Age of house

[Diane1954]

I believe my house to have been built around 1650 but not sure.How do i find out.?? The street name has changed several times and the town i live in has several alternative spellings through the years.Can anyone help with any suggestions?

[dothawkes31]

Is there not a date stone anywhere on it? Have you looked for anything like that? Sometimes the stones are dated close to the eaves. If it is that old it will be in the Land Raxx Assessments certainly which were from 1784 - 1824 approx and will give a good indication of the size of the dwelling then, also the hearth tax of the 1660s.
What reseach have you already done?

[Barmaid]

I am lucky, I have access to the original deeds going back some 200 years for my family home which is fantastic. I spent a lovely Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago poring through them on the music room floor!

However, not everyone is so lucky! I have found that the local record office is a fantastic source of information with old maps, deeds, plans, wills and general information. I suggest that be your starting point.

The other thing you could do is take a pic and post it - the different forms of architecture through the years will be apparent to anyone who knows anything about it.

[Diane1954]

Thanks both of you. I havent really looked anywhere.We know we bought it in 1980 and the same family had lived here for over 100 years prior to that.
Always wanted to find age out but never had time.I think the records office will be 30 miles away so now i have a bit more time i'll try there,thanks
We have looked for stone but cant find anything,it used to be the middle of a terrace so perhaps date was on end one.It is not in a terrace anymore.
It is a listed building but they couldnt help with the age.

[dothawkes31]

For the local authority to make a property a listed building is a long and complex process and there are only a couple of grades it can be, what grade is it and was it listed after you moved in?

[Mosaic]

If you can post a photo somewhere with a link, I'll give you a rough estimate of age based on architecture and materials, but this will not be an exact year. As well as a snapshot the following would help: Is the stone or brickwork the same at the back and front of the house? Does it have a back garden, front garden, back yard? Is it in a town or in the country?

[boxtops]

It must be on your deeds, it will have been identified when you had a survey done when you bought the house (assuming you own, of course!).

[Diane1954]

dothawkes..it is grade 2 and was listed after we bought it.The first we knew was when a letter arrived to tell us it was listed
Mosaic it is a small country town,stone built with pantile roof.There is no front garden but very large back garden.The kitchen i believe,is an 19th century addition,it is stone built.I will get my daughter to take a photo and send it to you.
boxtops .. the original deeds were lost in time before we bought the house.We did not have a survey done because the house was in such a bad state of repair we did not see the point.We did not have a mortgage.Houses were cheap in those days LOL
Thank you all for the help.

Is there someway i can send you my e mail address in private

[Barmaid]

Diane if it is listed, the local planning department should have further details such as age, why it is listed, special features etc.

[craft1948]

If it's listed won't the National Trust have details?

[dothawkes31]

More like English Heritage, but they don't necessarily have any legal clout, that wold be the local planning. It must have been considered to be of significant historical interest to be listed and so your local historical society should have everything you need to know on it. The local library probably holds a photo collection that may well contain stills of the property.