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Edwardian Housing

Terrace Housing

Terrace Housing continued where it’s Georgian and Victorian forefathers had left off. Now, however a cellar underneath the front of the house replaced a fully sized cellar. A coalhole outside the front door enabled coal to be shovelled and stored down here. The kitchen would be out at the rear and the front “living rooms” the dining room or parlour might have had a bay window. A bathroom might have been built over the rear kitchen block

Town Houses

Terrace housing for workers was not the only type of housing to proliferate in the Edwardian era. Town houses and villas began to spring up. These might be detached or semi detached with a six or seven metre wide garden running behind it. The floor plan probably remained similar to the terrace. The hallway might be a little wider, running to the kitchen located at the back of the house. A side door might lead off into the front room.

Villas

Villas were larger than town houses. They may have had two to four reception rooms and up to ten bedrooms upstairs. Whilst a dining room and parlour were commonplace, the extra space meant that the Edwardian homeowner could deliberate over whether they might prefer to have a library or a billiard room. They were located in the town suburbs or rural countryside for weekend visits.

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