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CONSERVATORY *
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A glasshouse used to grow and display tender decorative plants. May be either an extension to a house or freestanding.
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MANOR HOUSE *
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The principal house of a manor or village.
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GLASSHOUSE *
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A building made chiefly of glass, used to grow plants and fruit in. Use more specific type where possible.
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DRIVE *
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A road/carriage way giving access from the main road to the house, stables.
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ROAD *
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A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles.
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VILLA *
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A term for a type of house, with varying definitions according to period. Roman villas were high-status and usually associated with a rural estate, whereas Georgian and later period villas were often semi-detached, town houses.
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GARDEN *
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An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known.
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TERRACE *
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A row of houses attached to and adjoining one another and planned and built as one unit.
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