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Bronze Age Houses _ c.2500BC - c.1200BC
British houses in the Bronze Age were usually built in a round shape using natural materials and had fire in their center for: warmth, light and cooking. Grass was sometimes grown on the roof to help insulate it.
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Iron Age Houses _ c.700 BC - c.150 BC
Most Iron Age Celts lived in roundhouses with just one big room. it is easy to see the change that occurred in house building techniques. Roofs became steeper, so that rain water drained off more easily.
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Roman Towns and Villas _ 55BC - c.AD410
Roman villas were built in rectangular shapes with stone walls and tiled roofs. They usually had a range of rooms all coming off a long corridor. This gave the owners much more privacy and comfort than in the old Celtic roundhouses.
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Anglo-Saxon Villages _ c.AD410 - c.AD789
Anglo-Saxon houses were rectangular huts made of wood with roofs thatched with straw. Each family house had one room with a fire for: cooking, heating and light. The houses were built facing the sun to get as much heat and light as possible.
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Houses in Viking Settlements _ c.AD789 - 1066
Houses in Viking Settlements were crowded close together along narrow streets. They were about four or five metres wide and six to ten metres in length.
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Medieval Castles _ 1066 - 1485
Norman castles were always built around a well which could provide water for the people to drink if the castle was under siege.
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Tudor Houses _ 1485 - 1603
udor houses are famous for their black and white effect. Ordinary houses in Tudor times were half timbered - they had wooden frames and the spaces between were filled with small sticks and wet clay.
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Georgian Architecture _ 1714 - 1830
The main features of a Georgian townhouse were: a symmetrical facade (front); an ornate portico (porch) above the front door, with columns at either side; windows made from separate rectangular panels of glass; smaller windows on upper floors (the servants' quarters); a small ring window at the top of the building; decorative iron railings at the entrance. Source: http://history.parkfieldprimary.com/georgians/georgian-architecture -
Victorian Homes _ 1837 - 1901
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