Case Studies

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Church Farmhouse Cottage, Suffolk

This idyllic Suffolk countryside cottage hides a long and varied history that can be traced back to 1612 but was probably built upon an even older site.

Made up of two distinct ‘halves’, each side has a different size and shape and the house has no straight walls, floors or regular angles.
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Harvey’s Villas, Walthamstow

The owner of this Victorian Villa in East London, Jakob Hartman, originally believed that it dated back to 1884 – but the house turned out to be far older than it looked. Read more ►

Cliff House, Cullercoats, Northumberland

Today Cullercoats is a bustling town near Newcastle, but two hundred and fifty years ago – when Cliff House was first built – it was merely a small hamlet. Read more ►

May Road, Twickenham

I live in a small narrow fronted Victorian cottage on May Road in Twickenham. The property was built in the 1890’s, during a spurt of house building that coincided with the expansion of railways and trams. Read more ►

Shaw Well

Built in 1860, the house was built on land owned by estate-owner William Lambarde – head of an established family in Sevenoaks. Read more ►


Enter Competition

Enter Competition

The History Channel has teamed up with Teachers TV to invite teachers across the country to plan a class project investigating local buildings.

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Expert's Archive

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