House History
Have you ever wondered what your walls might say if they could talk?
Your house doesn’t have to be grand. They all have a past.
Some of the houses we live in are just places to rest our heads and so don't become ‘home’. Usually these houses are just temporary places from which we know we will soon move on. But with other houses our attachment is like a love affair – after all, we often say “I love my house”.
Sometimes this love grows to an extent where we think about others who once said the same thing - who else called this place home? Who else thought they might never leave? It often starts with the obvious things: was anyone born here? Has anyone died? Has anyone famous lived here?
If people begin to think along these lines it isn't long before you're speculating about the lives of former residents: what jobs did they have? Were they happy? Were they rich or poor? What role did they have in some major aspects of past events? Were they from the same town as my house, or did they move here from somewhere else? Where did they end up and what happened to them?
Using primary documentation I can piece together many of the answers to these questions and help you to appreciate your unique connection with the people who also walked across the very same floors. I can literally help you to find out what your walls have seen and heard…it really doesn’t have to be big or grand – all houses have their stories to tell.
House history works brilliantly when it’s about the place you’ve called home for many years, but some of my clients have also commissioned me after immediately falling in love with their new homes. You might not even live there yourself, as they are amazing house-warming gifts or presents for weddings, birthdays or anniversaries. Because it’s a completely unique and high quality product, it is always wonderfully received. There is even research that is increases the value of your home!