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

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

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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