Some people like to bring a touch of the past to their present lives and homes and even though we cannot all afford to live in palaces and stately homes, we can at least manage to add touches to our surroundings which allow us to feel special and posh. One of these touches which are quite popular is the addition of Georgian conservatories and Georgian windows to a house, in order to give the property the feel of times long gone.
Although it is possible to find authentic Georgian conservatories and authentic Georgian windows on old properties, for the most part it is mainly replicas which you will see on houses these days. The Georgian era of architecture was about construction being symmetrical and proportionate and had its roots in the highly fashionable work of Andrea Palladio, a sixteenth-century Venetian architect. We can trace the symmetry and boldness of today's Georgian conservatory back to this Palladian style.
In the days of the King Georges, the original Georgian conservatory style featured very few windows, as glass was costly and let the cold in. This is the major difference with today's Georgian conservatory.Authentic Georgian Conservatories
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