south-east : for, if the 

 rooms receive their light from the north, they will always be 

 cold, having a damp cheerless effect ; if from the west, they 

 will be heated to such a degree by the afternoon sun, as to 

 make the sleeping-room scarcely habitable during the three 

 summer months. 



Cow-shed, pigsties, fuel-house, &c, are supposed to be at 

 a convenient distance, and of a size suited to the habits and 

 wants of the tenant. 



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No. 2. (Jig. 120.) contains a living-room (a), wash-house 

 (b), lobby (c), sleeping-room (d), and pantry, (e) If another 

 sleeping-room should be wanted, it may be added behind, or 



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