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Thatched cottages, Milton Abbas, Dorset

RIBA Ref No RIBA18190
Architect/DesignerChambers, Sir William (1723-1796)
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryUK: England
CityMilton Abbas
Subject Date1775
Image Date1956
ViewExterior
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/ENG/2582 (ES541.6)
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectThatch ; At Home in Britain: Cottages ; Villages ; Housing ; Town planning ; Cottages
NOTES: The market town of Milton Abbas was demolished in its entirety by the Earl of Dochester between 1771 and 1790. He commissioned Capability Brown the plans for a new village, consisting mainly of cottages lining up the main street. The cottages were designed by Sir William Chambers.
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