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RURAL
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ARCHITECTURE
N T H
E

GOTHICK TASTE.
BEING
Twenty
Temples,
Houfes,
Piers,

New DESIGNS,
FOR
Garden-Seats,

SummerTerminies

Lodges ,
O N

&*c.

Sixteen

COPPER PLATES.
WITH
Workmen, and
-

Inftructions to

Hints where with moil Advantage to be erected.

The Whole

invented and drawn

By William and John Halfpenny.

Architects.

LONDON:
Printed for and fold by
Printfeller, at
Fleet-Jircet.

Robert Sayer, Map

and

the Golden Buck, oppofite Fetter-Lam,

M DCGLII.

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PLATE
HEWS
wherein
Sixteen

I.

the
is

Plan

and
Seat,

Elevation of a
a

Building*

Cove

Feet Diameter, with other Conveniencies A, the Floor, as follow B, a fmall Room, with a Chimney j C, a
:

Bog-Houie

D,

Stairs leading to a

Room
the

eight Feet fquare over the

Crown of

&c. the Floor is one Step above the Surface, but if built on Low Ground, it will appear much more graceful to be elevated on a Subplinth three or four Feet high, and afcended
for Muficians, to

Cove

by Steps

in Proportion.

PLATE

(4)

PLATE

II.

Shews the Plan and Elevation of

Ter-

min.-Seat, Sixteen Feet wide in the Clear, whofe Floor is elevated Four Feet Six Inches above the Surface of the Earth, for the feveral Proportions, fee the Scale.

PLATE
See
or
in
this

III.

the Plan

for

fmall

Temple,
-,

Summer-houie,
the
Clear
j

Ten Feet each Way fhews the Elevation Defign will be moft fuitable on an

Eminence

in

rural

Plantation.

The

Defign C, is Eight Feet wide in the Clear, and may be adapted to a Gateway, -Garden Seat, &c.

PLATE

IV.

Shews the Plan and Elevation of a fmall Temple, Ten Feet each Way in the Clear A the Steps ; B a Well-Hole 5 in the
;

groin'd or cov'd Ceiling open to the Cupola.

PLATE

5)

PLATE

V.

Shews the Elevation of a Temple, Twenty-two Feet wide in Front, lighted from Windows in the Doom. This Defign is fuitable for an Eminence to be
{ten at a great Diftance, or for the Center

of a Wood, where above -the Trees.

its

top can be (ten

PLATE
Way
in the

VI.

Shews the Plan and Elevation of a Temple, the Plan A is Eleven Feet each
Clear.

PLATE
a

VII.

Shews another Plan, and Elevation of Temple ; its Plan A is Fourteen Feet by
in

Ten Feet

the Clear.

PLATE

VIII.

Shews the Plan and Elevation of a Summer-houfe ; its Plan A is Twelve Feet each Way in the Clear.

PLATE

6)
IX.

PLATE
Feet each
are

Shews the Plan and Elevation of a Temple ; A the Steps ; B the Plan, 20

Way

in the Clear

the Brakes

two Feet each,

which

makes

the

whole Width 24 Feet.

PLATE

X.
Sumgreen Slope
Plan.

Shews the Plan and Elevation of a mer-houie, elevated on a Pavement or Sod, and afcended to by Steps, or a of Grafs j A the Entrance; B the 10 Feet each Way in the Clear.

PLATE
D
;

XL

Shews the Plan and Elevation of a Lodge, or Houfe of Retirement, 78 Feet in Front ; A Tarras ; BB Entrances ; C Parlour 17 Feet Stair-Cafe 9 Feet wide ; by 1 5 Feet E Dining-room, 1 8 Feet by 16 Feet F Paflage GClofet, nine Feet by Study, 17 Feet by 15 Feet. A Bednine clumber is intended over E, and one for a Servant over F G, with a Pvoom above lighted by a Semicircle Window, to be come at by a fmall Stairs at the Side of tjie
; ; ;

Bed-Room.

PLATE

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PLATE
;

XII.

Shews the Plan and Elevation of a Lodge, or Houfe of Retirement ; A the Front Steps B B circular PafTage fix Feet wide ;

Ditto Stairs, leading to the

Bed-Cham-

and up to the Gallery, or Gafeebo (fee Front 5) D Well-hole, E Backfteps ; F Parlour, 19 Feet by 15 Feet; Dining-room, 19 Feet by 15 Feet; fome intended Bed-rooms over F and G, and Garrets for Servants in the Roofs, with proper Offices under F and G.
bers,

H
G

PLATE

XIII.

Shews the Plan and Elevation of a fmall Lodge, or Summer-houfe ; A Steps B

;

Hall, 8 Feet. 9 Inches by 6 Feet; faft-room, 12 Feet by Seven,Feet ;

Break-

D WaitFive

ing-room and Stairs, 1 2 Feet by Seven Feet E Great Room, 20 Feet by 14 Feet, and

two

Stories high,

F F Bow Windows,

Feet wide in the Clear.

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PLATE

XIV.

Shews the Plan and Elevation of a fmall Lodge, or a Summer-houfe ; A the Steps B Hall, 14 Feet by 12 Feet ; C Stairs leading
to

Cupola ; (fee Front) D Parlour, 18 Feet by 10 Feet; are each Eight Feet Diameter F Bed-room, 18 Feet by 18 Feet;
to the

EE

GG Clofets, eight Feet Diameter.

N. B. Proper Offices are intended below, and Garrets in the Roof for Servants Rooms, &c\

PLATE

XV.

Shews the Plan and Elevation of a Summer-houfe ; A, Colonade, 26 Feet by 16 Feet* BB Rooms, 21 Feet by 14 Feet.

PLATE

XVI.

Shews Four different Defigns for Terminies or Piers ; for their feveral Proportions, fee the Scale.

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