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Period Living September 2010 issue

Space solution: Adding a small extension to a dark kitchen has transformed the McFarlanes’ Victorian farmhouse home, resulting in a space that merited the title of Best Garden Room in our Readers’ Awards 2009.

William Moorcroft began working as a designer at James Macintyre & Co in 1897. His first designs were the Florian and Aurelian ranges, which are typified by their complex Moorish-inspired symmetrical patterns of natural themes, including leaves and flowers; highly stylised, they are representative of the Art Nouveau style prevalent at the time. Judith Miller explores the richly colourful and ornately decorated Moorcroft ceramics.

Long days and cloudless skies are an invitation to entertain or just cherish time in the garden. Set the scene with floral fabrics and vintage garden furniture and enjoy halcyon days. Includes full list of stockists and suppliers.

Continuing our series on the building materials that make old houses so special, Roger Hunt looks at the importance of the timber frame in history and how it is used today. Plus an insight into how timber frame is constructed and a glossary of timber frame terms.

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