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Book: Gardening tours by J.C. Loudon 1831-1842
Chapter: London and Suburban Residences in 1839

Harrisons Cottage Pinery

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10, Pinery. The roof of this house is in the ridge and furrow manner, in imitation of Mr. Paxton's mode; from which it differs, in having the ridge about one third higher in pro portion to the breadth, in having the sash-bar deeper, and placed at right angles to the crown of the ridge and to the furrow, and in having the panes of twice the six which they are in Mr. Paxton's roof. This house was built by Mr. Harrison's carpenter, from the general idea given to him; and before he had been to Chatsworth to examine the original house with this kind of roof, built there by Mr. Paxton. Cucumber-pit, on M'Phail's plan. Succession pine-pit, also on M'Phail's plan, in order to be heated with dung linings. Melon-pit. Dutch cold-pit, for preserving lettuces, cauliflowers, &c., during winter. 15, Tool-house and potting-shed; the tools regularly hung on irons fixed to the ceiling, or set against the wall, or laid on shelves, the place for each sort of tool or implement, ropes, &c., being painted in large white letters on black boards. The following rules are painted on a board which is hung up in the tool-house: -