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  2. Peasant homes in medieval England - Wikipedia

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    Some common features of medieval peasant homes in Southern England were the open hall and the lack of a chimney or upper floor, evidenced by soot from the central hearth. . Homes in Kent, Sussex and East Anglia share some interesting architectural traits observable in the roof structure, beam mouldings, crown posts and bracing patter

  3. List of hall houses in England - Wikipedia

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    The hall house is a type of vernacular house traditional in many parts of England, Wales, Ireland and lowland Scotland, as well as northern Europe, during the Middle Ages, centring on a hall. Usually timber-framed, some high status examples were built in stone. Most, but not all, were built for domestic use. Unaltered hall houses are almost ...

  4. List of manor houses - Wikipedia

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    A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor in Europe. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with manorial tenants and great banquets.

  5. List of English Heritage properties - Wikipedia

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    The large house consists of the medieval great hall of a former royal residence, to which an Art Deco extension was added in the 1930s. The hammerbeam roof of the great hall is the third largest of its type in England, and the Art Deco interior of the house has been described as a "masterpiece of modern design".

  6. Hall house - Wikipedia

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    The Yeoman's House, Bignor, Sussex, a three-bay Wealden hall house. The hall house is a type of vernacular house traditional in many parts of England, Wales, Ireland and lowland Scotland, as well as northern Europe, during the Middle Ages, centring on a hall. Usually timber-framed, some high status examples were built in stone.

  7. Manor house - Wikipedia

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    Tower Houses – Tower houses, including Peel towers, were constructed in the wilder parts of England, usually in the marches. They served a defensive purpose, built as a solid fortified keep , they were designed to protect inhabitants from raids by border reivers .

  8. List of country houses in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This is intended to be as full a list as possible of country houses, castles, palaces, other stately homes, and manor houses in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands; any architecturally notable building which has served as a residence for a significant family or a notable figure in history.

  9. List of castles in England - Wikipedia

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    Possible medieval hunting lodge rebuilt in the 18–19th centuries. [64] Ince Castle: Semi-fortified house c. 1640: Intact NGS House may have been held against the Roundheads in 1646. [65] Launceston Castle: Keep and bailey 11–13th century: Ruins [66] Pendennis Castle: Artillery fort 1540–98: Intact Withstood 5-month siege in 1646. [18 ...