Terrace of historic Regency houses all with histories
​Welcome to the World of House History
                                                                                                                 You don’t have to live in an old house to want find out more about its past.
​It may be that a home that one of your ancestors  lived in is of particular interest. Nor does it have to be a grand building. Even the most humble home has a history and we are going to help you find out who lived in it and how it evolved. This site aims to guide you through the process of finding out more about a house with suggestions and practical advice and links to useful sites, books and records.We also show you some examples of interesting houses, famous peoples homes or houses worth visiting.
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Tracing the history of your house - the first 3 steps

1.The Building

To start finding out more about the history of a house look for visual clues. Look at the building and consider who built it, when it was built  and what design and materials are used. Look at other homes nearby and see if you can spot changes that have been made.

2.The People

​Next, look at the history of the home via documentary evidence - deeds, census, maps, directories, manorial records and directories.  Find out how many people have lived there and what they did. Discover  previous occupants interesting tales.

3. Getting Started

Finally go to the library,local history centre or County Record Office and try to find information about the house. Some records are on-line and we show you where to go and which records will help you most. Click here to get started
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FIND an address quickly. Find My Past now have a button on all their census pages which allow you to search for an address direct. No more searching for someone by name you can got straight to an address, if it existed in that census year. For more about how to use the census go to our census page on this site Click on the link to go to the the Find My Past Census pages 
​NEW item added to How Old Is My House. A whole section on dating bricks  dating bricks 
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