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Gardens for Small Country Houses. 



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FIG. I',6. — OF HOLLOW HEXAGONAL TILES. 



of an eighteenth century house, 



they are seen to be altogether 



admirable, because they are of 



Cornish granite. The form was 



determined by the intractable 



material and exactly suits it. 



From these notes it will be 



clear that it is impossible to lay 



down any rules for the design 



of terrace balustrades of stone ; 



they form an integral part of 



the house, and are governed by 



the factors which determine its 



architectural treatment. Terrace walls of open brickwork make a simpler problem. 



Much can be done with tiles and bricks of ordinary forms in achieving interesting 



varieties of treatment. The wall illustrated in Fig. 134 shows bricks moulded after 



a Portuguese pattern, which give a light and lace-like effect. The short stretch 



of parapet which appears in Fig. 135 is of very pleasant appearance, but it is built 



up of ordinary elements. The rusticated piers are of thin red bricks, and the 



openwork of curved tiles, each made to a quarter of a circle. Fig. 136 shows a North 



Italian example of hollow hexagonal tiles with top rail and plinth. The expense 



of preparing moulds for a special size or shape of hand-made brick is trivial when 



it is spread over the making of a few thousands. Fig. 137 shows a design by Mr. Inigo 



Triggs for an attractive and unusual wall with tile capping and recurring panels filled 



with pierced and shaped bricks. 



The walls of fruit gardens are best built in a straightforward way, but fancy 

 may be let loose in designing the walls of a flower garden, especially if the treatment 



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FIG. 137. — WALL WITH OPEN WORK PANELS. 



