Edwardian architecture
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Edwardian architecture is an early-20th-century British and colonial architectural style that bridges ornate Victorian design and the simpler, more restrained forms that followed, often featuring lighter decoration, larger windows, and a focus on comfort and practicality.
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| instanceOf |
architectural style
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historical period style → |
| architecturalStyleFor |
Edwardian hotels
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Edwardian houses → Edwardian public buildings → Edwardian railway stations → Edwardian town halls → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| endTime |
circa 1914
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| followedBy |
Interwar architecture
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| follows |
Victorian architecture
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| hasCharacteristic |
bay windows
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built-in cupboards and storage → decorative ridge tiles → emphasis on comfort → emphasis on practicality → fireplaces as focal points in rooms → front gardens with low walls → garden suburbs planning ideals → greater natural light → higher ceilings than later 20th-century houses → improved sanitary facilities → indoor bathrooms as standard in middle-class houses → influence of Baroque revival in public buildings → influence of the Arts and Crafts movement → influence of the Queen Anne Revival style → larger windows → lighter decoration than Victorian architecture → more informal planning → more open interior layouts than Victorian houses → ornamental plasterwork in principal rooms → porches with wooden or stone columns → red brick walls → reduced clutter in interiors → roughcast or pebbledash upper walls → sash windows → separation of formal and informal rooms → simplified ornamentation → terraced and semi-detached suburban housing → tiled roofs → timber-framed gables → use in civic and commercial buildings → use of classical details in simplified form → use of lighter color schemes → use of modern building services such as gas and electricity → use of stained glass in doors and windows → use of white-painted woodwork → wider hallways → |
| influenced |
domestic architecture in Commonwealth countries
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garden suburb developments → suburban housing design in the early 20th century → |
| influencedBy |
Arts and Crafts movement
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Baroque Revival → Queen Anne Revival → Victorian architecture → |
| namedAfter |
Edward VII
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| partOf |
Edwardian era culture
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| startTime |
1901
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| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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| typicalBuildingType |
civic building
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railway station → semi-detached house → suburban villa → terraced house → |
| typicalMaterial |
cast iron
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clay roof tiles → red brick → slate roof tiles → stained glass → stucco or render → terracotta decoration → timber → |
| usedIn |
Britain
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British colonies → Dominions of the British Empire → |