Whether you own your own house, rent it or are simply interested in knowing more about your ancestors or a relatives house this site is designed to help you date and understand more about it . Start by reading How to Date Your House where you will find  information  to help you examine your house and examples of house building types. Go to  House Styles where you will find a list of architectural styles. Each style provides architectural clues with visual descriptions and examples of  the places you can visit or see the style.

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How to Date Your house
​UK House Styles
​Examine the house
​Bricked up windows
​​Timber Frame House
Cob Houses
Stone Houses
​Roofs
An explanation of some of the terms used
Planning & Design 
​Other ways to discover the age of your house
Architectural Styles
​Links toArchitectural time frames
​Brick Styles
How old is my American House? 
American House styles Glossary 

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If you live in
​RENTED PROPERTY

If your home is rented it doesn't mean you cannot find out more about it. You will not have access to the title deeds or any other documentary evidence, but there are ways round this.
Firstly, get in touch with the landlord. He may have already looked at the history or be willing to share what he does know with you. 
If not you can still get some  information from the Land Registry. For more  about how to do this follow the link to the  Trace my House website
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