Are we bringing back this ancient English tax?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- Fake windows are making a surprising comeback in modern British architecture, echoing a centuries-old tax dodge. But why are developers intentionally building homes with blank windows in 2024? We'll take you back to the Georgian period, when King William III's Window Tax inadvertently reshaped England's architectural landscape. You'll discover how this tax led to the (first) wave of bricked-up windows, its impact on public health, and how it gave birth to one of the most distinct and enduring features of Georgian architecture and beyond.
If you’re having trouble getting bricked up you should speak with your primary care physician and possibly consult a urologist.
I went to a boarding school for a bit that had a house dating back to the 1300s which had a bunch of windows bricked up because of this. The shame of it is that buildings could have unbricked their windows but never did. I wonder if it was fear of structural damage, complexities of modifying any listed building (even when restoring it closer to its original appearance) or what.
Entertaining watch, never knew there was so much history behind these windows!
great video, interesting to learn about the history
Quite interesting actually, thanks for the history lesson
EPC is the reason some new builds have such tiny windows. Developers don’t want to cough up for better quality windows which keep the heath in better, and walls are cheaper and easier to insulate - so easier to put smaller windows so it get’s a higher EPC score.
This was great - really interesting to learn
Id read modern buildings are bricked up because its more energy efficient to just not have windows, so if they can put the energy rating up they will, and blank brick walls look weird
In Belgium we had a window tax until the First World War. When the Jerries bombed Ypres, they took down all those ugly bricked up windows.