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Terms and conditions applyThe Book of the Edwardian & Interwar House
Richard Russell Lawrence
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Format: Book
Pages: 264
Publisher: Aurum Press
Date Published: Feb 2009
Stock Code: 66130
Binding: Hardback
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Over a million houses were built in Britain during the Edwardian period and another four million in the years between the two World Wars; most of these are still in use as homes today. This book explains to current owners of such houses why and by whom their properties were built, how the original occupants would have decorated, furnished and used them, and the development of the distinctive architectural styles of the time.
The leading architects of the Edwardian period were enthusiasts for a return to English vernacular styles, in contrast to what they considered the dry rigidities of classicism and the extravaganzas of the Gothic revival. They were also obliged for the first time to address the changes necessary to incorporate innovations such as modern sanitation, bathing facilities and the use of electricity into their designs.
The first half of the book looks at the styles which these men created for showpiece developments such as Hampstead Garden Suburb and Letchworth Garden City and the way in which their designs were copied by speculative builders and adapted for the first council houses as the suburbs started to spread ever-outwards from the centre of London and other great cities. In the second half of the book individual chapters are devoted to the various elements of the house, to the methods and materials used in their construction and to the decorative styles and materials fashionable at the time.
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