词条 | Chattel house |
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It has been customary for people in Barbados to build additions onto their chattel houses. As such, the house may look as though different sections are at slightly different heights or in a different pattern due to each part being constructed at different stages. Modern chattel houses tend to have a greater degree of permanence, as they are often connected to the electricity mains, and may either have a permanent septic tank or be connected to a public sewer system. DimensionsTimbers were in pre-cut in standard lengths of 12 to 20 feet (even numbers).[3] The front façades tend to be symmetrical, with the door in centre flanked by a window (equally spaced), on each side. As the financial situation changed additions would be made. The roofs were often made of corrugated metal made of iron.
As the dimensions changed the style of roofs also changed. These earlier styles gave way to the four-sided roof called the 'hip'. or the steep two-sided gable'. Since then many homes have also transitioned to a more 'flat top' roof with a minimal slope.[1] Usage in other Caribbean countriesAlthough the term is strongly associated with Barbados, it is also used as a legal term in other countries including Trinidad (e.g. CHAPTER 59:54 LAND TENANTS ACT[4] and Maharaj v. Constance 1981[5]), the British Virgin Islands (see section 6(3) of the Small Tenements Act (Cap 73)), and other islands. Chattel houses are still in use on several West Indian islands, although they have become much less common in areas still affected by seasonal hurricanes (Barbados and Trinidad lie outside of the Caribbean hurricane belt). References1. ^1 {{cite book |last1=Carrington |first1=Sean |authorlink1= |last2=Fraser |first2=Henry |editor1-first= |editor1-last= |editor1-link= |others= |title=A~Z of Barbados Heritage |trans-title=|url= |format= |edition= |series= |volume= |date= |year=2003 |month= |origyear= |publisher=Macmillan Caribbean |location= |isbn=0-333-92068-6 |oclc= |doi= |id= |page=43 |pages= |trans-chapter=|chapter=Chattle House |chapterurl= |quote=After emancipation, the slaves were still landless, since most of the land was still owned by the plantations. Through the Located Labours Act of 1840 former slaves were allowed to build their humble homes on marginally productive plantation lands, at 'peppercorn' rent, but the plantation owners reserved the right to evict tenants from these tenantries at short notice. Houses therefore had to be 'chattel', which means 'movable possession', and for this reason were built of timber, and so constructed that they could be easily dismantled in sections, moved to another spot on an ox-cart (today a truck), and reassembled in a single day, and yet be able to survive this with minimal damage.) |ref= |bibcode= |laysummary= |laydate= |separator= |postscript= |lastauthoramp=}} 2. ^Chattel Houses in the Barbadian Tourism Encyclopedia 3. ^{{cite book | last =Sir | first = Bough | authorlink = | title = Barbados: Just Beyond Your Imagination | publisher = Hansib | series = Hansib Caribbean | year = 1996 | doi = | isbn = 1-870518-54-3}} 4. ^Landlord Tenant Act of Trinidad and Tobago {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226002203/http://rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt/Laws/Chs.%2056-60/59.54/59.54.htm |date=February 26, 2008 }} 5. ^Maharaj v. Constance{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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