Find the Right House History For Your Home
HOUSE HISTORY RESEARCH SERVICES
All services include a professionally researched history of your home
Services
Whether you’d like a finished written history of your home or a curated portfolio archive focused on the records, we offer multiple ways to explore the story of your house.
Printed House Histories
For those who want their home’s history researched, interpreted and written into a finished piece. Choose to have your house history displayed as an A4/A3 wall art, or a more detailed storybook-style history.
Bespoke Research Commissions
For those with a specific question or a home or project that needs a more tailored approach. Bespoke research commissions are individually scoped and priced to answer your specific brief.
House History Portfolios
For homeowners who want a curated archive of the records themselves. These portfolios bring together printed copies of census entries, historic maps and other key findings in a beautifully presented keepsake format.
Research Tools
Resources and tools for those who would prefer to discover the history of their home through their own research. Sometimes, interpreting the records yourself is almost as fun as finding out what they reveal.
We also Offer Framed Historical Map Prints
Discover how your home and its surroundings appeared in the past with a historic map individually sourced for your address. Each A3 print is framed and available as a standalone piece or alongside a house history.
£155–£160 | 14–20 working days
What is the history of my house?
Most people never find out. But your house has a past — and it’s probably more interesting than you think.
Old homes have lived through decades – even centuries – of historical stories.
We bring these to life through detailed house history research, to help you discover who lived in your home, when, and how their lives shaped the place you live today.
How to find the history of my home?
Researching house history involves piecing together information from historic maps, census records, parish documents, deeds, and local archives to understand how the property and its residents have changed over time. While genealogy websites have made information more accessible online, much of a home’s history requires locating and interpreting those records correctly. A professional house historian brings these sources together into an accurate, coherent narrative, placing your home within its wider historical context rather than leaving you with disconnected dates and names.
If you’ve ever searched “who lived in my house before me” or “how to find the history of my house”, then you’re in the right place!
Read snippets & short stories discovered from other house histories
