• The destruction of country houses in 20th-century Britain was the result of a change in social conditions: many country houses of varying architectural merit were demolished...
  • Destruction of country houses in 20th-century Britain (draft). From memory the modern physiognomy of. the best picnic is on Agars Plough
  • From 1900 some 1200 country houses in England were demolished, with an estimated one in six country homes being destroyed.
  • But, the early decades of the twentieth century signaled an epochal shift for Britain’s storied country houses.
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  • The war of 1904-1905 between Russia and Japan made the first one and Britain nearly enemies, with the end of the war political situation changed.
  • This timeline will provide a brief overview, showing some of the critical events of the 20th century in Britain that helped shape and change society.
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  • In 1900 surveys showed that between 15% and 20% of the population were living at subsistence (bare survival) level.
  • The Britain of the year 2000 was unimaginable at the end of the Victorian era in 1901. The 20th century saw two world wars catalyse enormous social change...
  • From 1900 some 1200 country houses in England were demolished, with an estimated one in six country homes being destroyed.
  • But as taxation levels and wage bills rose over the first half of the 20th century, many of the grandest country houses became white elephants.
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  • Yet, by the early 1970s it was clear that the crisis had not been solved, as demonstrated by the title of a report published in 1972: ‘Country Houses of Britain...
  • The destruction of country houses in 20th-century Britain was a phenomenon brought about by a change in social conditions during which a large number of...
  • Though on the world arena Britain managed to sustain uniformly friendly relations with other powers, at home the first two decades of the century were harsh.
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