This sliding sash window has been carefully restored and draughtproofed by specialist company Ventrolla (
www.ventrolla.co.uk)
Huge numbers of houses were built during the Victorian age, thanks to a combination of a population boom, a growing middle class and mass migration towards urban areas. Homes of this period ranged from the very grand to small terraced properties for factory and railway workers. In between were large numbers of substantial townhouses – often terraced – to accommodate the middle classes in rapidly expanding cities. Even the most modest of them incorporated decorative features and architectural detail that provide great opportunities for renovators.
A potted history