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Curtis House, Rickmansworth

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The Curtis House, Rickmansworth was the first solar house constructed in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] The house, in Rickmansworth, England, was built in 1956 by British architect Edward Curtis, for his own occupation.[1][2][4]

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  1. ^ a b McVEIGH, J. C. (1 January 1983). "Passive Heating and Cooling". Sun Power (Second Edition). Pergamon: 113–131. doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-026147-8.50011-3. ISBN 9780080261478.
  2. ^ a b "Solar House - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com.
  3. ^ Park, June. Houses and Bungalows, p. 165, at Google Books
  4. ^ Curtis, Edward J. W.; Miller, Allan S. (1959). "Solar Experimental House". Ekistics. 7 (42): 300–308. ISSN 0013-2942. JSTOR 43622662.
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"Dream House" - British Pathe film on YouTube showing the house