How old is the house?!

maisie_cat

It is possible that it simply wasn't registered in it's own right until 2003? I would say that the best way to get an idea is to look under the stairs and in the loft, something that new would be obvious even if it was build from reclaimed old bricks in an old style

jolester

Clutterfree wrote: »

I'd say late Victorian or Edwardian.

Have a look on old ordnance survey maps here:

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/find/#

I've been trying to date our house. We think it's late Georgian/Early Victorian and it shows on the 1887 OS map but I've not found any earlier maps yet. Luckily I've managed to find it mentioned in an old local newspaper for 1846.

Let us know if you find anything.

Edit: we bought our house in 2016 and were the first to register it so the date of first registration means nothing.

I'll definitely let you know ! Thanks for the help !

jolester

maisie_cat wrote: »

It is possible that it simply wasn't registered in it's own right until 2003? I would say that the best way to get an idea is to look under the stairs and in the loft, something that new would be obvious even if it was build from reclaimed old bricks in an old style

To us laypeople it seemed fairly obvious it wasn't a 2003 build.... but we know nothing about registration of houses etc ! You guys have all been very helpful :beer:

Clutterfree

Other clues to it being an older house would be signs of fireplaces other than in the main living room, i.e. Kitchen and bedrooms.
Are chimney breasts present even if no fireplaces? Or can you see if they've been removed?

I'll ignore the comment about you flattening an old property! :eek:

Edit: just had a look at your pic again. If that's all the one house then it has 2 chimneys and 2 pots per chimney.

undlou

Gorgeous house!

Clutterfree

This may also help give you a rough idea...

http://www.bricksandbrass.co.uk/houseage/house_dating_tool.php

Also, is it in a town or village?

If it appears on old Census records that would help.
Unfortunately if it's a small village a lot of Census records don't state house numbers, just list them all as High St, Church St, etc.

Providing the street address hasn't changed in the last 100 years, I could see if I could locate it on the 1911 Census for you or even on the 1939 register.
PM me if you're interested but no worries if not.

jolester

Clutterfree wrote: »

Other clues to it being an older house would be signs of fireplaces other than in the main living room, i.e. Kitchen and bedrooms.
Are chimney breasts present even if no fireplaces? Or can you see if they've been removed?

I'll ignore the comment about you flattening an old property! :eek:

Edit: just had a look at your pic again. If that's all the one house then it has 2 chimneys and 2 pots per chimney.

Yes it's just one house, I haven't seen any fireplaces other than the one in the living room

jolester

Clutterfree wrote: »

This may also help give you a rough idea...

http://www.bricksandbrass.co.uk/houseage/house_dating_tool.php

Also, is it in a town or village?

If it appears on old Census records that would help.
Unfortunately if it's a small village a lot of Census records don't state house numbers, just list them all as High St, Church St, etc.

Providing the street address hasn't changed in the last 100 years, I could see if I could locate it on the 1911 Census for you or even on the 1939 register.
PM me if you're interested but no worries if not.

~Thank you, it's in a village and yes, I'll PM you if you don't mind

TamsinC

Please don't flatten it

jolester

I get the feeling you guys have more appreciation for old builds

I just like "modern" so thought flattening and starting again might have been easier than trying to extend and redoing all the insides !