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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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
historical period style
architecturalStyleFor Edwardian hotels
Edwardian houses
Edwardian public buildings
Edwardian railway stations
Edwardian town halls
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
endTime circa 1914
followedBy Interwar architecture
follows Victorian architecture
hasCharacteristic bay windows
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
garden suburb developments
suburban housing design in the early 20th century
influencedBy Arts and Crafts movement
Baroque Revival
Queen Anne Revival
Victorian architecture
namedAfter Edward VII
partOf Edwardian era culture
linked to: Edwardian era
startTime 1901
timePeriod early 20th century
typicalBuildingType civic building
railway station
semi-detached house
suburban villa
terraced house
typicalMaterial cast iron
clay roof tiles
red brick
slate roof tiles
stained glass
stucco or render
terracotta decoration
timber
usedIn Britain
linked to: Great Britain

British colonies
Dominions of the British Empire

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Painted Ladies (San Francisco) hasArchitecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
subject linked to: Painted Ladies
Midland Hotel, Manchester architecturalStyle Edwardian Baroque
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Edwardian era culturalStyle Edwardian fashion
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Edwardian era culturalStyle Edwardian Baroque architecture
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Victorian architecture followedBy Edwardian architecture
Rashtrapati Bhavan style Edwardian Baroque architecture
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Nob Hill architecturalStyle Edwardian
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Edwin Lutyens movement Edwardian architecture
Alamo Square hasArchitecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
Mount Ephraim (Royal Tunbridge Wells) hasBuildingStyle Edwardian architecture
subject linked to: Mount Ephraim
Admiralty Arch architecturalStyle Edwardian Baroque architecture
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Pacific Heights knownFor Edwardian architecture
King Street (Manchester) hasArchitecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
subject linked to: King Street
The Ritz London architecturalStyle Edwardian Baroque architecture
linked to: Edwardian architecture
The Ritz London knownFor Edwardian architecture
Fortnum & Mason architecturalStyle Edwardian Baroque (flagship store façade)
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Ventnor hasArchitectureStyle Edwardian
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Aston Webb movement Edwardian Baroque architecture
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Interwar architecture follows Edwardian architecture
Edwardian railway stations influencedBy Edwardian Baroque architecture
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Dunedin hasArchitecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
Pier Head architecturalStyle Edwardian Baroque (principal buildings)
linked to: Edwardian architecture
The Annex hasArchitecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
Worthing, West Sussex hasFeature Edwardian architecture
Queen’s Quarter, Belfast architecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
Heathcote, Ilkley architecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
Hill of Tarvit hasArchitecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
Bexhill-on-Sea hasArchitecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
King Street, Manchester architecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
Waimate hasHeritage Edwardian architecture
Kew hasTypeOfHousing Edwardian houses
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Lower Pacific Heights hasBuildingStyle Edwardian architecture
Fitzrovia hasArchitecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
Alfred Brumwell Thomas movement Edwardian Baroque architecture
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Old Bailey architecturalStyle Edwardian Baroque architecture
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Bowdon knownFor Edwardian architecture
Sir John W. Simpson movement Edwardian Baroque architecture
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Aston Webb Building architecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
Honeywood Museum architecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
Morley Town Hall architecturalStyle Edwardian Baroque architecture
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Feilding hasStyle Edwardian streetscape
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Novello Theatre architecturalStyle Edwardian Baroque architecture
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Reginald Blomfield movement Edwardian Baroque architecture
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Heaton Moor hasCharacteristic Edwardian architecture
Penarth Pier architecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
Cole Valley architecturalStyle Edwardian architecture
Sir Aston Webb movement Edwardian Baroque architecture
linked to: Edwardian architecture
Cliftonville (part) knownFor Edwardian architecture