Traditional Buildings in the Oxford Region
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Traditional Buildings in the Oxford Region

  1. 480 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Traditional Buildings in the Oxford Region

About this book

The pivotal position of the Oxford region in the geological and therefore building history of England is of fundamental importance to the study of traditional construction. Oxford occupies a central position on the ancient route between Northampton and Southampton and on the east - west road between London, The West Country, Wales and Ireland. For this reason, unusually for vernacular architecture, the buildings of the region were subject to a wide range of influences. This book, the fruit of twenty years research, provides an account of vernacular architecture in the Oxford region from Anglo-Saxon times to the 19th century. It begins with a discussion of methods and procedures followed by a description of building materials, stone, brick, slate and thatch. This serves as an introduction to the heart of the book, eleven chapters dealing with surveys of cruck buildings, manorial and moated sites, town houses with particular emphasis on Abingdon, and houses in the countryside from farmhouses to cottages. There are then chapters on fire hazards, public houses and public buildings. Several appendices are devoted to wall paintings, ferramenta, apotropaic marks, carpentry details, secrets under the floorboards, fireplaces, staircases and windows. The book is richly and profusely illustrated with over 500 illustrations, photographs, maps, and a particular strength, a large number of drawings of architectural details and sketch perspectives.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Foreword
  5. Contents
  6. Aacknowledgements
  7. Chapter 1: Methods and Procedures
  8. Chapter 2: Building Materials
  9. Chapter 3: Primitive Houses
  10. Chapter 4: Cruck Buildings
  11. Chapter 5: Manorial Buildings:Moated Sites
  12. Chapter 6: Ashbury Manor
  13. Chapter 7: Town Houses
  14. Chapter 8: Abingdon
  15. Chapter 9: Houses in the Countryside
  16. Chapter 10: Farm Buildings
  17. Chapter 11: Fire Hazardsand Fire Prevention
  18. Chapter 12: Brewhouses, Innsand Public Houses
  19. Chapter 13: Public Buildings
  20. Appendix A: Ferramenta
  21. Appendix B: Marks includingapotropaic marks
  22. Appendix C: Windows
  23. Aappendix D: Doorways and doors
  24. Aappendix E: Wall Paintings
  25. Aappendix F: Secrets under the floor boards
  26. Appendix G: Carpentry details
  27. Appendix H: The fireplace from downhearthto chimneypiece
  28. Appendix I: Steps, stairs and staircases
  29. Appendix J: Tree ring dating (dendrochronology)
  30. Appendix K: Thatch and smoke blackened thatch
  31. Glossary
  32. Bibliography
  33. Index