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By the 14th century the manor-house plan was clearly defined, with private living apartments and service rooms at opposite ends of the great hall and with battlements, gatehouse, and moat—as at Ightham Mote, Kent.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
23 de jul. de 2023 · Old English Manor Floor Plans: A Journey Through History. English manor houses, with their grand facades and sprawling estates, have captured the imagination of many over the centuries.
A Tudor-like entry evokes the grandeur of an English country manor. Enter this master up house plan through a vaulted foyer. On opposing sides of the foyer, coffered ceilings grace the library and a formal dining room.
The Twenthieth century architectural scholar, Sir Nikolaus Pevsner described the house as a 'very valuable medium-sized Elizabethan Manor House'. The house is built according to a H-shaped compact plan, with a small inner courtyard and a dramatic roofline of gables and chimneys.
During the 16th century many lords of manors moved their residences from their ancient manor houses often situated next to the parish church and near or in the village and built a new manor house within the walls of their ancient deer-parks adjoining.
A private staircase between the Parlour and the Withdrawing Room leads to the first floor. The Withdrawing Room has 16th-century carved wooden panelling, and a wooden ceiling with moulded coffering, which probably dates from 1559 when the Great Hall ceiling was added.
Há 2 dias · Brickwork. The walls are built of red brick in English bond and are of fine material and workmanship. Moulded bricks are used in the plinth, the jambs, mullions, transoms, and labels of the windows, the gables, the entrance porch, and the corbels and shafts of the chimney-stacks.
