<P> Early in the Victorian era, up to the 1840s houses were still influenced by the classicism of Regency styles . However the simplicity of Regency classicism fell out of favour as affluence increased and by the 1850s the Italianate style influenced domestic architecture which now incorporated varying quantities of stucco . From the 1850s domestic buildings also became increasingly influenced by the Gothic Revival, incorporating features such as pointed, projecting porches, bay windows, and grey slate . </P> <P> In addition to general architectural influences, this progressive change in style resulted from several other factors . In the 1850s, the abolition of tax on glass and bricks made these items cheaper yet a suitable material and the coming of the railway allowed them to be manufactured elsewhere, at low cost and to standard sizes and methods, and brought to site . There was also progressive introduction from the 1850s of various building regulations . There are a number of common themes in Victorian housing: </P> <Ul> <Li> Sanitation: regulations were introduced progressively from the 1850s to raise the importance of sanitation features, including correct drainage, waste facilities (the "ash pit" or "dust bin"), and toilet facilities either in the form of an outside privy or inside water closet . </Li> <Li> Hot and cold water: at the start of the Victorian era, some houses had running tap water and a boiler for hot water . By the turn of the century, hot and cold running water were a common feature . </Li> <Li> Lighting powered by gas was available in many towns from the start of the Victorian era . By the end of the Victorian era, many houses had gas . </Li> <Li> A basement with a cellar for the storage of coal, required for open fires and to heat water . </Li> <Li> Sash windows but with larger panes of glass, from the 1850s, than the characteristic 6 plus 6 smaller panes seen in Georgian and Regency architecture . </Li> <Li> Victorian houses were generally built in terraces or as detached houses . </Li> <Li> Building materials were brick or local stone . Bricks were made in factories some distance away, to standard sizes, rather than the earlier practice of digging clay locally and making bricks on site . </Li> <Li> The majority of houses were roofed with slate, quarried mainly in Wales and carried by rail . The clay tiles used in some houses would be available locally . </Li> <Li> Vegetation and small garden were often incorporated into Victorian homes, as forms of nature were prized by the suburban domestic ideal . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Sanitation: regulations were introduced progressively from the 1850s to raise the importance of sanitation features, including correct drainage, waste facilities (the "ash pit" or "dust bin"), and toilet facilities either in the form of an outside privy or inside water closet . </Li>

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