The Growth of the English House (page 1/6)

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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

Author: Gotch, J. Alfred

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.

Some sample images

[picture: Sydenham House, Devon (front view with garden and entrance)]

114. Sydenham House, Devonshire

Sydenham House, Devonshire (cir. 1600) [more...]

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[picture: 113. Pilton Manor House]

113. Pilton Manor House

Pilton Manor House (now [1909] the rectory) [more...]

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[picture: 23. Stokesay Castle.]

23. Stokesay Castle.

Window in South Tower—Showing shutter and stone seats. [more...]

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[picture: 8. The Peak Castle, Derbysire (1176)]

8. The Peak Castle, Derbysire (1176)

“The keep itself, which was built in 1176, is very similar in arrangement to the peel-towers of the Scottish border and to the towers which elsewhere formed the nucleus of many fortified houses. It probably represents the first step in domestic planning, and may be regarded as one of the [...] [more...]

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[picture: 4. Castle Hedingham, Essex.]

4. Castle Hedingham, Essex.

A window of the gallery in the hall.

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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.


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