Tag: open hall
Early roof
This building dates to 1244 and 1473. The floor joists here are the earliest dendro dates so far obtained in Hampshire. It was originally a country residence of the bishops of Winchester during the Middle Ages. The roof has hardly been seen and I was lucky enough to be granted access through the smallest of [...]
Posted: March 11th, 2009 under PhD, research.
Tags: 13th century, buildings archaeology, dendrochronology, hampshire, medieval architecture, open hall, photosynth, timber-frame, timber-framed
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The ‘typical’ late medieval open hall (c1400-1500)
A = a typical northern or western ‘Cruck’ framed house
B = a typical southern or eastern ‘Wealden box frame’ house
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The origin of the medieval ‘open hall’ is thought to be an evolution of the Anglo-Saxon (AD 410 to 1066) aisled hall and lasted, unchanged, until the end of the medieval period [...]
Posted: October 8th, 2008 under research.
Tags: buildings archaeology, med, medieval, medieval architecture, open hall, open hall image, timber-frame, timber-framed
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