A House in Town.Townhouse were the elegant residences of Regency London and I think you will agree that this one, in Tavistock Square from 1809 pictured here epitomizes it all.
While the columns and other design features, give us a sense of a large home, if you look at the front doors and the areas (those little courtyards with windows below pavement level leading to the kitchens and servants quarters, you can see that each of the town houses in this row are two windows wide.
As always for house of this era, the ground, and the first floor were the public room, and hence the large windows, while the second floor and above would have been private chambers.
Don't forget, ground floor is always counted as floor one.
Above those, in the roof, behind the decorative railing it is likely there were attic rooms for servants.
This is a plan of the inside of a town house, ground and first floors only. This one was on Charles Street in 1820 and has a carriage house attached.
For comparison, here is an image of Buckingham House in the same year, 1809, before it became Buckingham Palace.
By now we will have arrived in Sydney. I wonder what it will be like?
Until next time, Happy Rambles
Interesting, Ann. I didn't think they had photography in 1809 - perhaps it means it was built in that year?
ReplyDeleteGood Catch, Melinda. I meant from 1809, pictured here. No photography in 1809 for sure. I have made the change, but left your comment. You get the prize for paying attention. Email me off list and I will send you either one of my books.
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