▁which ▁a ▁height ened ▁level ▁of ▁construction ▁work , ▁architect ural ▁change , ▁or ▁re building ▁occurred . ▁ ▁More ▁specifically , ▁W . ▁G . ▁H os kins ▁defined ▁the ▁term ▁" The ▁Great ▁Reb u ild ing " ▁in ▁England ▁as ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 6 th ▁century ▁until ▁ 1 6 4 0 . ▁H os kins ' ▁initial ▁theory ▁held ▁that ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁improved ▁economic ▁conditions ▁in ▁England ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁expansion , ▁re building ▁or ▁architect ural ▁improvement ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁rural ▁buildings . ▁ ▁The ▁precise ▁time ▁period , ▁extent ▁and ▁impact ▁of ▁" The ▁Great ▁Reb u ild ing " ▁is ▁cont ested . ▁Ron ald ▁Brun sk ill ▁accepts ▁that ▁in ▁much ▁of ▁England ▁it ▁sp anned ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 5 7 0 – 1 6 4 0 , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁period ▁varied ▁both ▁by ▁region ▁and ▁by ▁social ▁class . ▁It ▁was ▁earliest ▁in ▁South ▁East ▁England , ▁later ▁in ▁South ▁West ▁England ▁and ▁Corn wall , ▁about ▁ 1 6 7 0 – 1 7 2 0 ▁in ▁Northern ▁England ▁and ▁later ▁still ▁in ▁Wales . ▁In ▁each ▁region ▁it ▁affected ▁higher - in come ▁social ▁classes ▁first ▁and ▁then ▁progress ed ▁to ▁lower - in come ▁classes . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁and ▁further ▁reading ▁ ▁Category : Arch itect ural ▁history ▁Category : V ern ac ular ▁architecture <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁West min ster ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court