Three Cottages Hest Bank Lancaster

THREE COTTAGES, HEST BANK, LANCASTER - The three cottages now being exhibited at the Royal Academy were designed by Thomas H. Mawson, the garden designer, of Windermere and London. The cottages are for members of Mr Mawson's own family and are being erected at the quiet seaside village and bathing resort of Hest Bank, situated on the shores of Morecambe Bay, some four miles from Lancaster. The prospect from the houses extends over the whole sweep of the bay, described by Wordsworth as "the majestic plain that the sea has left," and bounded by the Lakeland mountains and crags. The buildings are to be erected in local brick, rough-casted, with oak framing interspersed at places, with Westmorland slate hanging on the upper story, and slated roofs to accord - a quieter effect being sought, to harmonise with the older erections in the quaint, old-fashioned village. [Building News 7 June 1907 p 787]

Reference           Building News 7 June 1907 p 787 and illustration