"N. Thornton" wrote in message
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Tony Bryer wrote in message
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In article , N.
Thornton wrote:
There were no building regs in 1910, they came in in IIRC 1916
or
1917.

Building Byelaws came in after the Public Health Act 1875

Really? I hadnt heard of those. Do you have a ref or any info on
them?
I wonder what they cover, as 1890 properties dont seem to conform
to
many construction standards - and whether they were really
enforced. I
believe there was a regulation covering foundation depth before
WW1,
but it was routinely not followed.

There a bit on them in the online version of the encyclopedia
britanica from 1911.

http://62.1911encyclopedia.org/C/CA/CARPENTRY.htm

unfortunately no of the figures display for me.

Jim