1. How do you dig a
building?
An introduction to
buildings archaeology

2. Through the Keyhole

3. Who lives in a house like this?

4. Who lives in a house like this?

5. Who lives in a house like this?

6. Sash Window
Design
In early windows, the sash box is
exposed and flush to the outside
wall.
From 1709, the sash box had to
be set back four inches.
From 1774 onwards, the sash box
had to be recessed behind the
brickwork.
During the
Georgian period,
sash window
design changed
because of fire
regulations.

7. Door Position
Georgian Terrace – front
doors on the same side of
each house
Victorian Terrace – front
doors paired together

8. The Unbelievable Tax
Game

9. •Window Tax
•Brick Tax
•Hearth Tax
•Wallpaper Tax
•Glass Tax

10. •Window Tax: 1696-1851
•Brick Tax: 1784-1850
•Hearth Tax: 1662-1689
•Wallpaper Tax: 1712-1836
•Glass Tax: 1746-1845

11. Brick Tax (1784-1850)

12. Window Tax (1696-1851)

13. Evidence of alteration