Fig. io. 

 A, Red tiles ; B, flint wall. 



ENTRANCES 13 



supported upon either side by a trellis fence. This 

 would form a very perfect light support to roses, 

 which would revel in the freedom it would allow to their 

 growth. 



Then Fig. 12 shows the kind 

 of gatehouse entrance which led 

 formerly to the inner forecourt in 

 front of a large house. There is 

 something flavouring still of de- 

 fence in these stout oak doors 

 that swing back, and we almost 

 fancy a portcullis may be hidden 

 above, to crash down upon the 

 foe as he steps beneath the arch- 

 way. 



A lighter form is Fig. 13, which leads often to an 

 Italian villa, and is picturesque as well as practical. The 



small sloping roof that 

 projects above the visitor 

 is a refuge from sun and 

 rain should the servants 

 be long in answering the 

 bell. 



When woodwork was 

 more the fashion than 

 stones or bricks, so ornate 

 an entrance as Fig. 14 

 was used. This was at 

 a time when taste was 

 somewhat too florid, and 

 although it is of interest 

 historically — and doubly so because no originals exist 

 any longer — it is not a model to be copied. 



Where a very simple gate, and yet one with a certain 

 originality, is sought. Fig. 1 5 is good in design ; but it 



Bricks 



Wricks 



Fig. II. 

 A, Rough-cast. 



