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What were houses made out of in the early 1700's in London?
Wood, stone, brick, etc. And the roofs?
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Also what kind of furniture would these houses have in them? I'm talking like a middle-class merchant's house or something. Not super wealthy, but not poor either.
Sorry to add more but also what were the kitchens like? As far as appliances, I know they wouldn't have any, so how did they cook? Was there a fireplace, or a bunch of counter space, or islands? And what about storage for the food?
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This is quite difficult to answer. Until 1714, we call the period Queen Anne, which is very different from the American or Victorian Queen Anne style. The houses (we're talking about London, so they're townhouses) would generally be terraced, built of stone, and very simple and gracious. There would be some steps leading up to the front door, and outside the front would be steps going down to the servants' quarters, kitchen, etc.
The ground floor would probably have a library/study, reception room. The first floor would have the dining room, drawing room, etc. Above that would be the family's bedroom, and on top would be the servants' bedrooms.
As in Georgian architecture ("Georgian" spans from 1714 to 1820, incorporating "Regency", which was from 1811-1820), the windows would be sash windows, and there would often be a fan-light above the front door. They were elegant; the larger houses would probably also comprise a ballroom and garden, the smaller ones would probably only have a yard at the back and fewer rooms.
It's hard to find Queen Anne style furnishings on the internet as they all seem to come back to the popular later styles, but if you can find it it's very elegant, with curved chair legs, etc.
I'm not completely sure about the kitchens, but they would have had some kind of range for cooking, fired probably by wood or coal. There would be a sturdy table or work surfaces for chopping, rolling out pastry, etc. There would be a pantry to store food and a scullery, but obviously no fridge!
http://contursi.freeyellow.com/queenanne/content.html
http://bushwood.co.uk/furniture/furniture-story.html
This is good - page 200 onwards:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2664tGWET-MC&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=georgian+interior+design+-+uk+history&source=bl&ots=gwqpdbGIwh&sig=MfAoZyHL_S4h0UsNYzP-SkwqBB0&hl=en&ei=dPHoSo7HLOagjAfh6pimDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CB0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/georgian.htm
http://www.freepedia.co.uk/DIRHomesGeorgian.php
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/houses/georgian.htm
There's something on kitchens here:
http://www.erasofelegance.com/history/georgianlife.html
http://www.itv.com/Lifestyle/ThisMorning/Food/ATasteofHistoryTheGeorgianera/default.html
http://cookit.e2bn.org/historycookbook/34-344-georgians-regency-Food-facts.html
This is quite difficult to answer. Until 1714, we call the period Queen Anne, which is very different from the American or Victorian Queen Anne style. The houses (we're talking about London, so they're townhouses) would generally be terraced, built of stone, and very simple and gracious. There would be some steps leading up to the front door, and outside the front would be steps going down to the servants' quarters, kitchen, etc.
The ground floor would probably have a library/study, reception room. The first floor would have the dining room, drawing room, etc. Above that would be the family's bedroom, and on top would be the servants' bedrooms.
As in Georgian architecture ("Georgian" spans from 1714 to 1820, incorporating "Regency", which was from 1811-1820), the windows would be sash windows, and there would often be a fan-light above the front door. They were elegant; the larger houses would probably also comprise a ballroom and garden, the smaller ones would probably only have a yard at the back and fewer rooms.
It's hard to find Queen Anne style furnishings on the internet as they all seem to come back to the popular later styles, but if you can find it it's very elegant, with curved chair legs, etc.
I'm not completely sure about the kitchens, but they would have had some kind of range for cooking, fired probably by wood or coal. There would be a sturdy table or work surfaces for chopping, rolling out pastry, etc. There would be a pantry to store food and a scullery, but obviously no fridge!
http://contursi.freeyellow.com/queenanne/content.html
http://bushwood.co.uk/furniture/furniture-story.html
This is good - page 200 onwards:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2664tGWET-MC&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=georgian+interior+design+-+uk+history&source=bl&ots=gwqpdbGIwh&sig=MfAoZyHL_S4h0UsNYzP-SkwqBB0&hl=en&ei=dPHoSo7HLOagjAfh6pimDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CB0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/georgian.htm
http://www.freepedia.co.uk/DIRHomesGeorgian.php
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/houses/georgian.htm
There's something on kitchens here:
http://www.erasofelegance.com/history/georgianlife.html
http://www.itv.com/Lifestyle/ThisMorning/Food/ATasteofHistoryTheGeorgianera/default.html
http://cookit.e2bn.org/historycookbook/34-344-georgians-regency-Food-facts.html
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