Restoration House Styles (1660 - 1714)

Question 1

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Double piled house: More modest houses of the successful urbanite or farmer could also be double piled, often with the stairs at the rear and a small fanlight above the front door to illuminate the central hall now there were no outside walls for windows to be fitted in.

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Question 2

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Brick bonding: The way bricks were laid in walls began to change, with Flemish replacing English Bond. Soft orange/red bricks known as rubbers were used as they could be sanded down to make fine jointed decoration to contrast with the main walls. Stone dressing was used with brick for a similar effect.

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Terrace house: A medium-sized house dating from the reign of Queen Anne (1701-1714) with labels of characteristic features from this period.

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Dutch style house: A characteristic stout red-brick house with two equal height storeys and an attic, dating from the late 17th and early 18th century, with labels of its period details. The projecting string course, often of contrasting stone, ran horizontally around in place of the separate hood moulds over individual windows which had been popular before.

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Winslow Hall façade: A large detached house by Sir Christopher Wren dating from 1700. It features stone quoins and finer quality bricks around the windows and a segmental arched pediment above the door. The round window within the large central triangular pediment is distinctive of this period.

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Question 6

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Baroque style features: Details from large Baroque style houses.

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Question 7

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Cross windows: Cross windows with a single mullion and a transom set slightly above centre and rectangular rather than diamond shaped lights became popular on the finest houses as their tall dimensions suited Classical proportions. These were often replaced by sash windows at a later date.

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Question 8

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Sash windows: From the 1680s sash windows became available. Two frames (sashes) divided by glazing bars, typically creating 9, 12 or 16 lights in each one, were set in a wooden box. At this date just the lower sash moved up or down and the box was flush or slightly projecting from the exterior wall.

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Question 9

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Pediments: Pediments above doors and windows could be either triangular or segmental or often a mix of both. Stone or white deep-set examples on dormer windows were distinctive of this period.

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