Restoration Home
The Essential Guide to Tracing the History of Your House
Published on 2. June 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-84990-134-5 (ISBN)
Description
BBC TWO's Restoration Home goes on an extraordinary journey of discovery with six new owners of crumbling listed buildings, as they restore them into beautiful 21st Century homes, and uncover, layer by layer, a rich and detailed history of the house and its former occupants.
These stories are fascinating, but what lies behind your own front door? What secrets are held in your own four walls? This official companion to the TV series provides all the information you need to take your own home back in time, to discover who built it, how it was used, and even how it looked.
Includes:
How to use maps to track the changing landscape of your area
How to identify the style of your home and when it was built
Detailed information on key resources, including maps, censuses, deeds and Post Office directories,
A photographic checklist of architectural features to look out for
These stories are fascinating, but what lies behind your own front door? What secrets are held in your own four walls? This official companion to the TV series provides all the information you need to take your own home back in time, to discover who built it, how it was used, and even how it looked.
Includes:
How to use maps to track the changing landscape of your area
How to identify the style of your home and when it was built
Detailed information on key resources, including maps, censuses, deeds and Post Office directories,
A photographic checklist of architectural features to look out for
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
698 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84990-134-5 (9781849901345)
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Person
Gavin Weightman worked for many years as a journalist, writing for New Society and History Today, before joining London Weekend Television where he was a producer and director of many highly acclaimed series, including The Making of Modern London. His books include the bestseller London's Thames and The Frozen Water Trade. His latest book, Children of Light: How Electrification Changed Britain Forever, was published in 2011.