This report attempts to identify the ways in which the ownership and development of the motor car affected life in the English country house in the 20th century. Special reference is made to the buildings constructed and converted to house and maintain this new form of transport.
Introduction
Motoring and the country house
The impact of the motor car on life in the English country house
Country house owners and the motor car
Country house owners at the forefront of motoring
Car ownership and country houses
The motor car and life in the country house
Sports, leisure activities and the motor car
The motor house and the country house
The motor house pre-1914
New motor houses added to existing country houses
New houses and their motor houses
Conversions of existing structures into motor houses
Inter-war motor houses and garages
New motor houses added to existing country houses
New houses and their motor houses
Conversions of existing structures into motor houses
Post-war country house garages
Architectural designs and competitions
Conclusion
Endnotes
Gazetteer
Author, Downham Market. Kathryn A Morrison, an architectural historian, worked in heritage for 30 years. Her publications include 'English Shops & Shopping' (2003) and 'Woolworths 100 Years on the High Street' (2015).
