Venetian Red Y2122Q
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A higher quality of construction was expected in the Edwardian era than at any other time in history and building regulations, combined with social idealismensured this was the case. This was the golden age of the suburb. It was a formof development that Britain pioneered as the medicine to smoke-grimed Victorian industrial cities .
EDWARDIAN Key Colours
Signal Red X9224S
Edwardian colour schemes were lighter than those of the 1880s and 1890s. Carrying on the trends established by the Arts & Crafts movement and helping achieve the Edwardian ideals of freshness and light, internally, houses were decorated in appropriate colours, typically pale blues, greens and greys. Externally, windows were often dark in colour but marked out in white. Any roughcast (coarse plaster) was left plain or whitewashed. Magpie-work was in black on white or un-painted render. The period saw a revival of Georgian styles, supported by Lutyens, an English architect known for adapting traditional architectural styles to suit the requirements of the era. For the exterior, this manifested in pale creams, pastels, quiet greens and blues, although Lutyens himself preferred stronger colours including black, strong greens and reds.
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Golden Yellow A8514D
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Peacock Blue L1092P
Strong Blue N1133Z
Royal Blue Q4041C
Eau-de-Nil D8371T
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H0191K
White
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