Medieval Timber-Frame Architecture

Medieval houses and Give Way traffic lines on the road on Water Lane, wool town, Lavenham, on 9th July 2020, in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. By the late 15th century, the town was among the richest in the British Isles, paying more in taxation than considerably larger towns such as York and Lincoln. Several merchant families emerged, the most successful of which was the Spring family. Heavy traffic is a problem now for small villages dissected by A and B-Roads throughout rural Britain. became a prosperous town based on cloth making. The wool trade was already present by the 13th century, steadily expanding as demand grew. By the 1470s Suffolk produced more cloth than any other county.

Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download

Filename: suffolk-10-09-07-2020.jpg
Copyright: Richard Baker
Image Size: 2828x4243 / 1.7MB; www.bakerpictures.com; Babergh Britain British East Anglia England English Lavenham Suffolk UK age architecture bygone centuries community country county era funny give way heritage history home humour landscape linear lines local markings mortgage old property property market quirky road south-east village* house wool town
Contained in galleries: Richard Baker - All pics

Medieval houses and Give Way traffic lines on the road on Water Lane, wool town, Lavenham, on 9th July 2020, in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. By the late 15th century, the town was among the richest in the British Isles, paying more in taxation than considerably larger towns such as York and Lincoln. Several merchant families emerged, the most successful of which was the Spring family. Heavy traffic is a problem now for small villages dissected by A and B-Roads throughout rural Britain. became a prosperous town based on cloth making. The wool trade was already present by the 13th century, steadily expanding as demand grew. By the 1470s Suffolk produced more cloth than any other county.