100 20th-Century Houses

Foreword by Cath Slessor  6

Why do houses excite our emotions? by Catherine Croft 8

1914–1924 16

What makes these houses special? by Elain Harwood 30

1925–1955 40

Labour-saving homes: the impact of domestic technology by Kathryn Ferry 92

1956–1987 98

'Now, building your house can be ever so much fun': the architect and the patron by Alan Powers 174

1988–2015 184

Acknowledgements 246

Further reading 247

Index...