Elements

historic building technology

About
Elements
Materials
- Brick
- Stone
- Timber
Journal
Regions
- East Midlands
- West Midlands
Projects
- Field Studies
- Food History

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About

Welcome to the Hertes of England historic building resource. We specialise in exploring the traditional buildings and vernacular architecture of the English Midlands. From timber-framed cottages to Victorian town houses, we investigate a range of historic buildings, as well as the skills, techniques and crafts that were used to create them.

Journal

"Whoever builds a house or a ship or forges a sacrificial chalice reveals what is..."
Martin Heidegger
"Vernacular building tradition is one based upon time-immeriorial building techniques and the use of materials,..."
Carole Ryan
"Seeing vernacular architecture in terms of people making their own history can be difficult for..."
Matthew. H Johnson
"The full fascination of vernacular architecture can only be enjoyed by the study of a..."
R. W. Brunskill

Twitter

The 20th Century practice of demolishing ‘Victorian monstrosities’ has clearly been replaced with the 21st Century… https://t.co/V2ypLAPASx
Where the old meets the new... https://t.co/8kU7W1IBXA
Some beautiful sandstone almshouses on Church St in Ashbourne. https://t.co/cWSGKat3sW
That time of year, when some our country’s finest buildings find themselves on the at-risk list. https://t.co/lfXc3mVqZX

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