Core Architect ‹ Interior Design, Architect Designs & Building resources » Victorian Architecture http://www.corearchitect.co.uk Architect Design & Building resources for homes, office, bedrooms, bathrooms, house extensions, loft conversions and interio design Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:42:16 +0000 en hourly 1 Victorian House Styles http://www.corearchitect.co.uk/victorian-house-styles/ http://www.corearchitect.co.uk/victorian-house-styles/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:39:27 +0000 Decorwise Ltd http://www.corearchitect.co.uk/?p=962 A Victorian is a house constructed during the Victorian era, approximately 1840 to 1900. During the Victorian era, industrialization brought new building materials and techniques. Architecture saw rapid changes. A variety of Victorian styles emerged, each with its own distinctive features.

The most popular Victorian styles spread quickly through widely published pattern books. Builders often borrowed characteristics from several different styles, creating unique, and sometimes quirky, mixes. Buildings constructed during the Victorian times usually have characteristics of one or more of the styles shown here.

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