House History: The Comprehensive
The Comprehensive House History includes twenty-five hours of professional research, including online research and one day in local or national archives, gathering information from around 50-60+ historical records, to produce a beautifully-designed, A2-size wall print telling the story of a house and a bound storybook, including a timeline of the house and its residents, a full research report and a digital file of images of all archive documents and material uncovered.
"We are blown away by all the stories and information you found. We spent hours poring over it all yesterday. I bought it as a gift for my husband's birthday, and we also gave a copy of the storybook to my husband's parents – they were moved to tears."
CAROLINE FANCOTT-BEYNON, PEASELANDS, CUMBRIA-
Twenty-five hours of historical research including online research and a day in national or local archives, in sources which may include the national census, directories, electoral registers and poll books, newspapers and maps, valuation survey records, tithe map and apportionment records, land tax records, parish rate books, summary transcriptions of deeds or leases, records of owners or occupants, including civil registration records, parish registers and wills, photos of your house and/or its inhabitants, and more.
A professionally-written narrative summary of circa 1000 words, revealing the stories of a house from the available online sources.
A beautifully-designed, A2 giclée print presenting the house stories in our distinctive brand style (with your choice of layout, pattern and colour)
An accompanying printed A4 storybook, outlining the stories discovered, research undertaken, findings (including a full source list) and analysis (including relevant local/national history to put findings in context), images of archival documents or material found and any suggestions for further research.
A digital file of images of the original archival documents and material discovered during the research.
Now booking for February 2025
Please note: We're now fully booked for Christmas 2024 deliveries, and our next Comprehensive packages will be ready by the end of February 2025. Or book now for Christmas 2025 and spread your payments over 6 or 12 months.
What types of houses is it for?
The Premium house history package is for any historic property built before 1920. The combination of online and archival research provides the best chance of uncovering the fullest possible history of a property, as archives provide access to many records not available online, such as manorial records and deeds.
Your Comprehensive House History will cover, where available, details of:
When your house was built (which may be approximate, depending on the available evidence) and how it has changed over time.
The house’s owners and occupants and stories of their lives in the house.
Local history and events which shaped the house and its occupants.
“The package we received was so much more than we were expecting. The storybook and the file of images contain such an enormous amount of fascinating information.
And we love the wall print; it will take pride of place in the cottage.”
BARBARA PEARCE, UPTON'S COTTAGE, FALMOUTH
Additional Options
Wallprint design options:
Choose from two layout options: the magazine or the border, and two patterns: the floral or the gingko leaf. Each are available in a variety of colour options, as shown above.
Extra copies:
Extra copies of your house history wall print can be printed for an additional £65 per print.
Add a Highlights wall print:
You can order an additional ‘Short Story’ version of your wall print (an A3-sized, 300-400 word summary) of your house history story for £150.
Please find our FAQs here, including information regarding the process (and the payment process), and get in touch if you have any other questions or requests.
Archive Expenses
Expenses for a visit to local or national archives are included within the package fee; this includes travel and all additional archive expenses, such as parking and photography permits.
*Properties based in Scotland or Wales, or further than 2.5 hours from Derbyshire, will incur some additional archive trip expenses. Please get in touch for a quote.
Now booking for Febuary 2025
Please note: We're now fully booked for Christmas 2024 deliveries, and our next Comprehensive packages will be ready by the end of February 2025. Or book now for Christmas 2025 and spread your payments over 6 or 12 months.
If you’d like to check there are enough records available for your House History package before booking, you can book a House History Records Check for your property:
"My favourite part is the advert that you found from the architect advertising for builders to work on the chapel. It's such an unexpected thing to have. We love it.”
THE OLD CHAPEL, HUNTINGDONSHIRE
