A
canopy or porch can provide protection and shelter from the weather
as well as create a decorative feature that draws the eye to the main
entrance of the house. The porch can be inside the main front wall or
protrude from the building.
Styles
range from enclosed stone or brick porches to open timbered frame that
might be part glazed. The 18th and 19th century builders used simple
roof canopies or door hoods and later in the 19th century saw timber
painted lattice work porches become popular. The Victorians and Edwardians
created elaborated designs with steep roofs, coped gables, carved kneelers
and finials.
Georgian
1 & 2 Classical Stone
Pediments, 3 1770's, 4 Late Georgian/early Victorian
Victorian
1 Stone Porch, 2, 7-10
Timber Porch, 3-4 Inside the main wall of house 5-6 Plastered enclosed
porches
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Edwardian
1 Simple tiled roof porches,
2 Timber framed with bracket supports (consoles) 3&4 Porch inside
main wall 5&6 Continuous porches
1-3 Recessed doorways
with large overhanging porches set on timber frame.
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1920's Traditional
1-3 Brick Archways with
recessed doors, 4-6 Timber framed part glazed, 7 Tiled Roof Porch, 9-10
Flat Canopies
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1930's Moderne
1-3
Door Canopies
Porch
Products
Porch
Canopies and Accessories: Richard Burbridge
Decorative
Architectural Mouldings: Porches
Period
Canopy Products
Vintage
Woodworks: Porches & Porch Parts
Door
Canopies: Master Plastics
Useful
Research Websites
Period
Doorways: Stroud Council
Adding
A Porch: Renovation Expert
Porches-
A Guide to: Tewkesbury Borough Council
Planning
Permission of Porches
The
Essential Guide to Front Doors: Homes & Gardens
BBC
Homes 1920's:
BBC
Homes 1930's
Hidden
House History
Francis
Frith Photo Archive
The
Geffrye Museum
English
Architecture: Britain Express
Looking
at Buildings: Pevsner Architectural Guides
Useful
Links to Articles
Design
Styles- Architecture, interiors and furnishings: Dezignare
1930s
and Art Deco Fireplace
Forum
Debates
Channel
4 Homes Forum
How
To Repair Brickwork- Youtube