01-06-2021, 10:13 PM
I am with Colin on this one. The Building Act of 1774 categorized buildings into seven rates, four of which applied to terrace houses. This tended to standardize the design and even the appearance of the facades. Part of the Act was concerned with the spread of fire and banished projecting timber porches and external timber sash window boxes. A major consequence of the Act was that in future the decoration of a terrace house facade was limited to what could be done in stucco and decorative ironwork.
This is why so many of the fashionable London terraces have such a standardized appearance.
Most of these terraces had four storeys plus a semi basement floor and many had already been sub-divided into flats by 1850.
That's the first time I've worn my Surveyors hat since retiring six years ago!
This is why so many of the fashionable London terraces have such a standardized appearance.
Most of these terraces had four storeys plus a semi basement floor and many had already been sub-divided into flats by 1850.
That's the first time I've worn my Surveyors hat since retiring six years ago!