TUDOR, 1485-1603 A period of time as well as an architectural style. In 16th-century Britain, housing was characterised by thatched roofs and exposed timber frames, and built largely with practicality in mind.
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The few houses that have survived from this period are the finer quality buildings, made from local materials by masons and carpenters who passed their knowledge fromone generation to the next. During the years of Tudor rule, England became richer than ever before. Themining of tin, lead and coal became very popular thus towns grew and beautiful houses were built. However, there was a great divide in the style of the ordinary home and that of the great and famous palaces; the wealthy used the exterior of their homes to promote just how wealthy they were.
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Most ordinary homes in Tudor times were half timbered - they hadwooden frames and the spaces between were filledwith small sticks andwet clay called wattle and daub. Tudor houses are known for their black &white effect. It was the Victorians who coated the beams with tar. The Tudors left thembare or painted them red.
During the early part of this period, these were used with no glazing. Shutters or oil cloths were used to keep the worst of the weather out. The use of glass becamemore widespread during Tudor times but larger pieces were difficult tomake and very expensive, so glass panes were tiny and held together with lead in a criss cross pattern (Lattice).
This was the overhang and a way of creating extra space on the upper floor of a home as well as a status symbol. The urban houses of merchants and tradesmen often had a shop on the ground floor with accommodation above. Darker ends of burnt bricks formed the decorative detail of diagonal crosses which were called diaper patterns.
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Stone, and later brick, began to replace timber as the standard buildingmaterial. Brick had been reintroduced into the country in the 14th century andwas popular in the south and east. Stone dressings were often used for the corner stones as well as around the windows.
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