We can only hope that our attempt to show the "why
and wherefore" in the building of the home may to some slight
extent stimulate the general interest in Architecture. <...> We have had the manuscript in hand during the last
three years, and its publication has been unavoidably delayed
owing to various causes. <...> BANISTER F. FLETCHER
H. PHILLIPS FLETCHER
29 NEW BRIDGE STREET
LUDGATE CIRCUS, E.C.
June 1st, 1910
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INTRODUCTION BY HIS GRACE THE
DUKE OF ARGYLL. <...> How best to build it for comfort and
beauty? <...> So many things go to the making of an ideal house, and
yet how little do many of us concern ourselves with its
construction or with the reasons for the particular design of
each separate part, the nature of the floors we walk over, the
walls which protect us from the cold and heat, and the roofs that
afford us shelter from the weather! <...> The lowly
country cottage, the stately town house or castle, all in their
place must have their suitable architectural form. <...> But our own habitation where we spend the greater part
of our lives often remains a secret as to its construction, which
we are mostly content to leave to others, although the practical
usefulness of our business premises, the grandeur and dignity of
our public buildings and churches, the effective treatment of
our bridges, and the general aspect of our streets depend upon
the adoption of suitable architectural treatment, the application
of sound architectural principles, and the co-ordination of the
various parts of the plan. <...> People are beginning to show a little interest in townplanning as a matter of national concern, and the sequel of this
may be that architecture will take its place as a necessary part
of any liberal education, for it teaches men not only to know but
to do the right thing in the right place in the matter of building. <...> In Stalky Junior Rudyard Kipling makes someone say
that he thought all floors were of solid wood, instead of having
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INTRODUCTION
joists or beams of timber at intervals supporting thin floorboards. <...> Many books have been published
dealing with small <...>
The_English_home.pdf
ENGLISH HOME
THE
BY
BANISTER FLIGHT FLETCHER
ARCHITECT, F.R.I.B.A., F.S.I.
BARRISTER-AT-LAW OF THE INNER
TEMPLE
AND
HERBERT PHILLIPS FLETCHER
ARCHITECT, F.R.I.B.A., F.S.I., A.M.I.C.E.
BARRISTER-AT-LAW OF THE MIDDLE
!"#PLE
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF ARGYLL, K.T.
WITH 336 ILLUSTRATIONS
METHUEN & CO. LTD.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON
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CONTENTS
PREFACE.................................................................................. 2
INTRODUCTION BY HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF
ARGYLL. K.T. ......................................................................... 3
CHAPTER I AN HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE
ENGLISH HOME..................................................................... 6
CHAPTER II THE SITE......................................................... 35
CHAPTER III THE PLAN...................................................... 41
CHAPTER IV THE EXTERIOR............................................ 52
CHAPTER V CONSTRUCTION........................................... 65
CHAPTER VI THE INTERIOR............................................. 82
CHAPTER VII WATER SUPPLY AND FITTINGS............. 91
CHAPTER VIII HOUSE DRAINAGE................................. 112
CHAPTER IX SANITARY FITTINGS................................ 126
CHAPTER X THE VENTILATION, TRAPPING. AND
SIPHONAGE OF DRAINS................................................... 142
CHAPTER XI TYPICAL DRAINAGE PLANS .................. 148
CHAPTER XII THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
OF SEWAGE AND REFUSE............................................... 155
CHAPTER XIII HEATING.................................................. 164
CHAPTER XIV LIGHTING................................................. 180
CHAPTER XV VENTILATION.......................................... 194
CHAPTER XVI THE DECORATION AND
FURNISHING OF THE HOUSE.......................................... 204
CHAPTER XVII THE ADAPTATION OF EXISTING
HOUSES TO MODERN REQUIREMENTS....................... 211
CHAPTER XVIII MODERN ENGLISH HOMES............... 226
CHAPTER XIX THE GARDEN .......................................... 318
CHAPTER XX STABLES AND MOTOR GARAGES....... 323
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PREFACE
Along preface would be out of place for this work, as
the Duke of Argyll has very kindly written an Introduction
which explains succinctly the objects we had in writing this
book.
We can only hope that our attempt to show the "why
and wherefore" in the building of the home may to some slight
extent stimulate the general interest in Architecture.
We have had the manuscript in hand during the last
three years, and its publication has been unavoidably delayed
owing to various causes.
BANISTER F. FLETCHER
H. PHILLIPS FLETCHER
29 NEW BRIDGE STREET
LUDGATE CIRCUS, E.C.
June 1st, 1910
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INTRODUCTION BY HIS GRACE THE
DUKE OF ARGYLL. K.T.
beauty?
OUR Home! How best to build it for comfort and
So many things go to the making of an ideal house, and
yet how little do many of us concern ourselves with
its
construction or with the reasons for the particular design of
each separate part, the nature of the floors we walk over, the
walls which protect us from the cold and heat, and the roofs that
afford us shelter from the weather!
It is but too true that the education of most of us
includes but little study of architecture — the oldest of all the
arts — which throughout successive ages has been the outcome
of progressive civilization.
It is the one art upon which we are always dependent,
whether in the secluded village or the crowded town. The lowly
country cottage, the stately town house or castle, all in their
place must have their suitable architectural form. In our public
schools we are taught something of the dwellers in many lands
with various climates, and but little of their dwellings.
But our own habitation where we spend the greater part
of our lives often remains a secret as to its construction, which
we are mostly content to leave to others, although the practical
usefulness of our business premises, the grandeur and dignity of
our public buildings and churches, the effective treatment of
our bridges, and the general aspect of our streets depend upon
the adoption of suitable architectural treatment, the application
of sound architectural principles, and the co-ordination of the
various parts of the plan.
People are beginning to show a little interest in townplanning
as a matter of national concern, and the sequel of this
may be that architecture will take its place as a necessary part
of any liberal education, for it teaches men not only to know but
to do the right thing in the right place in the matter of building.
In Stalky Junior Rudyard Kipling makes someone say
that he thought all floors were of solid wood, instead of having
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THE ENGLISH HOME
INTRODUCTION
joists or beams of timber at intervals supporting thin floorboards.
It
has been suggested to the Brothers Fletcher that a
book written in a terse and popular style and giving concise
information about details of the house would be of practical use
and interest to the public. Many books have been published
dealing with small houses, but they are mostly of the scrapbook
type of "pretty pictures " collected by the amateur.
This book attempts to explain the "why and wherefore"
of things in building and to draw attention to essentials in
design and construction from the point of view of the layman.
Messrs. Fletcher have dealt with sanitary construction
at some length in their book upon Architectural Hygiene but
that work is written more especially for the architect.
It has been their endeavour in this book to use no
perplexing technical terms which cannot be easily explained
and understood.
It has been sought so to divide the subject as to deal
concisely in each chapter with one portion of the house or its
adjuncts. The book commences with an historical review of the
development of the English Home, and the continuing chapters
deal with the details necessary to promote health and comfort in
a modern house. A number of examples with short explanations
of small homes executed by various architects are given. In
addition to the illustrations of houses designed by the authors,
Messrs. Arthur T. Bolton, Walter Cave, E. Guy Dawber,
Forsyth and Maule, Arthur Keen, E. L. Lutyens, Maurice H.
Pocock, A. N.
Prentice, M. H. Baillie Scott, Harrison
Townsend, and C. F. A. Voysey have kindly lent copies of
some of their works for reproduction.
By this means a number of comprehensive and completed
structures have been illustrated, showing how various
architects have dealt with different problems that have been
referred to them. The small illustrations explanatory of the
printed matter
are
placed in juxtaposition therewith, thus
obviating as far as possible the necessity of searching for
illustrations in other parts of the work, though frequent cross
references are given for the use of those desiring fuller information
upon any point.
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