what windows in 1750's house?

[JanJonWestWales]

hi, First post !
Can anyone help us with find out what windows to put back into our 1758 farmhouse renovation....sash, mullion, casement ??..Oak, Metal??
Jan&Jon

 

[Pford75]

Would suggest contacting the Georgian Group. The style of the windows will be determined as much by the location and type of building as by the period it's from.

Our house dates from a similar period and has oak sashes (each sash is 3x4 panes)

I'd also recommend Judith Millars 'Period Details Sourcebook'

 

[biffvernon]

hi, First post !
Can anyone help us with find out what windows to put back into our 1758 farmhouse renovation....sash, mullion, casement ??..Oak, Metal??
Jan&Jon

Welcome Jan & Jon.
It could be any of the above.
If you could find an old picture of the house that would tell you what there was at the time the picture was taken. (Not a lot of photography about in 1758.)
Study similar houses in your district. There may be some with original windows.
Post a picture of your house here and some of us may be able to make suggestions.
You can't, of course 'put back' a 1758 window. All you can do is install a new reproduction. Sometimes it is more honest to put a good looking and functional 21st century window into an old house, thus adding to its evolving history.

 

[Penners]

Hello Jan and Jon

Is your house listed? If so, your best bet might be to talk to your Conservation Officer about the type of window that he/she would recommend for the property. That way you would also give yourself some confidence that your LBC application would be approved without problems.