DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE 



In south-east Surrey, where stone was plentiful, the main parts of 

 good houses were built of it and only the offices made of post and panel ; 

 good instances of this are Smallfield Place near Reigate and New Place 

 at Lingfield. The lower stories of Nonsuch and similar buildings were 

 also of stone, which was doubtless brought from the royal quarries at 

 Merstham. 



The bricks and tiles of Surrey made in the southern parts, where 

 the sand contains much iron, were, and are, not only of excellent 

 character, but of a colour that cannot be surpassed. Many of the older 

 bricks are 9^ x 4^ x 2 inches with |-inch joints, but those at Unsted 

 are 2j inches thick, and at Abbot's Hospital thirty-six courses scale 







^ 1 I5!33 = 





Fig. I. Back of House in High Street, Godalming. 



8 feet. Some at Puttenham dated 1685 measure 8| x 45^ x 2^ inches, 

 which is the standard size at that date. The joints were nearly | inch 

 in thickness, which is one secret of the great charm of old brickwork. 



The gateway at Esher Place with its fine spiral vaulted stair is an 

 interesting example of early brickwork ; it was built by Bishop Wayn- 

 flete between 1450 and 1480. The vaulting of the stairs is on the same 

 principle as that in the Chateau of Blois, built by Francis I., and argues 

 very skilled work. 



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