Our grade II House / Time scale

[Airborne]

Comments welcome of course.

Were trying to date out new house..

Possibly Georgian? Early 1800's or Victorian

 

[Moo]

Any chance of a clue as to where* the house is? It often used to take a while for outlying regions to catch up with trends.



* No need to be too specific!

 

[JoceAndChris]

What a handsome house! I'm going to stick my neck out and say it looks Victorian, 1840 ish. I'm often wrong though, so we'll just wait for the likes of Mr Hughes to turn up.

 

[Feltwell]

A very handsome and solid looking house you have there! I'd say 1800 - 1850 but there are others on here with far more knowledge of this period than myself. Derbyshire or Yorkshire at a guess?

And your choice of user name - is it because there is in fact no way but the hard way, and you do indeed have to get used to it? If you know what I'm on about I'd wager that you also like AC/DC. If you are wondering what the hell I'm blathering on about then I'm completely wrong!

 

[OddJob]

Difficult to call but judging by the windows alone,thin glazing bars and thin glass I'd say late Georgian.
The stone looks like sandstone and has been dressed/tooled.
The arched window appears to have been repaired.

 

[Penners]

The trouble with that house is that (to an uneducated layman like me) it could have been built at any time between the late Georgian and the Edwardian periods. But on the basis of no evidence whatsoever, I'm going to plump for very late Victorian.

When it comes to locations, I'm much more of an expert. Thanks to my extensive experience and specialist knowledge, I happen to know that the house is in the High Street.

 

[FamilyWiggs]

Now Penners - it's clear that it is at the junction of High Street and another road. Can you name the other one???

 

[Penners]

Oh for goodness' sake. I haven't got time to sit around answering silly questions. Far too much to do.

 

[yamin]

Interesting roof/wall junctions, and so tall - have you checked out the census returns?

 

[essexbearhunter]

The shallow pitch to the roof and large overhang suggest the inspiration was an Italian villa. The classical pillars/pilasters at the corners , devoid of capitals or bases, are reminiscent of Soane's stripped-down classicism seen in the Dulwich Picture Gallery (1811-13). The relatively small size of the windows is probably a reflection of the cold weather locally (Derbyshire? Lancashire? Yorkshire). I was wondering if the hogsback coping stones on the garden wall were millstone grit.

I don't know how fast London fashion in building travelled up-country...or how forward-looking the original owner or builder was. However, I don't see any hint of Arts & Crafts creeping in, so my gut feeling is 1820 to 1850.

 

[Airborne]

Thank you to everyone who commented.

Yes It's in Derbyshire, the stone has indeed been dreassed & withstood the test of time very well, a very solid looking house.
It also has a celler which is stone but has a brick arch roof.


Here's some more pictures of the whole house.

 

[Airborne]

Interesting roof/wall junctions, and so tall - have you checked out the census returns?

No we haven't can you direct me to the relevant pages please?

 

[yamin]

This link is a 'for example' if you search on 'census returns' you'll see the wealth of info that is out there. You may need to dearch wuite a bit based on whether your house has had its name changed, or is in a different street name, or is on the cusp of two different parishes, but you should find it! How exciting!

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/census-records.htm

 

[Nigel Watts]

I dont suppose it is, but it could just be early 18th Century. The spareness of the fenestration and the solid pared down look has a slight whiff of Hawkesmore and the English baroque. Is there a grand estate nearby with a house of this date?

The eves and bargeboards seem to have been replaced a little unsympathectially.

 

[Gareth Hughes]

It looks rather like some of the Chatsworth estate cottages at Edensor, which are 1840s-60s

 

[Airborne]

It looks rather like some of the Chatsworth estate cottages at Edensor, which are 1840s-60s

Correct it's formally of the Chatsworth estate.