Restoration Home: The Essential Guide to Tracing the History of Your House - Softcover

Weightman, Gavin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849901341 ISBN 13: 9781849901345

Publisher: BBC Books, 2011

Synopsis

BBC TWO's Restoration Home goes on an extraordinary journey of discovery with six new owners of crumbling listed buildings, as they restore them into beautiful 21st Century homes, and uncover, layer by layer, a rich and detailed history of the house and its former occupants.

These stories are fascinating, but what lies behind your own front door? What secrets are held in your own four walls? This official companion to the TV series provides all the information you need to take your own home back in time, to discover who built it, how it was used, and even how it looked.

Includes:

How to use maps to track the changing landscape of your area

How to identify the style of your home and when it was built

Detailed information on key resources, including maps, censuses, deeds and Post Office directories,

A photographic checklist of architectural features to look out for

About this title

About the Author

Gavin Weightman worked for many years as a journalist, writing for New Society and History Today, before joining London Weekend Television where he was a producer and director of many highly acclaimed series, including The Making of Modern London. His books include the bestseller London's Thames and The Frozen Water Trade. His latest book, Children of Light: How Electrification Changed Britain Forever, was published in 2011.

Edition details

• Publisher: BBC Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849901341
• ISBN 13: 9781849901345
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224