Taxes & Design quirks in period buildings: We kept noticing the same funny quirks appearing across historic homes; blocked-up windows, oddly flat façades, rooms that seemed to crave more light. When we looked closer, the reason turned out to be surprisingly modern: taxes. In Georgian and Victorian Britain, windows, glass and even bricks were all taxed, shaping how houses looked for over a century. These old fiscal rules explain so many of the features we work with today, from blind windows to bay fronts and tall French doors. Our latest journal post explores how these taxes changed architecture and what traces remain in the homes we design and restore. Thanks to philip.downer who told me about bay windows and the window tax and set us off on a quest to find out more. Link in bio Image 1: Bay windows were once again able to be built in the 1850s when the hated window tax was abolished. Nice example at our Kensington Townhouse Image 2: Albert Street, 1840s NW1 Built while the window...