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Looking back through History

April 5, 2018

by Hertes of England

Boxed timber-framed cottage in Hill-Ridware, Staffordshire

In the last decade or so, the Midlands has become a significant reference point in…

Matthew. H Johnson

February 12, 2017

by Hertes of England

Matthew. H Johnson

Seeing vernacular architecture in terms of people making their own history can be difficult for…

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 and factories, we investigate a range of historic buildings and the skills, techniques and crafts that were used to create them.

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John Gerard Stichelton Mutton Renaissance West Midlands History Hannah Glasse The School of Artisan Food Good King Henry Packington Free Range Gooseberries Welbeck Estate Launde Farm Foods The Rutland Charcuterie Company Nicholas Culpeper Vernacular John Evelyn Neal's Yard Dairy East Midlands Gervase Markham Robert Bakewell The Blackden Trust Melton Hunt Beef Technology Colston Bassett Eliza Acton John Parkinson English Midlands British Charcuterie

Journal

  • Martin Heidegger "Whoever builds a house or a ship or forges a sacrificial chalice reveals what is..."

    Martin Heidegger
  • Carole Ryan "Vernacular building tradition is one based upon time-immeriorial building techniques and the use of materials,..."

    Carole Ryan
  • Matthew. H Johnson "Seeing vernacular architecture in terms of people making their own history can be difficult for..."

    Matthew. H Johnson
  • R. W. Brunskill "The full fascination of vernacular architecture can only be enjoyed by the study of a..."

    R. W. Brunskill

Twitter

  • Reevaluating the past. The Brutalist divide: Concrete monsters or architectural icons? https://t.co/VWtUUM8yhD
  • 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
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