House History - View from your armchair
We have been asked whether we know of any good virtual historical house tours. So we set about finding some. Whether you are a teacher and need some examples of old houses for course work or just plain missing going round historical or interesting houses these are for you.
We have to say we were blown away by some of the marvellous virtual reality tours we found and we share them with you here.
So ok, settle down in your favourite armchair, grab a cuppa and enjoy.
We have to say we were blown away by some of the marvellous virtual reality tours we found and we share them with you here.
So ok, settle down in your favourite armchair, grab a cuppa and enjoy.
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GEORGIAN HOUSE Whitechapel, London
Was built at the end of the 18th century and was once a tailor’s shop as well as a family home. The owner lovingly converted it back to this wonderful Georgian gem. https://www.eyerevolution.co.uk/tours/33NewRoad/ OLD SESSIONS HOUSE 22 Clerkenwell Green, London Built in 1780 it was a courthouse until the late 19th century. The building includes the dungeons in which prisoners were held. https://www.eyerevolution.co.uk/tours/OldSessionsHouse/ MARK TWAIN HOUSE Hartford Connecticut, US The Mark Twain House & Museum has restored the author’s American High Gothic style home, where he and his family lived from 1874 to 1891. https://marktwainhouse.org NUMBER TWENTY NINE Dublin. Georgian House Museum in Dublin. The house is furnished to show how the it would have looked during the period of 1790 to 1820 http://www.numbertwentynine.ie |
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VICTORIAN HOUSE, Chiswick, London
is a 5 bed detatched double fronted Victorian House.
https://www.eyerevolution.co.uk/tours/VictorianHouseChiswick/
PARKANAUR Manor House CO. TYRONE NORTHERN IRELAND
Parkanaur is a large rambling romantic Tudor Revival house in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
https://www.virtualvisittours.com/parkanaur-manor-house/
THE HOME OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
Visit the historic Palladian style home of America's first president, George Washington, in Washington, DC https://virtualtour.mountvernon.org/
is a 5 bed detatched double fronted Victorian House.
https://www.eyerevolution.co.uk/tours/VictorianHouseChiswick/
PARKANAUR Manor House CO. TYRONE NORTHERN IRELAND
Parkanaur is a large rambling romantic Tudor Revival house in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
https://www.virtualvisittours.com/parkanaur-manor-house/
THE HOME OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
Visit the historic Palladian style home of America's first president, George Washington, in Washington, DC https://virtualtour.mountvernon.org/
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DARKLEY HOUSE Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland
is a 2 storey country residence with Georgian windows, high ceilings and a welcome for all
https://www.virtualvisittours.com/darkley-house/
THE MOLLY BROWN HOUSE, Denver Colorado
Is a Queen Anne style house located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It was the home of American philanthropist, activist, and socialite Margaret Brown. She was better known as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" because she survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. You will have to click back to the You Tube channel to change room but it’s well worth it https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtB075XsJDeMcCAAheZjU9w
SENTRY HILL Carnmoney, County Antrim
A 19th century Victorian farmhouse and the contents of this historic house provide a rare insight into life in rural Ulster during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
https://www.virtualvisittours.com/sentry-hill-historic-house/
ELIZABETH GASKELL'S Georgian House Museum is a preserved Georgian townhouse in Dublin. The house is furnished to show how the it would have looked during the period of 1790 to 1820
is a 2 storey country residence with Georgian windows, high ceilings and a welcome for all
https://www.virtualvisittours.com/darkley-house/
THE MOLLY BROWN HOUSE, Denver Colorado
Is a Queen Anne style house located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It was the home of American philanthropist, activist, and socialite Margaret Brown. She was better known as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" because she survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. You will have to click back to the You Tube channel to change room but it’s well worth it https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtB075XsJDeMcCAAheZjU9w
SENTRY HILL Carnmoney, County Antrim
A 19th century Victorian farmhouse and the contents of this historic house provide a rare insight into life in rural Ulster during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
https://www.virtualvisittours.com/sentry-hill-historic-house/
ELIZABETH GASKELL'S Georgian House Museum is a preserved Georgian townhouse in Dublin. The house is furnished to show how the it would have looked during the period of 1790 to 1820
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18 STAFFORD TERRACE, London
From 1875, 18 Stafford Terrace was the home of Punch cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne, his wife Marion, their two children and their live-in servants. The house gives an insight into the personal lives of the Sambourne family, and also provides a rare example of what was known as an 'aesthetic interior' or 'House Beautiful' style. https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/18staffordterrace/video/ POPE- LEIGHLY HOUSE, Alexandria, Virginia, US I first heard of Frank Lloyd Wright not in architectural school but listening to a track by Simon & Garfunkel. Pope-Leighey House is a National Trust Historic Site. https://savingplaces.org/stories/virtual-tour-of-the-pope-leighey-house#.XsQNBxNKit8 |
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7 HAMMERSMITH TERRACE, London
Is a beautiful Arts & Crafts House which is thought to be one of the few houses in the world to have original Morris & Co wallpaper in nearly every room in the house. These hand blocked wallpapers date back to the 1920s and some are rare designs and colourways.
https://www.emerywalker.org.uk/virtual-tour
MONTICELLO, Charlottesville,Virginia.
The home of the third U.S. president, Thomas Jefferson. This Palladian/ Neoclassical architectural house features a mix of American history and the decor he collected while ambassador to France. You can see such innovations as a wine dumbwaiter and revolving service doors, as well as triple-sash windows that could convert into doorways.
http://explorer.monticello.org/virtualtour/?_ga=2.103156096.106419859.1589905173-732645991.1589905173
CHARTWELL, Westerham, Kent
Chartwell was the the much-loved Churchill family home from 1922 and the place from which Sir Winston drew inspiration until the end of his life.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chartwell#
THE FAIRBANKS HOUSE in Dedham, MA, US
It stands as the oldest known wood structure which is still standing in North America. Built circa 1637 for Jonathan and Grace Fairbanks and their six children. It was home to eight generations of the Fairbanks family over the course of 268 years. The Fairbanks House is now a historic house museum and on the National Register of Historic Places.
https://fairbankshouse.org/
Is a beautiful Arts & Crafts House which is thought to be one of the few houses in the world to have original Morris & Co wallpaper in nearly every room in the house. These hand blocked wallpapers date back to the 1920s and some are rare designs and colourways.
https://www.emerywalker.org.uk/virtual-tour
MONTICELLO, Charlottesville,Virginia.
The home of the third U.S. president, Thomas Jefferson. This Palladian/ Neoclassical architectural house features a mix of American history and the decor he collected while ambassador to France. You can see such innovations as a wine dumbwaiter and revolving service doors, as well as triple-sash windows that could convert into doorways.
http://explorer.monticello.org/virtualtour/?_ga=2.103156096.106419859.1589905173-732645991.1589905173
CHARTWELL, Westerham, Kent
Chartwell was the the much-loved Churchill family home from 1922 and the place from which Sir Winston drew inspiration until the end of his life.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chartwell#
THE FAIRBANKS HOUSE in Dedham, MA, US
It stands as the oldest known wood structure which is still standing in North America. Built circa 1637 for Jonathan and Grace Fairbanks and their six children. It was home to eight generations of the Fairbanks family over the course of 268 years. The Fairbanks House is now a historic house museum and on the National Register of Historic Places.
https://fairbankshouse.org/
Other tours
The National Trust Virtual Tours – mainly gardens but some lovely virtual walks.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lists/virtual-tours-of-our-places
Virtual Visit Northern Ireland. This is a great virtual visit site with lots to keep you occupied for a long while
https://www.virtualvisittours.com/category/historic-houses-ireland/
10 Museums you can explore right now at Google Arts. Not houses but some breathtaking museums from all around the World
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/10-top-museums-you-can-explore-right-here-right-now/igKSKBBnEBSGKg
The National Trust Virtual Tours – mainly gardens but some lovely virtual walks.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lists/virtual-tours-of-our-places
Virtual Visit Northern Ireland. This is a great virtual visit site with lots to keep you occupied for a long while
https://www.virtualvisittours.com/category/historic-houses-ireland/
10 Museums you can explore right now at Google Arts. Not houses but some breathtaking museums from all around the World
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/10-top-museums-you-can-explore-right-here-right-now/igKSKBBnEBSGKg
Acknowledgments
Eyerevolution - - unlike most on here are a private company who have made their work available for all of us to enjoy. They say that "their unrivalled 360 photography combined with first-class technical expertise have helped keep them as the industry leader" and they are not wrong the tours are fantastic.
Virtual Visit Northern Ireland. We have only shown you a few. This is a great virtual visit site with lots to keep you occupied for a long while
The National Trust Have only a few virtual house tours but lots to see.
Google Arts & Culture its worth checking this out to find interesting information about all things arts.
The Leighton House Museum is an art museum in the Holland Park area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in west London
The Emery Walker Trust was founded in June 1999 to conserve, maintain and display Emery Walker's House at 7 Hammersmith Terrace and its contents.
Eyerevolution - - unlike most on here are a private company who have made their work available for all of us to enjoy. They say that "their unrivalled 360 photography combined with first-class technical expertise have helped keep them as the industry leader" and they are not wrong the tours are fantastic.
Virtual Visit Northern Ireland. We have only shown you a few. This is a great virtual visit site with lots to keep you occupied for a long while
The National Trust Have only a few virtual house tours but lots to see.
Google Arts & Culture its worth checking this out to find interesting information about all things arts.
The Leighton House Museum is an art museum in the Holland Park area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in west London
The Emery Walker Trust was founded in June 1999 to conserve, maintain and display Emery Walker's House at 7 Hammersmith Terrace and its contents.