Fig. 47. A house in
Baker Street on the
Portman estate. Typical
of 'First Rate' houses
under the Building Act
of 1774. The ornaments
are of Coade stone.

Figs. 48 and 49. 'Second Rate' and 'Fourth Rate' houses, classified according to floor area and cost, as prescribed in the Building Act of 1774. Based on examples by R. Elsam in *The Practical Builder*, 1825.