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House History Workshop III
Location: Gloucestershire
The third in a series of House History Workshops was held at Greenhouse Court, Bulls Cross 25th June 2005 where Dr. Phillip Dixon began by telling us about the history of houses.
We heard how our houses are literally palatial, being comparable in size to that of a Saxon king. At that time houses were of timber and rarely lasted for more than one generation. Saxon settlements would move around within a defined area; villages as we understand them today were only established after the Norman Conquest. The location of early settlements was mainly determined by water supply; in the Cotswolds, with its limestone hills, villages are invariably on the spring-line, sheltered below the dry, windy hilltops.
The second part of the morning introduced people to observation of buildings to discover their past. We had a perfect example in the coach house at Greenhouse Court, in which our talk was given. This building has clearly undergone a number of transformations, as shown by the various blocked up windows and doors; it was certainly a barn at some time as well as living accommodation.
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