House History on the Web

Do you live in an old house?

Is your house haunted?

How many families have lived in your house?

Finding out more about the history of your house is a fascinating and increasingly popular study.

There are some general books which can help you to get started such as "Be Your Own House Detective" by D Austin.

You may also wish to try out some of these websites.

• BBC History - pages on tracing your house history.
• British Brick Society - for sources about the history of bricks used in Britain.
• Cyndi's List - includes a section on sources for house history.
• English Heritage - promotes the conservation of Britain's built heritage.
• HM Land Registry - may be able to help if you need to track down house deeds.
• Lincolnshire Archives - holds many sources of use to the Lincolnshire house historian.
• Sources for Building History - information and links about building history in Britain.