| If you are buying a house and you decide not to buy | | | | world for this period. |
| a new one, then there are lots of different styles in | | | | They seem to be simple but elegant in design. |
| the UK to choose from. The architectural styles were | | | | Perfectly proportioned, with sash windows, paneled |
| for ever changing from the 1800s through to modern | | | | front doors, carved wood and stonework. In front of |
| times. Some of the better built older properties such | | | | the properties you will usually find wrought or cast |
| as the Jacobean or Elizabethan houses are definitely | | | | iron railings, pillars or pilasters which are square. The |
| worth getting hold of. | | | | Georgian style was influenced by the Greek and |
| The periods of houses were normally done in form | | | | Roman buildings from Greece as many rich travelled |
| of their monarch ruling. For example Elizabethan was | | | | there and brought back sketches of these wonderful |
| made between (1558-1603 Elizabeth 1), Jacobean | | | | buildings. Even today many modern builds today are |
| (1603-1625 James 1), Early Georgian (1714-1727 | | | | themed off the Georgian style and even if you go to |
| George 1), Late Regency (1820-1830 George IV). | | | | your local hardware store you will find such things as |
| although these are just some examples. The | | | | (Regency) doors which is a style that comes from |
| monarchs did not necessarily mean a shift in | | | | that era. |
| architectural design or styles. | | | | There are two main styles of Georgian buildings. The |
| The architects and designers often took their | | | | Palladianism style which were heavily influenced by |
| influence from many different eras as well as the | | | | the sixteenth- century Venetian architect Andrea |
| one they lived in. As a result a number of styles re | | | | Palladio. This style came with certain guide lines and |
| appeared years after the monarch had died or | | | | rules that helped builders have an image of |
| straddle the reigns of several monarchs. If you find | | | | Graeco-Roman facade. This made the building very |
| an affordable Georgian house for sale, count yourself | | | | distinctive. Most of the detailing was around door |
| lucky and snap it up immediately as these houses | | | | surrounds and windows such as semi-circular fan |
| have some of the most handsome buildings in the | | | | lights. |