House History Books in fact and fiction
Here is a list of the books that were recommended by house historians duing the HouseHistory Hour on books.
Be aware that some are now out of print or have limited availability. However our clever contributors reminded us that books out of print can still often be obtained via various sources –
Some houses whisper,
‘Write my story!’ so loudly that it’s impossible not to start imagining what the walls might have seen.”
Kate Morton
First let’s start with our wonderful House Historians books
A House Through Time by Melanie Backe-Hansen & @DavidOlusoga Purchase here
Historic Streets and Squares by Melanie Backe-Hansen Purchase here
House Histories:The Secrets Behind Your front Door by Melanie Backe-Hansen. Purchase here
Ideal Home through the 20th Century by Deborah Sugg Ryan. Purchase here
Ideal Homes by Deborah Sugg Ryan Purchase here
Seaside Hotels by Karen Averby Purchase here
Tracing the History of Your House by Nick Barratt Purchase here
Tracing Your House History by Gill Blanchard. Purchase here
A-Z of Titles
2 Ennerdale Drive by Rosa Ainley
A Journey in Ruins by Patrick Wright
Art Deco House Styles: Guide to the Architecture of the 1920s & 1930s by Trevor York
Arts & Crafts House Styles by Trevor Yorke
Arts and Crafts Source book by Charlotte Kelley
At home in the modern British house by Ben Highmore
At Home: A short History of Private Life by Bill Brysonn
Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England by Amanda Vickery
British Architectural Styles: An Easy Reference Guide British by Trevor York
Bungalow Colors by Robert Schweitzer
Cruck Building a Survey Edited by Nat Alcock, P Barnwell & Martin Cherry
Exmoor Village by WJ Turner
Geography of Home: Writings on Where We Live by Akiko Busch
Georgian & Regency Houses Explained by Trevor York
Home: A Short History of an Idea by Witold Rybczkynski
Home: The Story of Everyone Who Ever Lived in Our House by Julie Myerson
Houses of Britain - The Outside View’ by John Prizeman
If Walls could Talk: An intimate History of Your Home by Lucy_Worsley
Jane Austen at Home by Lucy_Worsley
Life in the English Country House: A social and architectural history (1978) by Girouard, M.,
My Life in Houses by Margaret Forster
Old Cottage and Domestic Architecture; South West Surrey by Ralph Nevill FSA,
Pillar To Post Osbert Lancaster
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
Regency House Styles by Trevor Yorke
Seashaken Houses: A Lighthouse History from Eddystone to Fastnet
Seaside Hotels by Karen Averby
The 1930s House Explained by Trevor Yorke
The Archaeology of Buildings by Richard K Morris
The Bungalow: The Production of A Global Culture by Anthony D King
The Development of Timber Framed buildings in the Sussex Weald by Diana Chatwin
The Elements of Style. Stephen Calloway & Elizabeth Cromley
The English Country House Explained by Trevor Yorke
The English Terraced House by Stefan Muthesius’
The Georgian House by Stephen Parissien
The Great Indoors At home in the modern British house by BenHighmore
The History of Lighthouses by Tom Nancollas
The Horder by Jess Kidd
The House By The Thames By Gillian Tindall
The House of Stairs by Barbara Vine.
The Lake House by Kate Morton z
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
The Making of Home by Judith Flanders
The Meaning of Home by Edwin Heathcote
The Memory Palace by Edward Hollis
The Rise & Fall of the Stately Home by Peter Mandler
The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell
The Victorian House by Judith Flanders
The Victorian House by Kitt Wedd
The Victorian House Explained by Trevor Yorke
Traditional Building Materials by Matthew Slocomb
Tudor Houses Explained by Trevor York
Vanished Houses of North and South Devon by Rosemary Lauder
Victory Point by Owen Pomery.
Villages of Vision, a Study of Strange Utopias by Gillian Darley
