BEDROOM FLOOR. First Bedroom 12 ft. 4 ins. × 13 ft. 13 ft. 3 ins. × 15 ft. Second Bedroom 8 ft. × 11 ft. 6 ft. 3 ins. × 14 ft. 2 ins. Third Bedroom 7 ft. 6 ins. × 7 ft. 10 ins. 7 ft. 9 ins. × 8 ft. 4 ins. Linen Closet. [Illustration: PLATE XV. BLOCK OF FOUR COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 25.] Total cost, including all extras and builder’s profit, £872 per block, or £218 per cottage. Laying out of gardens, £10 per cottage. Cubical contents, 48,295 ft. at 4⅓_d._ per foot cube, £872, or £218 per cottage.* [Illustration: FRONT ELEVATION BLOCK OF THREE COTTAGES.] The elevation shown in the accompanying illustration is of a block of three cottages, the two outside ones of which are similar to those shown on the foregoing plan. This is an example of how the same plan may be repeated with varied effect, or where there is not sufficient land for four. * _NOTE._—As most of the examples given have been built by the Bournville Village Trust, it should be noted that the figures stated include in all cases an addition to the net cost of 3¾% as builder’s profit. Where there is any marked difference in the price per foot cube not accounted for by more complicated planning, or by the better quality of materials, this is due, not only to the fluctuation of building prices during the last few years, but also to the variation in the cost of building at different periods of the year. The extras include fencing, garden gates, etc. PLATES XVI. AND XVII. PAIR OF COTTAGES. [Illustration: FRONT ELEVATION GROUND PLAN BEDROOM PLAN PLATE XVI. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 28.] VARIATION OF FORMER PLAN.—The plan shown in Plate XVI. and illustrated in Plate XVII., is of a pair similar to the _outside_ cottages of Plate XIV. This again shows how it is possible to play on the same plan in the building of a village, and so gain the desirable variety of elevation. The roof is hipped and covered with pantiles. A bay window is introduced in both the storeys, with rough-cast between. A rainwater cistern to store all roof water is placed over the coals, which projects from the main block. A greater privacy is obtained by this slight projection, without interfering with the light at the back. The chimneys are grouped together in the centre, there being only one stack to both the houses, which is carried to the highest point of the roof. [Illustration: PLATE XVII. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 28.] Total cost of cottages built to this plan, including all extras, £230 per cottage. Laying out of gardens, £10 per cottage. Cubical contents, 22,000 ft. at 5_d._ per foot cube, £460, or £230 per cottage. PLATE XVIII. PAIR OF COTTAGES. [Illustration: FRONT ELEVATION GROUND PLAN BEDROOM PLAN PLATE XVIII. PAIR OF COTTAGES. SEE PAGE 28.]