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Windows:
Victorian / Edwardian - Pre-First World War
An understanding of the times:
These houses were a little grander and far more spacious than
the earlier 'two up, two down', and the times were more affluent.
Typical features included a solid 'stock' brick structure,
slate-tiled roof, more ornament, entrance hall, large rooms, often
with their own fireplace, high ceilings, stone-silled sliding
vertical flat and sash bay windows, often a cellar and piped water
– but, alas, still no indoor toilet. These were indeed fine and
spacious family homes for the 'townies'.
| Upstairs the windows have been 'modernised'
with the fitting of louvres in the top to provide ventilation.
The trouble with these is that they were only ever designed
for greenhouses; they were draughty and very insecure.
The windows in the downstairs have been
replaced with doubleglazed PVC-U, not very expensive and
nicely in keeping with the original style, which would have
been vertical sliding box sashes. |
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The PVC-U double-glazed
replacement window shown below would also suit the 'two up,
two down' cottages
Window shown is from WHS Halo. |
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Jump to other house-building eras of this century:
Late 1800s - the 2 up, 2 down
Late 1920s/late 1930s – pre-Second World War
Post-war - 1940s through 1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s – present day
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