Hidden House History

Jacobean

Stone ovolo mouldings in a grid-like mullion and transom arrangement: typical Jacobean bay windows, when glass became cheaper.

Later Georgian

Sash windows were invented about 1660. They remained in common use until the twentieth century. Georgian windows were usually set in a 3 x 4 grid of panes; these later Georgian examples feature thin glazing bars; earlier examples are thicker.

Victorian

In the early Victorian age, methods of glass manufacture improved. Float glass could be made in larger sheets than before; hence sash windows were now filled with single sheets.

Edwardian

Metal framed windows were increasingly common during the early twentieth century. They created a cold bridge, and were rejected soon after the end of World War II.

1950/60s

Panel windows set into a concrete frame building were typical of mass housing projects during the 1950s and 1960s. The typical metal frame window over a fibreglass panel tends to fare badly; these are recent double-glazed UPVC replacements, illustrating the most modern type of window.