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... Skye . Note the difference between the two houses . The Hebridean type of house at Lewis provides no eaves to the roof . Instead the roof springs from the inner sections of the wall leaving a broad surface of wall top exposed . In the Skye ...
... Skye . Note the difference between the two houses . The Hebridean type of house at Lewis provides no eaves to the roof . Instead the roof springs from the inner sections of the wall leaving a broad surface of wall top exposed . In the Skye ...
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... Skye . What has really changed is the technology , the materials and society . Everything is perfectly acceptable , but one thing : the new modern cottage of today with all its sophistication and wall - to - wall comfort is often alien ...
... Skye . What has really changed is the technology , the materials and society . Everything is perfectly acceptable , but one thing : the new modern cottage of today with all its sophistication and wall - to - wall comfort is often alien ...
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... Skye and the Hebrides , the Dalriadic type has gable ends , but is similar to the Skye type in that the thatch is carried over the walls , front and back to form overhanging eaves . Of all the three types of black houses , the gable ...
... Skye and the Hebrides , the Dalriadic type has gable ends , but is similar to the Skye type in that the thatch is carried over the walls , front and back to form overhanging eaves . Of all the three types of black houses , the gable ...
Contents
Introduction 97 The Southern Counties | 11 |
Regional Styles Hampshire the Channel Isles | 23 |
Characteristic Cottages and Small 109 Londons Country and Coast | 32 |
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