Tag Archives: timber-framed
The Tripartite Plan
Social theories
In the late medieval domestic plan, the social structure was articulated by employment of the main structural posts of the timber frame, in order to provide clear divisions of space (Gardiner 2000,159). Although the term ‘feudal’ is often used to describe the social and military structure of the late medieval period – especially in older textbooks – modern thinking tends to “shy away from the term ‘feudalism’” Continue reading
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Tagged liminal, lower end, open hall, pantry, timber-framed, tripartite
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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 … Continue reading
100% pre Black Death houses now done
I have finally surveyed all the pre-Black Death (pre1348) buildings dendro dated in Hampshire. Continue reading
