Timber framing

NOTES: This moated manor house is an exemplar of the timber-framed Tudor black-and-white house. The earliest part of the Hall was probably built by Richard de Moreton in the mid 15th century. The west, or kitchen end was built (or rebuilt) by William Moreton c.1480. The last major extension was the south wing added in 1570-1580. The 'domestic block' was added to the south wing in the early 1600s.

NOTES: This village church, built of cob, timber-framing and thatch, is mostly 14th and 15th century.

NOTES: Unique in England and akin to the bell houses of Swedish stave churches, this belfry was restored in 1898 and 1957 when extra timbers were inserted and the bases of the upright timbers were strengthened with concrete. In 1983-1984 the tower underwent a complete restoration.

NOTES: Unique in England and akin to the bell houses of Swedish stave churches, this belfry was restored in 1898 and 1957 when extra timbers were inserted and the bases of the upright timbers were strengthened with concrete. In 1983-1984 the tower underwent a complete restoration.

SOURCE: Stephen Thompson. Old English homes: a summer's sketch-book (London: Sampson Low Marston Low & Searle, 1876), plate 1

NOTES: The Hospital for aged or disabled soldiers and their wives was founded in 1571 by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leycester (Leicester). The medieval buildings which he acquired under charter from Queen Elizabeth I were the premises of the combined guilds of Holy Trinity and St George. The guilds had been created in the 14th century, but the premises must have been rebuilt in the 15th century. The Hospital continued to run under the terms of its original charter until 1956. The site comprises the medieval Hospital, the Chapel (built in 1383), reception rooms, living quarters (including the Master's House), a Guildhall (completed by 1450) and a Great Hall, all of which were extensively restored between 1956 and 1968.