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Focus : Romanticism. Robert's dream home. ;) Written by Mandy N (10/20/2006 5:52 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Focus: Romanticism; Picturesque cottages., penned by Mandy N

'I advise anybody who is going to build, to build a cottage. My friend Lord Courtland...laid before me three different plans of Bonomi's..." My dear Courtland", said I, immediately throwing them all on the fire, "Do not adopt either of them, but by all means build a cottage". And that I fancy will be an end to it.'

Perhaps the fashionable cottages Robert advocates for gentlemen are among the plates below from 'An Essay on Bristish Cottage Architecture' 1798 by James Malton, a representative writer of English picturesque architecture.

British cottage architecture...

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Focus: Romanticism; Picturesque cottages. Mandy N (10/20/2006 5:32 a.m.)

Many thanks to all. Mandy N (10/26/2006 2:09 p.m.)
Wonderful---thanks nfm BarbaraB (10/22/2006 2:15 p.m.)
Your source? Myretta (10/22/2006 9:21 a.m.)
- References ; Mandy N (10/22/2006 10:29 a.m.)
The must of a cottage Heidi M. (10/20/2006 5:03 p.m.)
- Yes, :D Reeba (10/22/2006 2:53 p.m.)
- LOL, Heidi BarbaraB (10/22/2006 2:14 p.m.)
  - I *am* excessively fond of him! NFM Heidi M. (10/24/2006 7:46 p.m.)
Oh! Thank you for those images - delightful! and Jan (10/20/2006 3:11 p.m.)
Mandy Maisy (10/20/2006 2:37 p.m.)
Your research is... Reeba (10/20/2006 12:27 p.m.)
Focus : Romanticism. Robert's dream home. ;) Mandy N (10/20/2006 5:52 a.m.)
- This is a wonderful post Mandy... Robbin (10/20/2006 10:45 p.m.)
- Thanks very much Mandy - here's another one Jan (10/20/2006 2:24 p.m.)
  - Oh my!!! I only just realised the date of the Jan (10/20/2006 4:19 p.m.)
- Or this one at... Reeba (10/20/2006 12:05 p.m.)
  - It makes me... Heidi M. (10/20/2006 5:07 p.m.)
  - Breathtakingly beautiful..... thanks :-) nfm Jan (10/20/2006 2:18 p.m.)

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