Tudor Home Style

A 12-room farmhouse, located in the village of Shottery, Warwickshire, England, served as the childhood home of Anne Hathaway, wife to William Shakespeare. Timber framing and steep roof pitches are among quintessential Tudor design features. The earliest part of the home was built prior to the 15th century.

The earliest Tudor homes were timber framed, with walls fashioned from wattle (intertwined sticks) with daub (clay and dung) infill. The exterior daub was lime-washed and exposed timbers finished with tar to prevent rot. Narrow casement windows were framed in wood and fashioned from small glass panes encased in lead.

Steeply pitched Tudor roofs were clad in thatch, tiles or slate.

Exposed timber beams, hand-hewn and therefore a tad uneven, served a structural purpose.