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Pictures from The Growth of the English House, A Short History of its Architectural Development from 100 to 1800, by J. Alfred Gotch, F.S.A., F.R.I.B.A., London, N.T. Batsford, 1909.
Any photographs here I believe to be out of copyright, since Alfred Gotch died in 1942, more than 50 years ago, and copyright expired before 1995, and Alfred Gotch was (obviously) not alive in 1996 in order to obtain “revived” copyright.
The text itself was still copyrighted until the end of 2012.
Title: The Growth of the English House
Published by: N.T. Batsford
City: London
Date: 1909
Total items: 33
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
Derwent Hall was built in 1672 by the Belguy family, and at some point passed to the Duke of Norfolk. In 1931 it became a youth hostel, but in 1945 the Derwent dam was completed and the valley was flooded; Derwent Hall is now under water, although in 1976 and 1989 it may have reappeared briefly when the water level fell. Some [...] [more...] [$]
68. Fawsley, Northamptonshire.
Bay Window of the Hall (late 15th century) (in the Perpendicular style. There is an official web site for Fawsley Hall.) [more...] [$]
A Fireplace.
Showing the short flue leading to a vertical vent in the face of the wall. [$]
Section of the Keep. [$]
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