Calendar house

A calendar house is a house that symbolically contains architectural elements in quantities that represent the respective numbers of days in a year, weeks in a year, months in a year and days in a week.[1] For example, Avon Tyrrell House in Hampshire was built with 365 windows, 52 rooms, 12 chimneys, 7 external doors, and 4 wings (representing the seasons).[2] This style was developed during the Elizabethan era[1] and was also prevalent during the Victorian period.[3]

  1. ^ a b Beckett, Matthew (2013-01-02). "The Calendar House: A history". Country Life. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  2. ^ Long, David (2015-06-04). Bizarre England: Discover the Country's Secrets and Surprises. Michael O'Mara Books. ISBN 978-1-78243-377-4.
  3. ^ Smith, Tom; Jex, Chris (2007). The Northern Isles: Orkney and Shetland Sea Kayaking. Wales, UK: Pesda Press. p. 108. ISBN 9781906095000.