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Period: 1485 to 1560
Tudor houses
black and white with a wooden frame, thatched roofs (rarely tiled) -
1500
exterior
upper storeys bigger than the ground floor,
glass was expensive,
chimneys were not for everyone -
1510
interior
oak furniture was big, heavy, uncomfortable;
wooden benches or stools;
carpets only for the rich (usually on the walls) -
Period: to
Georgian houses
brick or stone with a white or cream plaster material -
exterior
elegant and formal in style;
a square symmetrical shape with the front door in the centre;
large windows;
small windows for the servants -
interior
spacious;
carpets on the floor;
first indoor toilets (more like potties) -
Period: to
Victorian houses
brick, asymmetrical with the front door to the side -
exterior
High ceilings,
doors with stained glass,
large Gothic-shaped windows,
coloured bricks, tiled roofs,
pointed arches and towers. -
interior
new rooms (morning rooms, billiard rooms, smoking rooms) appeared, the sitting room - for females, the dining room or study - for the men; hot and cold running water, WCs, gas for lighting