Category: Victoria

Plus, before the advent of color-fast materials and disposable Ikea furniture, Victorian homes could be dark places–people used heavy curtains to protect their rugs and furniture from being bleached by the sun. What color were most Victorian houses? Darker & highly saturated colors are some of the most popular and most traditional with Victorian-style homes. […]

Victorian-era architecture is marked by its unapologetic devotion to ornament and flourish and its ornate maximalist interior design. What is unique about Victorian architecture? This style was characterized by symmetry, Renaissance revival style interiors, many small windows, and limited ornamentation. Victorian architecture rejected the subtle styles of the past in favor of a style that […]

San Francisco was one of the first U.S. cities to take Victorian architecture and run with it. Developers created Victorian homes in the South Park section of the city back in the 1850s. They designed them to look like row homes in London. Why does San Francisco have so much Victorian architecture? The history of […]

Due to their high ceilings and appealing architecture, Victorian houses are desirable and are 5% to 15% more expensive than modern houses. Victorian houses can be very expensive to repair if serious pre-existing issues exist. Look out in particular for damp walls, damaged foundations and faulty electrics. Are Victorian houses worth it? It’s because of […]

By 1875, damp proof courses became compulsory in London. A layer of slate was also used as a DPC for Later Victorian properties. This unfortunately led to walls decaying over time into the cavity which bridged the air gap. There was also an introduction of air bricks by the end of the Victorian period. Is […]

The western boundary is with South Australia, and the southern coastline on the Tasman Sea and the Indian (Southern) Ocean stretches for about 1,045 miles (1,680 km) and includes the shoreline of Port Phillip Bay. Is Victoria a coastal area? The coastline of Victoria includes sandy bays, golden sands, rugged cliffs, stunning rock formations and […]

In NSW, there were 2,025 licensed hotels of which 150 had the name Royal in the title, or about 7 per cent. In Victoria, of the approximately 1,500 hotels that would fit the category of pub, 47 had Royal in the title, or about 3 per cent. Does nearly every town have one? Name Number […]

Victorian literature refers to English literature during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901). The 19th century is considered by some to be the Golden Age of English Literature, especially for British novels. It was in the Victorian era that the novel became the leading literary genre in English. What was literature like in the Victorian […]

The social classes of this era included the Upper class, Middle class, and lower class. Those who were fortunate enough to be in the Upper class did not usually perform manual labor. Instead, they were landowners and hired lower class workers to work for them, or made investments to create a profit. What did the […]

At the beginning of the Victorian era in 1837, most people would have used candles and oil or gas lamps to light their homes and streets. By the end of the Victorian era in 1901, electricity was available and rich people could get it in their homes. How did the rich live in the Victorian […]