How and why the semi became Britain's most popular house-type

The illustrated story of the most successful house-type in British history, of which more than four million were built between the fi rst and second world wars.

Finn Jenson tracks the phenomenal rise and subsequent fall of the speculatively-built semi, from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods to the 1920's, 1930's and beyond.
The author Finn Jensen shows how the roots of the semi go back to aristocratic inventions in the 17th century, and started to take off in the 19th century, with a rich profusion of styles. The fully annotated and indexed text is accompanied by hundreds of photographs, drawings and copies of original source material.

With more than 250 illustrations, many in full colour, this is a unique book that will appeal to everyone with an interest in architecture.