Workers Cottage Australian Miners Cottage Floor Plans

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Workers cottage australian miners cottage floor plans.

Thousands of remnant miner s cottages are scattered across the old goldfield districts of new south wales victoria and queensland. Browse ideas and photos houzz au. Design storey architects inspiration for a mid sized contemporary galley open plan kitchen in gloucestershire with a double bowl sink flat panel cabinets white cabinets wood benchtops stainless steel appliances concrete floors and a peninsula. It contains 20 plans for basic workers cottages mainly consisting of symmetrical and gabled bunglows with a few early porch and gable designs.

There was a time that inner city worker s cottages were the most dominant form of australian dwelling while the majority were bulldozed throughout the 20th century to make way for apartments and larger homes today with the increased popularity and gentrification of our inner city suburbs the worker s cottage has once again become a covetable residence. Note the detached kitchen on plan f a popular colonial feature carried into the new century with this pattern. Chimneys are entirely absent and replaced by stove alcoves. Often sited on small allotments these very basic single roomed timber framed cottages were originally built around the miner s canvas tent to provide insulation and security.