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Latest revision as of 17:30, 6 June 2023
Category 2.0 in the Chimni Home Typology A semi-detached house, is a single family house built as one of a matching pair, joined in the middle and sharing a common central wall. Known in the UK as a ‘semi’ and as a ‘duplex’ in other parts of the world, these homes come in a wide variety of styles.
Affectionately known as the 'Semi' When built in numbers on an estate, the Semi clearly distinguished itself from other types of houses built in the early part of the twentieth century. For what the private builder and ' most local authorities desired above all was the 'semi'; it was the 'semi' which fulfilled most popular aspirations'<ref> M. Swenarton, Homes Fit for Heroes: The Political and Architecture of Early State Housing in Britain (London, 1981), p.144.</ref> One of the core categories in our Chimni Home Typology.
When built in numbers on an estate, the semi clearly distinguished itself from other types of houses built in the early part of the twentieth century. For what the private builder and ' most local authorities desired above all was the ' Semi-Detached '; it was the 'semi' which fulfilled most popular aspirations'<ref> M. Swenarton, Homes Fit for Heroes: The Political and Architecture of Early State Housing in Britain (London, 1981), p.144.</ref>
Back up to the Chimni Home Typology
2.1 Victorian & Edwardian Semis - Single Story[edit]
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A Georgian 4 storey semi
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Killowat House, Bath by Mollie Taylor
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A 'Moderne' Suntrap house
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High Cross House, Devon. One of the classic 'Moderne' houses.
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The exquisite 'High & Over' in Amersham, Bucks.
See Detached Houses
2.2 Inter War (1920 & 1930s) Semis - Single Story[edit]
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2.2.1 Municipal Semi-Detached Houses- Single Story
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2.2.2 Simple Semi-Detached Houses- Single Story
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2.2.3 Tiled Semi-Detached Houses- Single Story
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2.2.4 Arts & Crafts Semi-Detached Houses- Single Story
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2.2.5 Mock Tudor Semi-Detached Houses- Single Story
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2.2.6 Chalet Style Semi-Detached Houses- Single Story
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2.2.7 Restrained Moderne Semi-Detached Houses- Single Story
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2.2.8 Moderne Semi-Detached Houses- Single Story
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2.2.9 Streamline Moderne Semi-Detached Houses- Single Story
2.3 Post War 20c & Modern Semis - Single Story[edit]
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2.3.1 1950s Semi-Detached Houses Single Story.
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2.3.2 1960s Semi-Detached Houses Single Story
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2.3.3 1970s Semi-Detached Houses Single Story
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2.3.4 1980s Semi-Detached Houses Single Story
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2.3.5 1990s Semi-Detached Houses Single Story
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2.3.6 2000s Semi-Detached Houses Single Story
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2.3.7 2010s Semi-Detached Houses Single Story
See Detached Houses
2.4 Victorian & Edwardian Semis - 2 Story[edit]
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A striking detached Moderne house.
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Killowat House, Bath by Mollie Taylor
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A 'Moderne' Suntrap house
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High Cross House, Devon. One of the classic 'Moderne' houses.
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The exquisite 'High & Over' in Amersham, Bucks.
See Detached Houses
2.5 Inter War (1920 & 1930s) Semis - 2 Story[edit]
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2.5.1 Municipal Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
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2.5.2 Simple Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
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2.5.3 Tiled Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
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2.5.4 Arts & Crafts Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
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2.5.5 Mock Tudor Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
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2.5.6 Chalet Style Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
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2.5.7 Restrained Moderne Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
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2.5.8 Moderne Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
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2.5.9 Streamline Moderne 'Suntrap' Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
2.6 Post War 20c & Modern Semis - 2 Story[edit]
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2.6.1 1950s Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story.
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2.6.2 1960s Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
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2.6.3 1970s Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
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2.6.4 1980s Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
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2.6.5 1990s Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
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2.6.6 2000s Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
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2.6.7 2010s Semi-Detached Houses - 2 Story
See Detached Houses
2.7 Victorian & Edwardian Semis - 3-4 Story[edit]
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Killowat House, Bath by Mollie Taylor
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A 'Moderne' Suntrap house
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High Cross House, Devon. One of the classic 'Moderne' houses.
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The exquisite 'High & Over' in Amersham, Bucks.
See Detached Houses
2.8 Inter War (1920 & 1930s) Semis - 3-4 Story Story[edit]
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2.8.1 Municipal Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
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2.8.2 Simple Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
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2.8.3 Tiled Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
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2.8.4 Arts & Crafts Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
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2.85 Mock Tudor Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
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2.8.6 Chalet Style Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
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2.8.7 Restrained Moderne Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
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2.8.8 Moderne Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
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2.8.9 Streamline Moderne 'Suntrap' Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
2.9 Post War 20c & Modern Semis - 3-4 Story[edit]
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2.9.1 1950s Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story.
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2.9.2 1960s Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
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2.9.3 1970s Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
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2.9.4 1980s Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
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2.9.5 1990s Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
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2.9.6 2000s Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
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2.9.7 2010s Semi-Detached Houses - 3-4 Story
See Detached Houses
Semi-Detached Houses In Painting[edit]
While there are many beautiful paintings which contain images of houses and homes as backdrop or context, the focus of this section of the wiki is on houses that are the subject or inspiration for the painting.
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'Harold Gilman's House at Letchworth' 1912 by Spencer Gore from his series of paintings of Letchworth
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Cookham Rise by Stanley Spencer 1938
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‘Essex Housing Estate’ by artist Edward Bawden 1954
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Shooters Hill by artist Michael Cox 2018
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‘Albuhera Close’ Enfield by artist Michael Cox 2018
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‘Kid with a Bleeding Brain‘ by Stuart Pearson Wright, 2018.
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‘Moderne Houses’ 2, East Twickenham’ by Ian Beck.
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'Minty Green, Edwardian House, Farrer Road', Crouch End by Alan Lancaster
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'Bringing Home the Bottles', Carel Weight 1962
See Also In Chimni[edit]
Other Interesting Web Sites[edit]
FlickrGroup: Modernist Houses Of The 1930s
References[edit]
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