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Your house had a life before you.
I find out who has lived in your house and the lives they led, from census returns, trade directories, newspapers and old maps, then write it up as your home’s biography and post it to you as a printed A4 coffee-table booklet.
From £116.1010% off until 30 November, applied at checkout
Free, no obligation, no sales pitch. If the records will not support the research, you do not pay.
From £116.1010% off until 30 November, applied at checkout
An illustration. Every house holds more lives than one; yours is researched from original records.
Case Nº 005
Late 1700s–present · Hardingstone, Northamptonshire
A couple buying a Grade II cottage on the village green wanted its story ready for a birthday, and found a bricklayer’s son who was born under its roof and was still there thirty years later.
Case Nº 006
c.1854–present · Whistley Green, Berkshire
A cottage’s own name turned out to be a date, and led to a widow’s shop, a village boy’s errand for liquorice, and the start of a much-loved village baker’s career.
Case Nº 007
Early 1800s–present · Barnstaple, Devon
A nephew commissioned a secret history of his uncle’s house as a surprise gift, and the records handed back thirty-four years of one couple’s married life inside it.
What you receive
The story of your house written through time, with a timeline of owners and occupants and historic maps of your plot. A professionally printed A4 coffee-table booklet, ready to keep or gift.
House History
A watercolour impression of your house, worked up from photographs of it as it stands today. The finished research made into something that goes on a wall.
House History
Shown as mock-ups. They illustrate the format and finish of each item, not a real client’s order. Finished commissions stay confidential until the family is happy to share them.
Your research is delivered as a professionally printed A4 coffee-table booklet like this one. The cover carries your house’s own address. (Shown here with a fictional address, to protect real customers’ privacy.)
From house-history customers
Real stories from people who discovered more about the places and families that matter to them.
5.0
It was such a special and unique gift for my husband. The research was fascinating, the book looks amazing, and you can really feel the passion behind the work. My husband absolutely loved it!
A well-written and thoroughly well researched history of our house. Ian has found a lot of interesting details for such a relatively new house and includes history about the land and nearby points of interest, adding flavour that goes beyond simple facts.
The house history booklet is a beautifully curated and genuinely captivating read, bringing the story of the house to life with warmth, clarity, and impressive detail. It weaves together architectural notes, local heritage, and personal anecdotes in a way that feels both informative and deeply charming, making it easy to appreciate the cottage’s character and the generations who shaped it. The thoughtful layout, engaging narrative, and well-chosen historical references make it a pleasure to read and a wonderful keepsake for anyone connected to the home.
Record Nº 004
£116.1010% off until 30 November, applied at checkout
90% refund guarantee · Client owns full copyright
Pre-1921 houses give census coverage and usually rich results. Newer homes can still be researched through deeds, directories and newspapers. I’ll be honest about what’s achievable in the free call.
They help but aren’t essential. If you have them, wonderful. If not, Land Registry title records and the records above usually carry the story.
One of the best, particularly for a new home, an anniversary in a long-loved one, or anyone who says they have everything. See gift vouchers.
Yes. Express delivery is available for £20, guaranteeing your finished house history within 7 days rather than the standard two weeks. It’s offered as an option at checkout.
Gift vouchers
The housewarming or anniversary present for the person who has everything. A voucher arrives by email within minutes.
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