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	Roofs were steeply pitched and covered with thatch, slates or stone tiles and floors were simply compacted earth covered with reeds or rushes or flagstones. In towns, shop-frontage was at a premium along the small narrow streets and so upper floors were often extended to overhang the ground floor and create more living space upstairs. In places, these overhangs, or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jettying '''Jetties'''] reached across to each other so much as to become a nuisance - especially to people on horseback!		Roofs were steeply pitched and covered with thatch, slates or stone tiles and floors were simply compacted earth covered with reeds or rushes or flagstones. In towns, shop-frontage was at a premium along the small narrow streets and so upper floors were often extended to overhang the ground floor and create more living space upstairs. In places, these overhangs, or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jettying '''Jetties'''] reached across to each other so much as to become a nuisance - especially to people on horseback!

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			[https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjTo6vcvbPWAhWKzRoKHZHfAX0QFggoMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arct.cam.ac.uk%2FDownloads%2Fchs%2Fvol7%2Farticle1.pdf&usg=AFQjCNFAmD6GBS5zwDu9HcKu6IWKVshplw ''(For further work, a very detailed description of '''The Construction of Medieval and Tudor Houses in London''', by Dr John Schofield of the Universtity of Cambridge Department of Architecture, is available as a download for educational purposes)''.]

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	Tudor Houses were typically a '''Half Timbered''' construction based on either a '''[[Cruck\|Cruck Frame]]''' or, more expensively, on a '''Box Frame'''. The timber frames were peg-jointed together and provided the main structure. The spaces in between the frames were filled with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattle_and_daub '''Wattle and Daub'''], mortar, brick, stone or similar. Limitations in glass-making techniques meant that windows were small and made up our of several smaller pieces of glass held together in a lead lattice framework~~. and doors of course~~.		Tudor Houses were typically a '''Half Timbered''' construction based on either a '''[[Cruck\|Cruck Frame]]''' or, more expensively, on a '''Box Frame'''. The timber frames were peg-jointed together and provided the main structure. The spaces in between the frames were filled with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattle_and_daub '''Wattle and Daub'''], mortar, brick, stone or similar unless needed for doors and windows. Limitations in glass-making techniques meant that windows were small and made up our of several smaller pieces of glass held together in a lead lattice framework.


	The Oak timbers were ~~often~~ left bare ~~or sometimes~~ painted or coated with tar to protect them against rot ~~and the~~ infill panels [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewash '''Whitewashed'''] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewash '''Lime Washed'''] for protection - ~~although~~ in some areas this was mixed with pig's blood to produce a pink colour.		The Oak timbers were usually left bare with little evidence they were painted or coated with tar to protect them against rot. The infill panels were plastered over and may have been [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewash '''Whitewashed'''] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewash '''Lime Washed'''] for protection - in some areas this was mixed with pig's blood to produce a pink colour.
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	The Oak timbers were often left bare or sometimes painted with tar to protect them against rot and the infill panels [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewash '''Whitewashed'''] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewash '''Lime Washed'''] for protection - although in some areas this was mixed with pig's blood to produce a pink colour.		The Oak timbers were often left bare or sometimes painted or coated with tar to protect them against rot and the infill panels [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewash '''Whitewashed'''] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewash '''Lime Washed'''] for protection - although in some areas this was mixed with pig's blood to produce a pink colour.
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	The classic Black and White was not ~~actually widespread~~ during the Tudor period, but the result of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-and-white_Revival_architecture '''Victorian Tudor Revival'''] later in the 19th Century, and many modern houses are still offered with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_Revival_architecture '''Mock Tudor'''] effect.		The classic Black and White was not very comon during the Tudor period, but is the result of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-and-white_Revival_architecture '''Victorian Tudor Revival'''] later in the 19th Century, and many modern houses are still offered with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_Revival_architecture '''Mock Tudor'''] effect.
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	Roofs were steeply pitched and covered with thatch, slates or stone tiles and floors were simply compacted earth covered with reeds or rushes or flagstones. In towns, shop-frontage was at a premium along the small narrow streets and so upper floors were often extended to overhang the ground floor and create more living space upstairs. In places, these overhangs, or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jettying '''Jetties'''] reached across to each other so much as to become a nuisance - especially to people on horseback!		Roofs were steeply pitched and covered with thatch, slates or stone tiles and floors were simply compacted earth covered with reeds or rushes or flagstones. In towns, shop-frontage was at a premium along the small narrow streets and so upper floors were often extended to overhang the ground floor and create more living space upstairs. In places, these overhangs, or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jettying '''Jetties'''] reached across to each other so much as to become a nuisance - especially to people on horseback!

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Tudor Houses were typically a '''Half Timbered''' construction based on either a '''[[Cruck|Cruck Frame]]''' or, more expensively, on a '''Box Frame'''. The timber frames were peg-jointed together and provided the main structure. The spaces in between the frames were filled with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattle_and_daub '''Wattle and Daub'''], mortar, brick, stone or similar. Limitations in glass-making techniques meant that windows were small and made up our of several smaller pieces of glass held together in a lead lattice framework. and doors of course.

The Oak timbers were often left bare or sometimes painted with tar to protect them against rot and the infill panels [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewash '''Whitewashed'''] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewash '''Lime Washed'''] for protection - although in some areas this was mixed with pig's blood to produce a pink colour.
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The classic Black and White was not actually widespread during the Tudor period, but the result of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-and-white_Revival_architecture '''Victorian Tudor Revival'''] later in the 19th Century, and many modern houses are still offered with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_Revival_architecture '''Mock Tudor'''] effect.
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Roofs were steeply pitched and covered with thatch, slates or stone tiles and floors were simply compacted earth covered with reeds or rushes or flagstones. In towns, shop-frontage was at a premium along the small narrow streets and so upper floors were often extended to overhang the ground floor and create more living space upstairs. In places, these overhangs, or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jettying '''Jetties'''] reached across to each other so much as to become a nuisance - especially to people on horseback!

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