ThePebble dash is a form of rendering where pea shingle or stone chippings are thrown onto sand and cement base. Roughcast is crushed stone mixed with cement and applied to walls. Arts & Crafts or Tudorbethan style homes used pebble dashing as a design feature. External walls were red brick at the lower end and pebble dashed above. The wall surface was often left unpainted. Pebble dashing obtained a poor image after it was over used in post war housing. Due to the lack of skilled bricklayers after the Second World War pebble dashing was bought back as a way of covering up poor brickwork, especially on council estates.

 

 

Pebble dashing in 1920's & 1930's Houses

 

The 1930s House Manual

The 1930s House Explained

The 1930s Home

 

Useful Links to Pebbledash Articles

Painting Pebbledash The Answerbank

Painting Pebbledash Money Expert

Reparing cracked render Gazette Live

Removing pebbledashing Channel 4

Forum Debates

Channel 4 Homes Forum

 

Art Deco House Style

Understanding the Edwardian and Inter-War Houses

Thirtiestyle: Home Decoration

 

Useful Research Websites

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

How to render a house- You Tube

 

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Edwardian 1920-1930 Post War