Semi-Detached Houses

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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>

2.1 Victorian & Edwardian Semis

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  The Detached House.

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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

2.2 1920 & 1930s Semi-Detached Houses

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  'Moderne' Semi-Detached Houses.

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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 1920s / 1930s Semis

2.3 Post War Modern Semi-Detached Houses

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  The Detached House.

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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

See Also In Chimni

The Chimni Home Typology

Other Interesting Web Sites

FlickrGroup: Modernist Houses Of The 1930s

https://www.architectural-review.com/rethink/typology/typology-the-semi-detached-house/8685582.article

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