Tudor townhouse

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Photo about Tudor style apartment building in leafy suburb. Image of england, timbered, trees - 82853277

Cockrell Hall Blog: I have been enthralled with all things miniature since I received a beautiful Federal style dollhouse for my 10th Christmas when we lived in Alabama. I had collected many miniature treasures when traveling with my family over the years and had no place to put them (my collection had outgrown my other house). I've stuck with the hobby for almost 40 years. I found myself wanting a new house, (Tudor style my favorite architectural era!) but had no clue where to find one. I…

THE house which inspired the board game Cluedo is on the market.

Celebrate your wedding day the way they partied in the Renaissance: full spirited and revived. The English Tudor will take you back to colorful ball gowns, bows and curtsies, but still has the mode…

Two examples of German fachwerk, timber framed townhouses. Traditional buildings are organic, which means that they can grow and contract according to the needs of their users. The skills and materials needed to build them are always on hand, locally. Sustainable, #GoodUrbanism.

The Tudors everywhere

The house is built with stone foundations, and the main structure is made of oak timbers, joined together using mortice and tenon joints, and held in place with oak pegs. Wattle and daub or lath and plaster are used to fill the spaces between the timbers. The black and white appearance from the timber framing construction dates from the Tudor period, though some parts have been repaired in later years. For instance the gables were added in late Victorian times by Charles Nevill. The…

Tudor rowhouses!!