The English Farmhouse and Cottage Routledge Revivals Series

First published in 1961, The English Farmhouse and Cottage brings together the evidence collected by those who have studied vanished buildings by excavation, and also examined surviving houses with a gentler instrument, the measuring tape. A change is taking place in the attitude towards the old buildings of the countryside. Into the place of the sentimentalist in search of the picturesque and the architect looking for a style have stepped the local historian and the archaeologist. Mr. Barley has built up a picture of the English countryman and his housing needs. He is concerned particularly with the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries since they were the most formative period in the evolution of the modern house.

This book is an essential tool in the hands of those who wish to pursue, whether as tourists or as students, an important and fascinating aspect of the history of Rural England.

Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface Part I: The Legacy of the Middle Ages 1. Medieval Society and its Housing Needs 2. The Evolution of the Medieval House in Plan and Structure 3. Men and their Homes in Early Tudor Times Part II: The First Phase of the Housing Revolution (1575-1615) Introduction 1. South-eastern England 2. East Anglia 3. The Midlands 4. Stone Houses in the Lowlands 5. The Highland Zone Conclusion Part III: The Second Phase of the Housing Revolution (1615- 1642) Introduction 1. South-eastern England 2. Essex and East Anglia 3. The Midlands 4. The Limestone Uplands 5. The Highland Zone Conclusion Part IV: The Vernacular Tradition under Attack (1642-90) Introduction 1. The South-eastern Counties 2. Essex and East Anglia 3. The Midlands 4. The Limestone Belts 5. The Highland Zone Conclusion Part V: The Death of the Vernacular Tradition Introduction 1. The Low Land Zone 2. The Highland Zone Conclusion Appendix of Select Documents Glossary of the Building Terms Index