Tudor House Styles (1485 - 1560) Flashcards
Hall with cross-wings: Larger houses for the wealthy were centred upon the hall, with wings containing the private chambers at one end and those with the service rooms and kitchens at the other. These could either form a single unit as in this case or be arranged around a courtyard.
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Box frame: A box-framed house stripped of its wattle and daub infill to reveal its basic structure. The wealthier owners in this period fitted decorative or close studded timbers in the wall panels.
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Urban house with jetty: Urban houses were usually timber framed with jetties providing extra room on upper floors and higher status. Some had the gable end facing the street; in others the roof ran parallel to it.
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Close studding and decorative panels: Examples of close studding (left) which was popular in the south and east and decorative framing (right) which was more usually found in some western counties. This excessive use of timber was a sign of wealth.
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Brick with stone dressing and diaper patterns: A close-up of a brick wall with long Tudor bricks and a lighter coloured stone dressing. The darker ends of burnt bricks form the crosses which make a diaper pattern on the upper half while below they are laid in an English Bond, alternate courses of the short ends (headers) and long sides (stretchers), which were all popular in this period. Brick had been reintroduced into this country in the 14th century and was popular in the east and south of the country.
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Crenellations, machicolations and arrow loops: Features from castles like crenellations (left), machicolations (top), and arrow loops (right) were still fitted to most major houses if only for decorative effect.
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Chimneys: Fireplaces were a new luxury fitting and tall decorative brick chimneys were fitted above to display the fact.
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Timber mullion window: Most windows in this period originally had no glazing. The openings were divided by vertical mullions with shutters or oiled cloth behind to keep the worst of the weather out.
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Oriel window: Oriel windows projected from an upper storey and were a common form of display on larger houses, often above gateways or important entrances.
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Bay window: Bay windows stretched from the ground up and were often fitted at the lord’s end of the great hall to cast extra light and give a clear view of who was at the entrance.
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Stone window with label mould: In the finest houses stone framed windows with decorative carving at the top (tracery) and diamond-leaded glass could be fitted. The raised hat shaped feature along the top called a label or hood mould was a popular feature.
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Door with decorative spandrels: Important doorways to larger houses usually had a flat, four-centred arched opening. The triangular gaps above this, called spandrels, were often decorative in this period.
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The hall: The principal element of any large house was the hall, a large central space open to the rafters in which the owner and his household ate and slept. Behind the dais would have been access to the private chambers, while at the opposite end from where the owner sat would have been doors leading to the service rooms and a kitchen which was usually detached as a fire precaution. As fireplaces became more common during this period, a ceiling was often inserted across these halls to create more rooms upstairs.
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Large fireplace: A large inset fireplace with four-centred arch opening and heraldic decoration above.
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Timber panelling: Square-framed timber panelling was fitted around the best room or along the screen at the end of the hall. This example shows the linenfold pattern which was a popular decorative effect in this period. Note the bottom edge of each frame was a plain chamfer making it easy to dust.
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