Mixing The Best of Modern Materials With Traditional Form
Check out these 5 stunning timber frame houses -- witness the beautiful, time-tested craft of timber framing.
Our carpenters reinstated a historic cruck timber frame crafted in green oak near Bradfield Sheffield. These frames are constructed from curved timbers “cruck blades” using the natural shape of the oak tree to produce stunning timber frame buildings. Cruck framed buildings became popular during medieval times; large halls and barns were built to show off […]
This 16x24 cruck timber frame will make a truly spectacular space! Now you can build this cruck frame to grace your own property!
'Grand Designs’ guru Kevin McCloud tells Sarah Lonsdale it’s time to ease up on the glass walls and big white boxes.
It used to be thought that only high-class houses had survived from the Medieval period. Radiocarbon and tree-ring dating has now revealed that thousands of ordinary Medieval homes are still standing in the English Midlands, many now incorporated into des res village homes. Chris Catling reports on how some peasants lived very well in the Middle Ages. The term ‘peasant’ suggests poverty, ignorance, missing teeth and poor personal hygiene: Baldrick stuff, all threadbare rags, hunched shoulders and a life shared with pigs in a squalid hovel barely adequate to keep out the bitter winter wind. In fact, all that ‘peasant’
This oak frame barn conversion features traditional exposed beams and oak rafters. Lamper Head is now a holiday let. Read the full case study here.
Stunning cruck framed farm house in Monmouthshire with recently restored Renaissance tower and large fireplaces. Beautiful garden and grounds.
Do you like model houses and want to build your own? Then you must have this cool Cruck Framed House 3d paper model! Awesome DIY paper craft gift with an easy instruction, good for anyone who loves model houses and loves to make paper models. Dimension of finished model: approx 2.5 x 2 x 1 in The model is printed on card stock with 110 lbs paper, which is stable and working perfect for this paper model. You will need scissor and glue. Take the challenge and enjoy!
How the Black Death prompted a building boom It used to be thought that only high-class houses had survived from the Medieval period. Radiocarbon and tree-ring dating has now revealed that thousands of ordinary Medieval homes are still standing in the English Midlands, many incorporated into des res village houses. Chris Catling reports on how some peasants lived very well in the Middle Ages. The term ‘peasant’ suggests poverty, ignorance, missing teeth, and poor personal hygiene: Baldrick stuff, all threadbare rags, hunched shoulders, and a life shared with pigs in a squalid hovel barely adequate to keep out the bitter
This Westport, Massachusetts home was designed by the owner, an architect, to emulate the traditional churches found in England.
This 16x24 cruck timber frame will make a truly spectacular space! Now you can build this cruck frame to grace your own property!
This 16x24 cruck timber frame will make a truly spectacular space! Now you can build this cruck frame to grace your own property!
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Didbrook, a lovely Cotswold village near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire.
This 16x24 cruck timber frame will make a truly spectacular space! Now you can build this cruck frame to grace your own property!
This 16x24 cruck timber frame will make a truly spectacular space! Now you can build this cruck frame to grace your own property!
Merchant & Makers exclusive interview with Alan Ritchie, founder of Hewnwood, traditional oak timber framing.
No internet. No neighbors. Just miles and miles of trees, hills, and lakes. Sounds so relaxing, doesn't it? We all sometimes need to unwind, and nature can provide the perfect environment for it. Peaceful yet engaging. All you need is a place to sleep. Sure, a tent might do but if you own a patch of land, why not put a cabin on it?
How the Black Death prompted a building boom It used to be thought that only high-class houses had survived from the Medieval period. Radiocarbon and tree-ring dating has now revealed that thousands of ordinary Medieval homes are still standing in the English Midlands, many incorporated into des res village houses. Chris Catling reports on how some peasants lived very well in the Middle Ages. The term ‘peasant’ suggests poverty, ignorance, missing teeth, and poor personal hygiene: Baldrick stuff, all threadbare rags, hunched shoulders, and a life shared with pigs in a squalid hovel barely adequate to keep out the bitter
The Hall House from Boarhunt dates from the late 14th century (1355–1390). It is a small, well-built example of a medieval open hall, with a cruck frame in the centre.
This oak frame barn conversion features traditional exposed beams and oak rafters. Lamper Head is now a holiday let. Read the full case study here.
