Smaller English House: An Introduction to Its History and Development - Hardcover

Cave, Lyndon F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0709188668 ISBN 13: 9780709188667

Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd, 1981

Synopsis

The publication of this book enables both the professional and non-professional reader to discover why our smaller houses, almost always taken for granted and passed without being noticed, were built in the way we see them today in the streets of our older towns and villages. The book sets out to combine in one volume the fascinating story of how the craftsmen of the past built what today are buildings of architectural and historic interest. For many years people interested in the history and construction of the smaller houses to be found in the towns and villages of England have had to turn to C. F. Innocent's famous book on The Development of English Building Construction written as long ago as 1916 and almost the only book on the subject. In the years since the last war, interest in the vernacular buildings of the country has resulted in such books becoming outdated and the present work draws together much recent research work in a single volume covering the history and development of the smaller English house, from the Saxon period to the early years of the present century when local differences in styles of buildings disappeared. This is a book for readers with or without technical knowledge. It will not only help you to date your own house but also to look at other houses in your neighbourhood. The history of such small dwellings and how such houses and cottages were put up is an exciting subject needing little knowledge, merely a willingness to look around while walking up the street, as most towns contain houses of all styles and dates similar to many of the types described in this book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
• Publication date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0709188668
• ISBN 13: 9780709188667
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224