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 208 COTTAGE, FAIIM, AND VILLA AHCHITECTURK S57 358 entire door, vvitli the frame of rod iron, may he filled in, so as to serve as a substitute for a ledged door, fig. 358. The sliding gate, fig. 1559, has l)een erected as an entrance to ,ne of the docks. The frame is of the usual construction, of timber, and inserted in a brick wall. The gate is composed of sheets of corrugated iron riveted togeth> to form one large panel, the size of the opening ; the foot of this gate rests in a as shown in the section, fig. 360, b, made of timber or stone, and embedded in the earth, so as to be level with the roadway. On the upper edge are two grooved wheels, which work on an iron ledge groove, a- Shutters to shops may be made of this description of sheet iron, as well as chests, and a variety of other objects which will easily occur to a practical man. The following are the prices at London in 1832: — Roofs, per square of 100 feet, £5: lOs. ; verandas, per square, £7; and doors of the ordinary size, in six panels, as in fig. 357, i;'2 : 10s. each. This description of roof is not particularly applicable for small-sized cottages, but may be used for large ones ; and, for smithies, carpenters' shops, and all manner of sheds, it seems particularly appropriate. Portable houses might be very readily made of it for exportation ; but, wherever such houses were erected, they should be covered with ivy, or some other evergreen creeper, to moderate the effect of changes in the exterior temperature. 421. Getiertil Estimate. Cubic contents, 28,636 feet, at 6d. per foot, £715 : 18s., at 4d., £477 : 5s. : 4d. ; and at M., jL357 : 19s. 422. Remarks. There is a simplicity and grandeur in the elevation of ihis Design, which by no means belongs to a common dwelling ; and, were the cliimney tops omitted, we shoul<l be at a loss to know its purpose. The extent of the arcade, and its width, with the small windows imder it, would seem to indicate that this Design has been intended for a hot climate ; but. )", so as groove, 360