Tudor Houses

[Clunkshift]

To explain about brick houses versus Classic Timber Tudor houses.

In the 16th century, Timber framing was normal for house construction as foundations were minimal and bricks were expensive to mass produce and transport.
the first photo is a country house using timber framing with brick infill, the second is a grand hall in Norfolk which was built in 1580 (Elizabethan or Late Tudor) and the last two photos are "normal" Tudor country houses.

So yes, you can have a brick Tudor house with gables, but it would be almost unique.

Town houses were slightly different as they often had rooms in the attic (with gables over) but having no real foundations, it was not normal to have more than two storeys in a country house because floor space was not limited.

Now lok for the ivy and creepers....

Clunk.

[souter girl]

What beautiful houses!! Can you tell us what and where they are, please Clunk?I feel an "Escape to the Country" coming on.
(See Portrait of Lady thread for my Edna Everidge joke)

[Crocus]

Oh wow Clunk, to me these photos are an absolute delight to look at! I'm crazy about the Tudor Period - don't you perhaps have some more pics? x

[eleanor2]

brilliant pictures clunk.we have a few round here.little moreton hall is so old that all the floors are sloping.

[Crocus]

Hi Eleanor, I've googled Little Moreton Hall, and goodness, what a place! xx

http://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/houses/moreton.shtml

[Primrose]

Clunk

You are an inspiration. I love old houses and this thread has made me reflect on places I have been in the past but the sad part is they were usually when we have 'tied' them in with necessary projects. So maybe I have a project to persuade the OH we need a few odd days out now in between homework.

We visited Morton Hall, wonderful, 15 years ago when we took the old landrover on its run to buy the woodburner.

Now I have just recalled many, many years ago when the children were younger we did a day trip to the http://www.wealddown.co.uk/ museum. I think my OH and I need to make another trip there it was so interesting.

Another place we found oursleves at years ago, just amazing, driving into the un-expected! I remember thinking this is like stepping back in time and if everyone had been dressed in period costume I would have wondered what had happened to me. It was the village of Lavenham in Sussex.

Thank you for the memories. x

Note: Just checked the site would open from here and realised you have the option to take a Virtual Tour x

[keepersdaughter]

The village if Lavenham in Suffolk (is that where you mean Primrose?) is a wonderful example of Tudor construction I think. I tried to find some pictures but if you Google Lavenham, Suffolk it gives a few pictures. The Swan is nice for a cream tea by the way :).

[Primrose]

Yes - sorry - Suffolk.

We purchased a video on Lavenham as it was so fascinating. When my OH sister came over from Canada they loved it and wished they had more time in England.

[Crocus]

I want to be in the UK this instant. I want to go and see these beautiful Tudor Houses.
I'm really interested in this period and I would so like to be there now. What have you done to me, Clunk, Eleanor, KD and Primrose! :eek::)

Souter Girl, I agree a 100% with the "Escape to the Country" feeling........

[Crocus]

I've got a beautiful book, "England's Thousand Best Houses" by Simon Jenkins. 934 pages this book has with lovely colourful photos of the most amazing houses. On the back of this book there's this comment:

"England's houses are a treasure trove of riches and a unique, living record of the nation's history. Simon Jenkins's lavishly illustrated guide selects the finest homes throughout the land, from Cornwall to Cumbria, in a glorious celebration of English life."

Eleanor, in Cheshire there's also Gawsworth Hall, an "eccentric Tudor Manor with tilting ground". It's 3 miles SW of Macclesfield. It looks very much the same as Little Moreton Hall. Beautiful.

This book is pure delight!

[franbee]

Are Hall i'th Wood and Smithill's Hall in, crocus? They are not far from here, and are open free on Heritage weekend, as is Ordsall Hall at Salford, I've never been in but it's just on the roadside near Old Trafford football ground. and don't forget Salmesbury Hall near Preston.

[Crocus]

I had a quick look in the index and yes, all four the houses you mentioned are in this book. I will have a look at it a bit later on. I wanted to take this book along when we visited the UK last December, but goodness, it's to heave unfortunately. With 950 pages, it can't be anything else eh? It would've made a very big difference to our luggage weight! xx

[Clunkshift]

I didn’t realise there were so many architecture fans around.

Photo one is Chenies Manor House in Buckinghamshire (WD3 6ER) and is halfway between Rickmansworth and Amersham

I can’t find photo wo again

Photo three is Little Moreton Hall

Photo four is the Lythe Hill Hotel, south of Haslemere, Surrey


I have been to the Wield & Downland Museum in Sussex several times and always enjoy it, they have quite a little village there now and the buildings through the ages are fascinating.

Clunk (owner of Bungalow circa 1964).

[Crocus]

Hi Clunk, I love architecture, especially Tudor and Gothic architecture. Thanks for putting these pics and thread on, I just love it. If you have some more pics stashed away somewhere, get them out and post 'em please?
Crocus x