How old is terraced house in wales?

[jedimistress]

Hi,

I have bought a house where I work, in Treherbert, Rhondda Valley. The typical stone terraced type. Just wondering how old it is in order to find an insurance quote?

Thanks.

[Pythia]

I would guess about 1910, but if you phone the estate agents, they shoudl be able to tell you

[jedimistress]

Many thanks. Post 1900 is good enough for the application forms.

[jake-the-peg]

Or it could be Victorian!

It can be pretty hard to pin down a houses date when it's in front of you, without even a picture it's just not possible.

Why don't you ask your neighbours?

[Pythia]

jake, it's perfectly possible to hazard a guess if you know the area.

[jake-the-peg]

It is, but I defy you to tell an Edwardian from a victorian terrace without the street name no matter how comprehensive your knowlege!

[jedimistress]

I think many of the houses were built for the miners during a certain period. Weren't they?

[jake-the-peg]

yup

16,000 built between 1881 and 1914

http://www.agor.org.uk/cwm/themes/Life/pay_and_living.asp

So it's going to take a real expert to tell you whether yours is pre or post 1900

[jedimistress]

I'd guess it would be the later part. It is the top terrace. I suspect houses were built up the hill rather than down the hill. Plus it's also on the outskirts. So at a guess I will plump for post 1900 on my applications.

Does that make it Victorian or Edwardian then? My history is not good when it comes to "times".

[jake-the-peg]

Victoria was on the throne from 1837 and died in 1901 Edward died in 1910 so anything up to 1900 is pretty much Victorian and anything in the first decade of the 20th century is Edwardian

But you get different styles in Victorian because it was such a long reign

Put post-1900 on the insurance, they're hardly going to kick up if it turns out to be 1898 or something like that.