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DESIGN No. 1.

Represents an Ornamental Cottage that may be appropriated as a Gate Lodge, or asmall Dairy Farm House. It would serve for the residence of a Bailiff of a great Farm,or head Gamekeeper, either having a wife and two or three children. Cottages of thisdescription are appropriate structures for the rural ornament of the pleasure grounds ofa Nobleman, or private Gentleman’s demesne, or for a park.

Plate No. 1. —Intended as the Frontispiece to the Second Series, exhibits the designin perspective.

Plate No. 2.—The Ground Plan , and the Chamber Plan, and the Entrance Elevation.

Plate No. 3.—Principal Front Elevation. Elevation of the Rear.

Plate No. 4. —The Transverse and Longitudinal Section.

This Cottage contains a Living-room, Kitchen, Pantry under the Stair -case, Dairy,Oven , and Copper . A separate entrance to the Dairy has been arranged for the purposeof easily, converting the Cottage into two separate Dwellings, if required, by appropriat-ing the space allotted to the Dairy for the erection of a Stair -case and Pantry, as in thecorresponding side of the division Wall.

Were the Building divided into two separate tenements, each would have a Living-room, or Kitchen, a Pantry under the Stairs , and an Oven might be constructed on theside of the Fire-place. The Bed-room above, in each tenement, might contain two beds,and a third (a press bed) could be placed in the recess at B, enclosed by a curtain drawnfrom each angle of the Wall—A to C.

The bricking up of the Door -way on the right hand of the Chimney on the Ground Floor , and that of the Chamber Floor, would completely divide the Buildings into twoequal portions, each affording similar conveniences to their respective tenants.

This Cottage was designed by the desire of the Right Hon. E. J. Littleton, M. P. forthe county of Stafford.

Estimated at the least expense, if erected in the above county, £270

The Building may be erected for the sum of £200 if finished externally entirely withRough Cast, upon rough Stone Wall, or Brickwork . The imitation of Timber workbeing wrought in Plaster , and coloured with Oil Paint .

Estimate for the Building, if completed according to the Specification to this Design . . ,£266

DESIGN No. 2.

Plate No. 5.—Represents the principal elevation of an Ornamental Cottage, surroundedby appropriate scenery, with Gates, showing its application to a Gate Lodge, an objectwhen appropriately designed, is ornamental to Park scenery. This Plate contains alsotwo other Elevations ; besides Plans of the Ground and Chamber Floor.

The Cottage is adapted to a respectable Peasant, having a few acres of land allotted tohim for his own cultivation.

The Ground Floor affords a Living-room, a Dairy with external entrance to it, a Pantryand Porch. Under the square Tower is a Scullery with an Oven, and Fire-place with