Sunday 28 February 2016

Although they look white, they have been washed over with a grey shade to tone down the white spray primer. The 1930s photos suggest these houses were painted white at this period. To see the reference photo follow the link here

As you can see the last two bays are now in place. The verandah roof joins the two together to create the porches.  There are lots of little details such as the decorative wooden brackets which make this such a distinctive building. I'm not sure what sort of doors to make. The ones in the photos are far too modern. I think they should have a window that echoes the small top light window panes. These end cottages are much more Edwardian in appearance compared to the left hand end of the row.


Saturday 20 February 2016


I'm finally on to the last bay windows for this building. They have been really fiddly to make, but once done things will hopefully speed up. This end of the row is particularly attractive with its decorative woodwork forming porches between the bays. Thoughts are now turning to how to create a slate roofing master sheet which can be copied on to art paper.

This cottage has no visible cellar at the front, unlike the one on the left. I wasn't sure if it originally had one and it had been covered over at a later date. The Francis Frith photo from the 1930s shows a lilac bush growing in front of the cottage so it seems to confirm that the it has always been different. I need to start to resolve these levels in relation to the baseboard before much longer. Because I have condensed the overall plan of the village the road level is slightly different to the prototype, but hopefully it won't detract from the overall view.