Timber Framed House Collection

Friar Street Worcester, 1942 a42_03580
Friar Street, Worcester. A view looking north west along Friar Street from The Greyfriars

Oak Street Norwich, 1942 a42_03736
Oak Street, Norwich, Norfolk. The houses at 110 to 98 Oak Street showing bomb damage

Old Wellington Inn, Manchester a42_01742
OLD WELLINGTON INN, OLD SHAMBLES, MANCHESTER. An exterior view of the Old Wellington Inn, showing the front facade in Old Shambles

Huddington Court BB48_00220
HUDDINGTON COURT, HUDDINGTON, WYCHAVON, WORCESTERSHIRE. Exterior view of Huddington Court and gardens. Exterior view of Huddington Court and gardens

Huggetts Cottage, Barlavington
Old country cottage, possibly Tudor period, timber framed and daub. Photograph taken August 1949 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N32182

Sinai Park 35009_014
Sinai Park moated site, originally the summer retreat of the abbots of Burton Abbey, Staffordshire, 2021

Moundsley Hall a42_01049
Moundsley Hall, Walkers Heath Road, Wythall, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. The timber frame of a Tudor building rediscovered during the demolition of Moundsley Hall

Tudor House Southampton CC76_00271
TUDOR HOUSE, BUGLE STREET, SOUTHAMPTON. A view looking north across the east front of the Tudor House on Bugle Street. The house was restored c1911 and was presented to the town as a museum

Jordan Well Coventry, 1941 a42_00339
20 - 21 Jordan Well, Coventry. The exterior of 20 and 21 Jordan Well, premises of L H Fearis Ltd. and Tom Pollard, showing damage to the upper storey windows

Gosford Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00335
Gosford Street, Coventry. The bomb damaged premises of H Godfrey, Tailor and Outfitter, at 112 Gosford Street showing a man sweeping the pavement at the front of the shop

New Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00325
New Street, Coventry. The exterior of 22 New Street. The houses appears to be abandoned, probably following damage during the Coventry Blitz

Anne Hathaways Cottage WSA01_05_044
Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Cottage Lane, Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. A view from the south-east of Anne Hathaway's Cottage, with visitors in the garden

Halls Croft WSA01_05_040
HALL'S CROFT, OLD TOWN, OLD TOWN, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, STRATFORD-ON-AVON, WARWICKSHIRE. A view from the north-west showing the front elevation of Hall's Croft

Broad Street UXC01_01_01_0068_14
"Broad Street, Ludlow, Shropshire, 1950s. A view looking along the east row of shops on Broad Street from the junction with the east end of the High Street

Post war prefabrication P_H00212_006
Two men constructing the upper storey of a Spooner house using plywood panels, 1947. Spooner houses were produced by Hull based manufacturer J L Spooner Ltd and were timber framed with a brick skin

Post-War prefabrication P_H00212_007
A man assembling the plywood panels of a Spooner house, 1947. Spooner houses were produced by Hull based manufacturer J L Spooner Ltd and were timber framed with a brick skin

Timber framed house MCF01_02_0932
HIGH STREET, TENTERDEN, ASHFORD, KENT. A view from the west of the 15th-16th century timber framed house at 29-33 High Street, the premises of the Colonial Meat Stores and the Tudor Rose Tea Rooms

Ye Olde House MCF01_02_0903
Ye Olde House, Stone-in-Oxney, Stone-cum-Ebony, Ashford, Kent. The front of " Ye Olde House" (subsequently named Tilmenden Hall) seen from the south-west

Ye Olde House MCF01_02_0900
Ye Olde House, Stone-in-Oxney, Stone-cum-Ebony, Ashford, Kent. The front of " Ye Olde House" (subsequently named Tilmenden Hall) seen from the south-east

Cherry Farmhouse MCF01_02_0884
Cherry Farmhouse, Lower Road, Stone-cum-Ebony, Ashford, Kent. The back of Cherry Farmhouse, now known as Stone House, seen from the south-west with chickens in the foreground

Lych gate MCF01_02_1580
LEICESTER SQUARE, PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT. A view from the north-west showing a figure standing under the archway in Leicester Square, Penshurst

Village Green MCF01_02_1575
The Walks, Groombridge, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. A view looking north across the village green in Groombridge towards houses in the middle of The Walks, showing a pony grazing on the green

Village Green MCF01_02_1574
The Walks, Groombridge, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. A view looking north across the village green in Groombridge towards The Crown Inn and houses at the east end of The Walks

Killiecrankie MCF01_02_1571
Killiecrankie, Groombridge, Withyham, Wealden, East Sussex. An exterior view of Killiecrankie looking along the garden path towards the house

Donkey cart MCF01_02_1564
Bird In Hand Street, Groombridge, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Looking north-west along Bird in Hand Street with numbers 1 and 2 on the left

End houses MCF01_02_1559
Groombridge, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The back of end houses in Groombridge, tile hung at first floor level and partially weatherboarded

Ashurst Post Office MCF01_02_1537
Ashurst Post Office, Ashurst Hill, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. A partial view of the weatherboarded house at Ashurst Post Office from the north-east, with a topiary tree in the front garden

Thatched cottages MCF01_02_1499
Upper Icknield Way, Whiteleaf, Princes Risborough, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Looking north along Upper Icknield Way, showing timber framed cottages known as Thatchers

The Old Swan Hotel MCF01_02_0763
THE OLD SWAN HOTEL, MAIN ROAD, MINSTER LOVELL, WEST OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE. A view of The Old Swan Hotel from south beside the River Windrush

Burford High Street MCF01_02_0720
High Street, Burford, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire. Looking north along the east side of the High Street in Burford showing numbers 121 and 123 in the foreground

Wootton Rivers MCF01_02_0693
Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire. A thatcher working on the roof of an unidentified cottage in Wootton Rivers while a woman stands in the doorway. In the garden of the house is a thatched granary

Wootton Rivers MCF01_02_0692
Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire. A thatcher working on the roof of an unidentified cottage in Wootton Rivers, with a thatched granary in the garden

Wootton Rivers MCF01_02_0691
Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire. A view of an unidentified thatched timber framed cottage and a thatched weatherboarded barn in Wootton Rivers

Whiteleaf cottages MCF01_02_0546
Upper Icknield Way, Whiteleaf, Princes Risborough, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The front of a row of three cottages with a weatherboarded, thatched barn attached at the north end

West Wycombe MCF01_02_0572
HIGH STREET, WEST WYCOMBE, WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Looking west along houses on the north side of High Street in West Wycombe showing The Church Loft

Bledlow cottages MCF01_02_0540
BLEDLOW, BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Old timber framed cottages with brick infill, partly herringbone, in the village of Bledlow

Cheyney Court HKR01_04_207
Cheyney Court, Dome Alley, The Close, Winchester, Hampshire. Looking up at a corner of the house, from the north-east

Church Street MCF01_02_0514
CHURCH STREET, PRINCES RISBOROUGH, WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. A view looking west along Church Street in Princes Risborough past a row of 15th - early 16th century timber framed cottages

Church Street MCF01_02_0513
CHURCH STREET, PRINCES RISBOROUGH, WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. A view looking west along Church Street in Princes Risborough past a row of 15th - early 16th century timber framed cottages

Hartshorn House MCF01_02_0102
HARTSHORN HOUSE, MERMAID STREET, RYE, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX. A view showing Hartshorn House on Mermaid Street with two boys standing in the foreground

Blue House MCF01_02_0082
BLUE HOUSE, CHARTWAY STREET, EAST SUTTON, MAIDSTONE, KENT. The exterior of the Blue House seen from the north-east

Vineys Cottages MCF01_02_0073
Vineys Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, Kent. A front view of Vineys Cottages. In the negative register for the collection, the photographer has recorded the house as haunted

Wealden house MCF01_02_0010
Roses Farm, Broomfield Road, Lower Broomfield, Broomfield and Kingswood, Maidstone, Kent. A view of Roses Farm from the garden gate

Huddington Court BB48_00255
HUDDINGTON COURT, HUDDINGTON, WYCHAVON, WORCESTERSHIRE. Exterior view of Huddington Court, with a body of water and paved garden in the foreground

Huddington Court a62_02914
HUDDINGTON COURT, HUDDINGTON, WYCHAVON, WORCESTERSHIRE. An exterior view of Huddington Court. Huddington Court is an early 16th century timber-framed house which was altered circa 1584

Middle Beanhall Farm a62_02904
Middle Beanhall Farm, Church Road, Bradley Green, Feckenham, Redditch, Worcestershire. A view from the west towards the front of the 16th century timber framed farmhouse at Middle Beanhall Farm

Greyfriars a62_02899
THE GREYFRIARS, FRIAR STREET, WORCESTER, WORCESTERSHIRE. Looking north along Friar Street and showing The Greyfriars on the other side of the street

Greyfriars a62_02897
THE GREYFRIARS, FRIAR STREET, WORCESTER, WORCESTERSHIRE. An elevated view looking north-east across Friar Street towards The Greyfriars

Cottage a62_02891
Woolhope, Herefordshire. The front of a timber framed thatched cottage in Woolhope with a woman standing in the garden looking back at the house

Artists Cottage a62_02881
Artists Cottage, Trotshill, Warndon, Worcester, Worcestershire. An exterior view from the north-west of Artists Cottage later named Mabs Cottage, showing the cottage before restoration

Artists Cottage a62_02877
Artists Cottage, Trotshill, Warndon, Worcester, Worcestershire. An exterior view from the north-west of Artists Cottage later named Mabs Cottage, showing the cottage after restoration

Artists Cottage a62_02874
Artists Cottage, Trotshill, Warndon, Worcester, Worcestershire. A detail of the structure of Artists Cottage later named Mabs Cottage, showing the brick plinth, timbers, plaster and exposed laths

Artists Cottage a62_02869
Artists Cottage, Trotshill, Warndon, Worcester, Worcestershire. An exterior view from the south of Artists Cottage later named Mabs Cottage, showing the cottage before restoration

Artists Cottage a62_02867
Artists Cottage, Trotshill, Warndon, Worcester, Worcestershire. A view from the west across a pond towards Artists Cottage later named Mabs Cottage, showing the cottage before restoration

Cradley Village Hall a62_02777
Old Boys School, Rectory Lane, Cradley, Herefordshire. The west end of the Old Boys School (subsequently Cradley Village Hall) seen from the graveyard of St Jamess Church to the north-west

Timber framed house a62_02599
An unidentified timber framed house probably in Worcestershire

Mill Hall a62_02592
Mill Hall, North Claines, Wychavon, Worcestershire. The exterior of mid 16th century Mill Hall seen from the south-east

Thatched cottage a62_02563
Childswickham, Wychavon, Worcestershire. A view of an unidentified timber framed house in Childswickham, showing a thatched roof, eyebrow dormers and a half hipped roof above a weatherboarded end

Tudor Cottage BB026171
TUDOR COTTAGE, RIVERSIDE, EYNSFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT. Tudor Cottage viewed from the south east

Eynsford BB026169
Riverside, Eynsford, Sevenoaks, Kent. The view from the south east looking across the River Darent towards The Plough Inn

Thatching DIX02_01_224
Bay Tree Cottage, Church Street, Great Comberton, Wychavon, Worcestershire. A thatcher at work

Shrewsbury CC76_00366
COUNCIL HOUSE GATEHOUSE, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE. The timber-framed Council House Gatehouse viewed from the courtyard

Nordheim, Rhoen, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Shakespeares Birthplace DAC01_03_008
SHAKESPEAREs BIRTHPLACE, HENLEY STREET, STRATFORD-ON-AVON, WARWICKSHIRE. The view looking north across Henley Street towards Shakespeares Birthplace

Flatford Bridge DIX02_01_026
Flatford Bridge, Flatford Mill, East Bergholt, Babergh, Suffolk. Flatford Bridge and Bridge Cottage viewed from the south bank of the River Stour in the 1930s

Cook Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00376
11 - 12 Cook Street, Coventry. Exterior view of the front elevation of 11-12 Cook Street, showing bomb damage. Coventry City centre was devastated by air raids in 1940

Gosford Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00338
6 - 7 Gosford Street, Coventry. The exterior of shop premises at 6 and 7 Gosford Street showing foodstuffs displayed outside number 7 and a tarpaulin covering damage to the roof of number 6

Gosford Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00330
35 - 36 Gosford Street, Coventry. The exterior of 35 and 36 Gosford Street. The building appears to show evidence of bomb damage

UK, England, Warwickshire, Warwick, Lord Leycester Hospital

Mathieu Mole being stopped by the Parisian crowd on his return from visiting Mazarin
PWI82373 Mathieu Mole being stopped by the Parisian crowd on his return from visiting Mazarin and Queen Anne of Austria, 1879 (oil on canvas) by French School

Betzenstein with the parish church, view from Schmidberg mountain, Little Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Betzenstein, view from Schmidberg mountain, Little Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Town gate and castle, Hiltpoltstein, Little Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Oberes Tor gate, Hollfeld, Little Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

Schlossturm tower and Marktplatz square, Bad Berneck, Fichtelgebirge mountain range, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

Little Venice, Regnitz, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

Frankendorf, municipality of Buttenheim, Little Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

Kraemerbruecke bridge at night, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

Half-timbered houses in the market square of Eschwege, Werra-Meissner district, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Seelennonnenturm tower, Beilngries, Altmuehltal valley, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Old Town Hall at dusk, built from 1461-1467 in its present form in the Regnitz River, Obere Bruecke bridge at the front, Obere Brucke 1, Altstadt, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Historic town centre, Alter Flecken with half-timbered houses, Freudenberg, Siegerland region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Niedergasse alley with Saigerturm tower, Stolberg im Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Half-timbered houses, Schlossberg or castle hill, Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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"Discover the Charm of Timber Framed Houses: A Glimpse into History" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the enchanting world of timber framed houses. These architectural marvels have stood the test of time, showcasing their timeless beauty and craftsmanship. From Oak Street in Norwich to Old Wellington Inn in Manchester, these historic gems transport us to a bygone era. Take a stroll through Anne Hathaway's Cottage or Halls Croft, where you can witness firsthand the intricate details that make timber framed houses so captivating. The Tudor House in Southampton and Jordan Well in Coventry offer glimpses into our rich heritage, with their stunning facades telling stories of centuries past. In 1942, amidst wartime challenges, timber framed houses like those found on Oak Street Norwich (a42_03736) and Jordan Well Coventry (a42_00339) provided solace and shelter for families seeking comfort during uncertain times. These resilient structures served as reminders of hope and resilience even during tumultuous periods. Fast forward to post-war years when prefabrication became popular – Broad Street UXC01_01_01_0068_14 showcases how innovation met tradition as architects embraced new construction techniques while preserving the charm of timber framing. Witness the transformation brought about by post-war prefabrication through images like P_H00212_006 and P_H00212_007. Timber framed houses continue to captivate us today; Ye Olde House MCF01_02_0903 stands tall as a testament to enduring design principles while Ye Olde House MCF01-02-0900 exudes warmth with its inviting facade. Each house tells its own unique story, weaving together history, culture, and architecture seamlessly. So come along on this journey through time as we explore these remarkable timber framed houses scattered across various corners of Britain. Let their elegance inspire you; let their stories ignite your imagination.