Windows Sash & Casement: Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian & Queen Anne Style

Sash windows have been the popular choice of window from the Georgian period right through to the late 1920's. Georgian sashes were more typically two moveable sashes divided each into six panes with narrow glazing bars. The Victorian sash became more decorative with multi panes with leaded lights. In 1894 the Building Act changed the regulations, so that windows no longer had to be flush with the exterior wall. This enabled windows to stand proud from the facade. The Edwardian period took advantage of the change in building regulations and now presented their windows in bays. Medium and larger houses would often display double bay or bow windows. Edwardian sash windows would often fix the upper multi pane but use a single pane of glass below to maximum the light into the room. Sash windows would often be painted in the Queen Anne style of white.

"The sash offered many advantages, including being better suited to the wet British climate, as it can be closed down to a narrow gap, allowing for good ventilation whilst reducing the chance of rain entering. Being contained within the box, the sashes are less susceptible to distortion and rot than a hinged casement adding greatly to their life span." Sash Window Specialist

Georgian Sash

1 & 5 Early sash windows flush with wall 2 & 3 Sash recessed and with box hidden behind wall 4 & 5 With shutters 6 Bow sash

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Victorian Sash

1 Late Victorian sash arch 2 Italianate Window

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Edwardian Sash

"The Window Care System is an international product and by using a unique epoxy resin repair system we can revive your decayed and damaged timber sash or casement windows. This system has been specifically developed for "insitu" repairs therefore not requiring glazing to be removed."Sash Repairs

The Edwardian House Explained

Understanding Small Period Houses

The Edwardian House

Casement Windows

Casement windows are hinged windows set in a fixed frame. They were often found alongside sash windows in Edwardian houses. In the 1930's there popularity increased and took over from the sash window. Casement windows were either painted wholly white or the frame was painted in a dark colour with the inner edge highlighted in white.