The towns and dales of the North East are home to a rich and varied tradition of vernacular domestic architecture, reflecting the lives and livelihoods of the communities who shaped them.
Martin Roberts from the North East Vernacular Architecture Group examines the range of traditional houses in the dale, illustrating a number in detail, including the small miner-farmer dwelling combining house and byre, the ubiquitous hearth-passage farmhouse, as well as the major gentry houses which often underwent a dramatic physical transformation when ownership led to radical status change. The talk reveals how the built environment of the dale records the full spectrum of local society, from the working farmer and miner to the landed gentry, and the stories written into the fabric of the buildings they left behind.
Tickets are free (with optional donation) for HB&P members and £4 for non-members.
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