on the four sides. Sometimes a clump of trees 
or another building will alter the angle of the 
wind, so that it just strikes down through one 
hole, in which case it may be blocked up, for 
there are many other exits for the smoke. 
The cost of this cottage was exactly $5,500, 
and it contains a hall, two sitting rooms, and 
a small writing room, with the usual servants’ 
quarters, five bedrooms, and a bathroom. 
The Change to Sussex 
As we count distance in England, it is a 
long journey from the wild moorlands, cov¬ 
ered with granite boulders, gorse and heather, 
which dominate Devon, to the softly modeled 
chalk Downs, dotted with juniper bushes, 
which divide the sea coast from the plain in 
Sussex. We leave a land of gray slate roofs 
and stone walls plastered with rough mortar or 
cement, for one of red tiles, brick and flint. In 
Devonshire a red tile roof would be an abomi¬ 
nation, whereas in Sussex it is a joy. 
Warre House stands in the village of Bur- 
pham, which is perched on a headland jutting 
out from the main range of the Sussex Downs. 
Just across the roadway behind the garden 
wall, a little village church, with flint stone 
walls and a red tile roof covered with lichen, 
lies hidden among massive Ilex trees. The pil¬ 
lars and arches of white chalk, which divide 
the nave from the aisle, are Norman work of 
the choicest type. 
Where Warre House Stands 
In the days of the ancient Britons, the lit¬ 
tle Arun in the plain below was a great river, 
and its waters washed the white chalk cliffs of 
Burpham headland. As a promontory jutting 
out into the river, it only needed some obstacle 
across the narrow neck connecting it with the 
mainland to make it a fortified place. The 
ancient Britons built a mound across the neck, 
which still exists, and a portion of it forms 
one of the boundaries to the garden of Warre 
House. The trees which show on the top left 
hand corner of the illustration are growing on 
this mound. Behind it, no doubt, the ancient 
Britons made the last stand against their ene¬ 
mies, and, if beaten they and their families 
were probably swept over the cliffs into the 
river. The land on the promontory has been 
known by the appropriate name of “Warre 
Field” for many generations. 
An enclosed garden is as popular in England 
as is an open garden in America. Warre 
House stands as the division between two 
enclosed gardens, bounded on the south side 
by the ancient British mound, on the north 
and east sides by a flint wall, and on the west 
by a cottage used as a stable. The garden 
shown in the illustration is a sun spot shel¬ 
tered from all winds. 
The Double Gardens 
It is a pleasant surprise to open a door in a 
wall and see before one a garden of exquisite 
beauty. A double surprise of this kind awaits 
the visitor to Warre House. He opens a door 
in the boundary wall to find himself in a 
charming little garden, with a red brick path 
between masses of flowers leading up to the 
house entrance. On entering he passes into 
the main sitting room and looks out upon 
another garden. It was partly with the view 
of gaining this double surprise, that a new 
doorway from the road was made in the wall 
of the garden behind the house, and the old 
doorway just behind the lilac tree on the right 
hand side of the photograph was blocked up. 
A new entrance into the house was also 
made on the other side, and the old porch 
shown on the inset photograph was converted 
into a garden entrance with a glazed door. 
This porch was carried up to the roof level, 
the addition forming a charming little alcove 
window to one of the bedrooms. 
There is perhaps nothing more delightful 
than a sitting room with windows at either end 
looking on to separate gardens. This was 
accomplished by removing a pantry. The 
reconstruction of the house included entirely 
new back offices, and the old kitchen was util¬ 
ized as an entrance hall. 
Rough cement was used to cover the exterior 
walls and to serve as contrast to the color of 
the roof and the green growing things in the 
garden. The casement windows of the old 
house were preserved and, in the new wing, 
their general character repeated, giving the 
fenestration and pleasing harmony. The origi¬ 
nal chimneys were also preserved, and a wide 
overhang green given the eaves of the wing roof 
so that the cement faqade has the interest of 
shadows. 
It may interest some readers to know that 
Warre House is the home of John Cowper 
Powys, who has lectured for many years in 
this country. 
Of quite a different character from the Dartmoor cottage is Warre House, home of 
the author John Cowper Powys, on the Sussex Downs. It is remodeled from a little 
cottage and, with the additions, makes a commodious and pleasant dwelling. The 
character of the old windows has been preserved in the new wing. Walled 
gardens flank the house on both sides, so that the sitting room looks out on separate 
gardens. The views show the house before and after remodeling 
