Tudor Manor House
Tudor Manor House
The Tudor Manor House was built apart from the village and housed
wealthy occupants who were similar to the Medieval Lord of the Manor and
his family but without the judicial responsibilities which were required
during the Middle Ages. The Tudor Manor House was designed with quaint
gables, small mullioned windows and an array of twisted red-brick
chimneys in various designs. Only the Tudors at the very top of the
social scale could afford to build in brick which was seen as the new,
fashionable, luxury material as opposed to the old fashioned stone.
Bricks were often laid in a herringbone pattern and served as a
decorative infill without any structural function.
Rooms in a Tudor Manor House
The Tudor Manor house was built on a
similar design to the old medieval castles and consisted of the
following rooms:
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The Great Hall
which was intended for the main meeting and dining area and
used by everyone who lived in the Manor House
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The Kitchens
included cooking ovens for baking and huge fireplaces for
smoking and roasting food. The kitchens were often connected
to rooms called the Buttery and the Pantry
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The Buttery was
intended for storing and dispensing beverages, especially
ale
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The Pantry was
intended for the storage of perishable food products
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Storerooms -
There were often several Storerooms in the Tudor Manor House
often located over the buttery and pantry. Used to store
non-perishable kitchen items and products
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Private Suite of
rooms intended for sleeping and as a private sitting room
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The Garderobe
was intended for use as a toilet or latrine
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The Tudor Manor House
also included various out houses such as barns, stables,
hen-houses, pig sty and dairy
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Lighting in the
Tudor Manor house consisted of Rush Dips, Candles, Torches
and Lanterns
Tudor Manor House
The increased use of chimneys in Tudor
manor houses was due
to the widespread adoption of coal as fuel as opposed to wood. The
increased amount of smoke from coal made necessitated new designs for
fireplaces, chimneys and flues. Chimney stacks were often
clustered in groups and designed in twists, flutes and spirals. The
spiralled design was functional as the hot air moved upwards with
the flow of the wind and therefore cooled down chimneys faster than
other designs. The number of chimneys in a Tudor Manor house reflected
the wealth and status of the owners
Tudor Manor House
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