Architectural Styles

Tudor

Alt names / subperiods 

Timeline

Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Half-timbered.

 

Wikipedia

1485-1603

  • Half-timbering (exposed timber
  • steeply pitched gable roofs
  • tall prominent decorative brick chimneys
  • elaborate brickwork
  • tall narrow windows
  • ornate doorways
  • England
  • USA (NE & mid-west)
  • Canada

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Accommodation Examples

  • Country houses
  • cottages
  • schools
  • libraries
  • public buildings
  • Athelhampton House
  • Leeds Castle,
  • Hardwick Hall
  • Oxburgh Hall
  • Richmond Palace
  • Kentwell Hall
  • Henry VII Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey
  • St. John’s College, Cambridge
  • The Gate of Honor, Caius Court, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
  • The Hall, Middle Temple, London
  • Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire
  • Burghley House, near Peterborough
  • Wollaton Hall
  • Hampton Court Palace London
  • Tower of London
  • St. James’s Palace London
  • Eltham Palace Greenwich
  • Anne Hathaway’s Cottage England
  • Little Moreton Hall Cheshire
  • Hardwick Hall Derbyshire
  • Guildhall London
  • Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire
  • Sudeley Castle Gloucestershire
  • Manor house hotels
  • Castle / fortified manor accommodation
  • Historic coaching inns (Tudor fabric)
  • “Historic house” B&Bs in Tudor townhouses
  • Estate lodges / gatehouse stays
  • Heritage serviced apartments in Tudor buildings
  • University / collegiate accommodation (historic courts)
  • The Granary Hotel (formerly coaching inn), Deptford / Kentish Town region
  • Ye Olde Bell (near Doncaster)

Adaptive Reuse

  • Little Moreton Hall (Cheshire)
  • Oxburgh Hall (Norfolk) B&B/ Guest Rooms
  • Stoke Rochford Hall (Lincolnshire)
  • Middle Temple Hall & Temple Church (London)
  • St John’s College (Cambridge) — Visitor Rooms
  • Gonville & Caius College (Cambridge)
  • Compton Wynyates (Warwickshire)
  • Hampton Court Palace (London) — Historic Lodging Options
  • Hall’s Croft, Shakespeare family homes & other istoric Tudor Houses in Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Chester Rows (Chester)

Landmarks

Original Accommodation

Adapted Visitor Accommodation