Directory of Historic Buildings Resources

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This category should guide used to websites about Historic buildings within in the UK.

Websites are only listed here if they provide factual information; educational materials about them and their architects.

 

If you know the location where the Historic Buildings were built, then you are advised look under the appropriate  Locality

Subcategories

• Architects
• Bridges
• Castles
• Cathedrals
• Churches
• Country Houses
• Elizabethan Theatres
• Follies
• Historic Houses
• Inns and Public Houses
• Lighthouses
• Mills
• Monasteries
• Organisations
• Palaces
• Researchers
• Skyscrapers
• Town Houses
• Vernacular

Resources in This Category

• A History of British Architecture

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/architecture_01.shtml
  Adrian Tinniswood leads us past the changing face of British buildings from Medieval to Modern in this lively, illustrated section of the BBC's interactive history site.

• BBC: How We Built Britain

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/britain/
  Thousands of photographs and information on British architecture to accompany a series of television programmes celebrating a thousand years of Britain's buildings.

• Bricks and Brass

  http://www.bricksandbrass.co.uk/
  Guide to buying and restoring homes from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods. Style, products and services, information and guidance.

• British Listed Buildings

  http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/
  Online resource including text from the statutory listed buildings register, location maps, user-contributed comments and photographs. Includes all listed buildings online in England, Scotland and Wales.

• Castles Abbeys and Medieval Buildings

  http://home2.btconnect.com/Crusader-Product/
  Michael W. Cook's professional photographs and histories of abbeys, churches, manor houses and other medieval buildings in the UK, with sources and visitor information.

• Harris and Pearson Office Buildings

  http://www.harrisandpearson.info/
  Restoration project of the office buildings of the former Harris and Pearson Brickworks in Brettell Lane, Brierley Hill, West Midlands. Includes recollections of former workers.

• Jewish Heritage UK

  http://www.jewish-heritage-uk.org/
  Dedicated to caring for the historic buildings, sites and collections of Britain’s Jewish community. Includes the Survey of the Jewish Built Heritage in the UK and Ireland

• Liam's Pictures from Old Books

  http://www.fromoldbooks.org/
  Scanned images and text extracts from out-of-copyright books, with a particular focus on castles, manors, stately homes, and abbeys of the British Isles, among other topics.

• Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

  http://www.lpwscheme.org.uk/
  An interim grant scheme which returns, in grant aid, the difference between 5% and the actual amount spent on VAT on eligible repairs to listed places of worship.

• Medieval Architecture in Britain

  http://www.medart.pitt.edu/
  Plans and photographs from Alison Stones's Images of Medieval Art and Architecture. Accessible by clickable map or type of building.

• Pavilions of Splendour

  http://www.heritage.co.uk/
  Specialist agency for the sale of listed buildings gives details and colour pictures. Central register of listed buildings for sale. Guide to legislation on listed buildings.

• Pevsner Architectural Guides

  http://yalebooks.co.uk/pevsner.asp
  This series of books describes historic buildings of all types for each county in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales; a complete list of titles with descriptions. Can order online.

• Researching Historic Buildings in the British Isles

  http://www.buildinghistory.org/
  Jean Manco's guide covers archives, maps, images, building types, ecclesiastical sources, bibliographies and styles. Also gives an introduction to the development of villages and towns.

• The Conservation Glossary

  http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glossary/glossary.html
  Architectural, building and conservation terms explained by Neil Grieve of The Centre for Conservation and Urban Studies, University of Dundee.

• The Heritage Trail

  http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/
  Linda Lee and Laurie Jonas provide images, histories and commentary on historic buildings throughout Britain. Photographs, paintings and books for sale.

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