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THE HISTORY OF BRITISH VILLAGESSEE MORE ON BUILDINGHISTORY.ORG RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF MILLS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND Researching the history of mills. Water cornmills tend to remain on the same site, however often rebuilt. So a mill that now looks 18th or 19th-century could be concealing a much longer history. The Domesday Book lists around 6,000 mills in England in 1086. Many of these mills continue to be mentioned in documents in succeeding centuries and eventually appear on maps. MEDIEVAL MANORS IN THE BRITISH ISLES RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF SHOPS IN BRITAIN Researching the history of shops. Towns are built on trade. For centuries its focus was markets and fairs.The medieval housewife would buy much of what she needed at stalls regularly set up and dismantled. Gradually stalls were replaced by permanent shops with living space above or behind.John Stow's Survey of London (1598) describes the process in Old Fish Street. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF PARISH CHURCHES IN BRITAIN ANDSEE MORE ONBUILDINGHISTORY.ORG
RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF MONASTIC GRANGES IN BRITAIN AND Researching the history of monastic granges. Granges, as first developed in the 12th century by the Cistercians, were demesne farms staffed by lay brothers. Other monastic orders copied this development, converting some tenanted manors into granges. The grange buildings were like those of other manor houses.Some in Ireland or the northern borders of England were fortified. THE SAXON SLAVE-MARKET IN BRISTOL Bristol was an outlet for English slaves for generations. Around the time of the Norman Conquest, we are told that slave-trading was a long-established custom of Bristolians, come down from their forefathers. It was the last Saxon bishop of Worcester who stopped it. Wulfstan became Bishop of Worcester just a few years before theupheaval of the
RESEARCHING HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN THE BRITISH ISLESBASICSARCHIVESBOOKSBUILDING TYPESTHE CHURCHPRIMARY SOURCES Unlock King George III's historical maps and views. George III amassed a huge collection of more than 60,000 maps, plans and topographical views and watercolours dating from the period 1760 to 1820, which were transferred to the British Museum in 1823 by INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCHING HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN THESEE MORE ONBUILDINGHISTORY.ORG
HISTORIC PROPERTY TAXATION IN BRITAIN AND IRELANDSEE MORE ONBUILDINGHISTORY.ORG
THE HISTORY OF BRITISH VILLAGESSEE MORE ON BUILDINGHISTORY.ORG RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF MILLS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND Researching the history of mills. Water cornmills tend to remain on the same site, however often rebuilt. So a mill that now looks 18th or 19th-century could be concealing a much longer history. The Domesday Book lists around 6,000 mills in England in 1086. Many of these mills continue to be mentioned in documents in succeeding centuries and eventually appear on maps. MEDIEVAL MANORS IN THE BRITISH ISLES RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF SHOPS IN BRITAIN Researching the history of shops. Towns are built on trade. For centuries its focus was markets and fairs.The medieval housewife would buy much of what she needed at stalls regularly set up and dismantled. Gradually stalls were replaced by permanent shops with living space above or behind.John Stow's Survey of London (1598) describes the process in Old Fish Street. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF PARISH CHURCHES IN BRITAIN ANDSEE MORE ONBUILDINGHISTORY.ORG
RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF MONASTIC GRANGES IN BRITAIN AND Researching the history of monastic granges. Granges, as first developed in the 12th century by the Cistercians, were demesne farms staffed by lay brothers. Other monastic orders copied this development, converting some tenanted manors into granges. The grange buildings were like those of other manor houses.Some in Ireland or the northern borders of England were fortified. THE SAXON SLAVE-MARKET IN BRISTOL Bristol was an outlet for English slaves for generations. Around the time of the Norman Conquest, we are told that slave-trading was a long-established custom of Bristolians, come down from their forefathers. It was the last Saxon bishop of Worcester who stopped it. Wulfstan became Bishop of Worcester just a few years before theupheaval of the
PRIMARY SOURCES FOR BRITISH BUILDING HISTORY Primary sources. Historians distinguish between primary sources (i.e. the original, first-hand source, be it a document, image, map, or building) and secondary sources (like history books or archaeological reports), which interpret primary sources. Some sources are both. For example a county history may include description of places in the HISTORIC MAPS OF THE BRITISH ISLES Historic maps . This is an outline of the history of mapping in the British Isles, concentrating on the use of maps for building history. For links to online collections of historic maps by region see image finding aids. Old Maps Online is a search engine for historical maps with a map interface. It indexes a huge number maps made available online by archives and libraries, including major RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN BRITAIN AND Researching the history of public buildings. These are among the easiest buildings to research, since the documentation should be held in one archive - that of the relevant local or national body - though administrative changes may have produced division between archives insome cases.
RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF MONASTIC GRANGES IN BRITAIN AND Researching the history of monastic granges. Granges, as first developed in the 12th century by the Cistercians, were demesne farms staffed by lay brothers. Other monastic orders copied this development, converting some tenanted manors into granges. The grange buildings were like those of other manor houses.Some in Ireland or the northern borders of England were fortified. WILLS AND PROBATE INVENTORIES FOR BUILDING HISTORY Using wills and probate inventories in building history. In general it was the more affluent citizen who left a will in past centuries. Such a person could leave a charitable bequest for building work on a church or almshouse, or specify burial or funeral arrangements in ways that reveal architectural detail or layout. ARCHITECTURAL STYLE : VICTORIAN Victorian architecture (1837-1901) Though new technology drove innovation in Victorian architecture, nostalgia was its keynote. Past eras were plundered for inspiration. Both watered-down Regency Classicism and the Greek Revival continued after Victoria came to the throne, but as her long reign wore on a battle of the stylesdeveloped.
RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF COUNTRY HOUSES IN BRITAIN AND A. Elton et al, Researching the Country House: A guide for local historians (1992) has a select list of locations of the estate archives of country houses open to the public in the UK and Ireland. The Connacht Landed Estates Database is a resource guide to landedestates and
RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF LODGES IN BRITAIN Researching the history of lodges. The word lodge came to Britain with the Normans, being derived from a Frankish word for shelter. It conjures up a temporary building or one that people stayed in only for a time, but the word has clung to certain types of building. THE SAXON SLAVE-MARKET IN BRISTOL Bristol was an outlet for English slaves for generations. Around the time of the Norman Conquest, we are told that slave-trading was a long-established custom of Bristolians, come down from their forefathers. It was the last Saxon bishop of Worcester who stopped it. Wulfstan became Bishop of Worcester just a few years before theupheaval of the
RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF EATING PLACES IN BRITAIN Researching the history of eating-places. William fitz Stephen praised a cook-shop in late 12th-century London. Most people in the medieval period cooked their own food at home. We would expect cook-shops only in cities. Medieval Bristol had a row of them in the High Street,called Cook's Row.
INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCHING HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN THESEE MORE ONBUILDINGHISTORY.ORG
HISTORIC PROPERTY TAXATION IN BRITAIN AND IRELANDSEE MORE ONBUILDINGHISTORY.ORG
INTRODUCING ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Introducing architectural style . The style of buildings and their details provide vital clues to their age and much more besides. Style tells us about the mind-set of the people who commissioned and designed the building, and their resources. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF MILLS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND Researching the history of mills. Water cornmills tend to remain on the same site, however often rebuilt. So a mill that now looks 18th or 19th-century could be concealing a much longer history. The Domesday Book lists around 6,000 mills in England in 1086. Many of these mills continue to be mentioned in documents in succeeding centuries and eventually appear on maps. THE HISTORY OF BRITISH VILLAGESSEE MORE ON BUILDINGHISTORY.ORG RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF LODGES IN BRITAIN Researching the history of lodges. The word lodge came to Britain with the Normans, being derived from a Frankish word for shelter. It conjures up a temporary building or one that people stayed in only for a time, but the word has clung to certain types of building. MEDIEVAL MANORS IN THE BRITISH ISLES RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF MONASTIC GRANGES IN BRITAIN AND Researching the history of monastic granges. Granges, as first developed in the 12th century by the Cistercians, were demesne farms staffed by lay brothers. Other monastic orders copied this development, converting some tenanted manors into granges. The grange buildings were like those of other manor houses.Some in Ireland or the northern borders of England were fortified. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF CHURCH HOUSES Sources for the history of church houses in Britain. The church house was the medieval equivalent of the church hall. Its chief purpose was to house the festivals and church ales which raised funds for many an English parish church until the rise of Puritanism. THE SAXON SLAVE-MARKET IN BRISTOL The very name of Bristol is a clue to its origins.The Saxons knew it as Brycg stowe, meaning the settlement by the bridge.Some of the world's greatest cities have grown up around the lowest bridgeable point on a major river. INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCHING HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN THESEE MORE ONBUILDINGHISTORY.ORG
HISTORIC PROPERTY TAXATION IN BRITAIN AND IRELANDSEE MORE ONBUILDINGHISTORY.ORG
INTRODUCING ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Introducing architectural style . The style of buildings and their details provide vital clues to their age and much more besides. Style tells us about the mind-set of the people who commissioned and designed the building, and their resources. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF MILLS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND Researching the history of mills. Water cornmills tend to remain on the same site, however often rebuilt. So a mill that now looks 18th or 19th-century could be concealing a much longer history. The Domesday Book lists around 6,000 mills in England in 1086. Many of these mills continue to be mentioned in documents in succeeding centuries and eventually appear on maps. THE HISTORY OF BRITISH VILLAGESSEE MORE ON BUILDINGHISTORY.ORG RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF LODGES IN BRITAIN Researching the history of lodges. The word lodge came to Britain with the Normans, being derived from a Frankish word for shelter. It conjures up a temporary building or one that people stayed in only for a time, but the word has clung to certain types of building. MEDIEVAL MANORS IN THE BRITISH ISLES RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF MONASTIC GRANGES IN BRITAIN AND Researching the history of monastic granges. Granges, as first developed in the 12th century by the Cistercians, were demesne farms staffed by lay brothers. Other monastic orders copied this development, converting some tenanted manors into granges. The grange buildings were like those of other manor houses.Some in Ireland or the northern borders of England were fortified. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF CHURCH HOUSES Sources for the history of church houses in Britain. The church house was the medieval equivalent of the church hall. Its chief purpose was to house the festivals and church ales which raised funds for many an English parish church until the rise of Puritanism. THE SAXON SLAVE-MARKET IN BRISTOL The very name of Bristol is a clue to its origins.The Saxons knew it as Brycg stowe, meaning the settlement by the bridge.Some of the world's greatest cities have grown up around the lowest bridgeable point on a major river. INTRODUCING ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Introducing architectural style . The style of buildings and their details provide vital clues to their age and much more besides. Style tells us about the mind-set of the people who commissioned and designed the building, and their resources. THE HISTORY OF BRITISH VILLAGES The history of British villages. Villages are rooted in the soil. Open field agriculture in late Saxon England went hand in hand with the development of villages clustered around a nucleus of church and manor house.Why? A village creates a community. Across the world we see people living in villages when it is helpful to farm or work communally for one reason or another. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF FARM BUILDINGS IN BRITAIN AND Researching the history of farm buildings. A farm is complex of dwelling and agricultural buildings. So sources for houses also apply here. Until the Georgian period most farmhouses were built in vernacular styles using local materials. For the grander houses of great estate owners see country houses.. In lowland England manors were converted in the late Saxon period into open-field communal RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF COUNTRY HOUSES IN BRITAIN AND Researching the history of country houses . Before the Industrial Revolution most wealth came from the land. Even nouveau riches Tudor lawyers and merchants liked to marry into the gentry and/or buy country estates. Land gave security, status and a stake in countyaffairs.
RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF CATHEDRALS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND Researching the history of cathedrals . A cathedral is a church containing a cathedra - the throne of a bishop. It is therefore the chief church of a diocese. The role of bishops spread into the British Isles with Christianity itself, but the earliest surviving diocesan system is that in Wales created in the mid-6th century. Eleven of the Saxon dioceses of England survive, while the Irish RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF BARNS IN BRITAIN Researching the history of barns. Often the dominating farm building is the barn, the storehouse for the grain crop. It can be recognised by its great doors - two opposite each other large enough for a fully-laden wagon to pass through. ART NOUVEAU IN BRITISH ARCHITECTURE Art Nouveau (new art) deserves its name. After a long period in which artists and architects took their inspiration from the past, this confident new movement dared to be different. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF CHURCH HOUSES Sources for the history of church houses in Britain. The church house was the medieval equivalent of the church hall. Its chief purpose was to house the festivals and church ales which raised funds for many an English parish church until the rise of Puritanism. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF BRITISH TOLL HOUSES Researching the history of toll houses. From 1663 to 1836 many British roads were improved by collecting tolls from travellers towards theirmaintenance.
RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF EATING PLACES IN BRITAIN Researching the history of eating-places. William fitz Stephen praised a cook-shop in late 12th-century London. Most people in the medieval period cooked their own food at home. We would expect cook-shops onlyin cities.
INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCHING HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN THESEE MORE ONBUILDINGHISTORY.ORG
HISTORIC PROPERTY TAXATION IN BRITAIN AND IRELANDSEE MORE ONBUILDINGHISTORY.ORG
INTRODUCING ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Introducing architectural style . The style of buildings and their details provide vital clues to their age and much more besides. Style tells us about the mind-set of the people who commissioned and designed the building, and their resources. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF MILLS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND Researching the history of mills. Water cornmills tend to remain on the same site, however often rebuilt. So a mill that now looks 18th or 19th-century could be concealing a much longer history. The Domesday Book lists around 6,000 mills in England in 1086. Many of these mills continue to be mentioned in documents in succeeding centuries and eventually appear on maps. THE HISTORY OF BRITISH VILLAGESSEE MORE ON BUILDINGHISTORY.ORG RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF LODGES IN BRITAIN Researching the history of lodges. The word lodge came to Britain with the Normans, being derived from a Frankish word for shelter. It conjures up a temporary building or one that people stayed in only for a time, but the word has clung to certain types of building. MEDIEVAL MANORS IN THE BRITISH ISLES RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF MONASTIC GRANGES IN BRITAIN AND Researching the history of monastic granges. Granges, as first developed in the 12th century by the Cistercians, were demesne farms staffed by lay brothers. Other monastic orders copied this development, converting some tenanted manors into granges. The grange buildings were like those of other manor houses.Some in Ireland or the northern borders of England were fortified. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF CHURCH HOUSES Sources for the history of church houses in Britain. The church house was the medieval equivalent of the church hall. Its chief purpose was to house the festivals and church ales which raised funds for many an English parish church until the rise of Puritanism. THE SAXON SLAVE-MARKET IN BRISTOL The very name of Bristol is a clue to its origins.The Saxons knew it as Brycg stowe, meaning the settlement by the bridge.Some of the world's greatest cities have grown up around the lowest bridgeable point on a major river. INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCHING HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN THESEE MORE ONBUILDINGHISTORY.ORG
HISTORIC PROPERTY TAXATION IN BRITAIN AND IRELANDSEE MORE ONBUILDINGHISTORY.ORG
INTRODUCING ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Introducing architectural style . The style of buildings and their details provide vital clues to their age and much more besides. Style tells us about the mind-set of the people who commissioned and designed the building, and their resources. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF MILLS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND Researching the history of mills. Water cornmills tend to remain on the same site, however often rebuilt. So a mill that now looks 18th or 19th-century could be concealing a much longer history. The Domesday Book lists around 6,000 mills in England in 1086. Many of these mills continue to be mentioned in documents in succeeding centuries and eventually appear on maps. THE HISTORY OF BRITISH VILLAGESSEE MORE ON BUILDINGHISTORY.ORG RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF LODGES IN BRITAIN Researching the history of lodges. The word lodge came to Britain with the Normans, being derived from a Frankish word for shelter. It conjures up a temporary building or one that people stayed in only for a time, but the word has clung to certain types of building. MEDIEVAL MANORS IN THE BRITISH ISLES RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF MONASTIC GRANGES IN BRITAIN AND Researching the history of monastic granges. Granges, as first developed in the 12th century by the Cistercians, were demesne farms staffed by lay brothers. Other monastic orders copied this development, converting some tenanted manors into granges. The grange buildings were like those of other manor houses.Some in Ireland or the northern borders of England were fortified. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF CHURCH HOUSES Sources for the history of church houses in Britain. The church house was the medieval equivalent of the church hall. Its chief purpose was to house the festivals and church ales which raised funds for many an English parish church until the rise of Puritanism. THE SAXON SLAVE-MARKET IN BRISTOL The very name of Bristol is a clue to its origins.The Saxons knew it as Brycg stowe, meaning the settlement by the bridge.Some of the world's greatest cities have grown up around the lowest bridgeable point on a major river. INTRODUCING ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Introducing architectural style . The style of buildings and their details provide vital clues to their age and much more besides. Style tells us about the mind-set of the people who commissioned and designed the building, and their resources. THE HISTORY OF BRITISH VILLAGES The history of British villages. Villages are rooted in the soil. Open field agriculture in late Saxon England went hand in hand with the development of villages clustered around a nucleus of church and manor house.Why? A village creates a community. Across the world we see people living in villages when it is helpful to farm or work communally for one reason or another. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF FARM BUILDINGS IN BRITAIN AND Researching the history of farm buildings. A farm is complex of dwelling and agricultural buildings. So sources for houses also apply here. Until the Georgian period most farmhouses were built in vernacular styles using local materials. For the grander houses of great estate owners see country houses.. In lowland England manors were converted in the late Saxon period into open-field communal RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF COUNTRY HOUSES IN BRITAIN AND Researching the history of country houses . Before the Industrial Revolution most wealth came from the land. Even nouveau riches Tudor lawyers and merchants liked to marry into the gentry and/or buy country estates. Land gave security, status and a stake in countyaffairs.
RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF CATHEDRALS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND Researching the history of cathedrals . A cathedral is a church containing a cathedra - the throne of a bishop. It is therefore the chief church of a diocese. The role of bishops spread into the British Isles with Christianity itself, but the earliest surviving diocesan system is that in Wales created in the mid-6th century. Eleven of the Saxon dioceses of England survive, while the Irish RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF BARNS IN BRITAIN Researching the history of barns. Often the dominating farm building is the barn, the storehouse for the grain crop. It can be recognised by its great doors - two opposite each other large enough for a fully-laden wagon to pass through. ART NOUVEAU IN BRITISH ARCHITECTURE Art Nouveau (new art) deserves its name. After a long period in which artists and architects took their inspiration from the past, this confident new movement dared to be different. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF CHURCH HOUSES Sources for the history of church houses in Britain. The church house was the medieval equivalent of the church hall. Its chief purpose was to house the festivals and church ales which raised funds for many an English parish church until the rise of Puritanism. RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF BRITISH TOLL HOUSES Researching the history of toll houses. From 1663 to 1836 many British roads were improved by collecting tolls from travellers towards theirmaintenance.
RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF EATING PLACES IN BRITAIN Researching the history of eating-places. William fitz Stephen praised a cook-shop in late 12th-century London. Most people in the medieval period cooked their own food at home. We would expect cook-shops onlyin cities.
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Jean Manco, the author and creator of buildinghistory.org, passed away on the 25th March 2018. She will be deeply missed by friends, family and all who knew her. This site will continue to be hosted as part ofher legacy.
SAD FAREWELL TO ENGLAND'S EARLIEST HOTEL The Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter is being demolished after its almost total destruction by fire a few days ago. This was the first building in England to be known as a hotel, its French proprietor using the French word hôtel in 1770. Previously the English word inn was the standard term for these essential buildings for the traveller.2 November 2016.
LONDON PLOTTED
The London Topographical Society has published London Plotted: Plans of London Buildings c.1450-1720, by Dorian Gerhold.‘Detailed plans of London buildings survive in quantity from the 1670s onwards,’ writes Gerhold, ‘as well as some earlier ones. They cover houses from large to small, warehouses, wharves, industrial premises, markets, inns, company halls and so on, and most have never been published. The book draws together almost 200 of the best examples, from 30 different archives or record offices, ranging from Thomas Cromwell's mansion in Throgmorton Street to an 80-seat public convenience at Queenhithe.' 18 July 2016LAYERS OF LONDON
The Institute of Historical Research has been awarded development funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a new interactive online resource tracing London's history from the Roman period to the present day. The Centre for Metropolitan History, working with the Victoria County History, is leading the development of this resource that will create a multi-layered map of London drawing upon a wide variety of maps and archival materials, currently held in different collections. The IHR hopes to engage the public through crowd-sourcing, volunteer, schools and internship programmes, inviting them to upload photographs and personal histories. Read more from the IHR.
20 January 2016.
LONDON BOMB DAMAGE MAPS For the first time the 110 maps marking the bomb damage to London during the Second World War have been published for a general audience, with a guide by the principal archivist (image, film and map collections) at London Metropolitan Archives. Laurence Ward, The London County Council Bomb Damage Maps 1939-1945 (Thames and Hudson 2015). 14 December 2015.THE 1939 REGISTER
The most comprehensive survey ever taken of the British population was carried out on 29 September 1939, on the eve of war with Germany. If there had been no war, or a short war, the census would have been taken as planned in 1941. Instead the administrative framework of the census was used to create the 1939 Register. The original resposes in the National Archives, but has now been digitised and became available recently via Findmypast.co.uk , the partner site of the National Archives. This new arrival provided a good opportunity to update my coverage of the online hosts of the census returns too, all to be found on the page covering sources for houses . 11 December 2015. SCOTTISH HERITAGE RESHUFFLE I'm a little late with the news that Historic Environment Scotland was created on 1st October 2015 from a merger of Historic Scotland and The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.11 December 2015.
SCOTTISH VALUATION ROLLS FOR 1865 The Valuation Rolls for 1865 have just been added to the Scotlands People website. These are the earliest so far made available online. The Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act 1854 generated these records. 19 March 2015. UNLOCK KING GEORGE III'S HISTORICAL MAPS AND VIEWS George III amassed a huge collection of more than 60,000 maps, plans and topographical views and watercolours dating from the period 1760 to 1820, which were transferred to the British Museum in 1823 by George IV and now reside in the British Library at St Pancras. It is a wonderful resource for research on historic buildings, as can be seen in the 2,500 images from the collection that have been made availableonline
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