English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (page 1/4)

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92.—Kirby Hall

92. – The Porch and Hall Windows.
As seen through the central arch of the loggia. [$]

Cranborne Manor House: The Loggia

Located near Wimborne, Dorset, and now known for its gardens. It was originally built at the start of the 13th Century, but the entrance shown here is much later, postdating the English Civil War. [more...] [$]

108.—[Beadesert Hall] From the South-West.

The cleaner, newer part on the right is the “new dining room” build in the 16th century. See the ground plan. Beaudesert Hall was mostly demolished in the 1930s. [more...] [$]

117.—Mantelpiece in the Gallery

Beaudesert was largely demolished in 1936, although the ruins are still there. The building dated from the 15th century, with 16th century additions. This photograph must have been taken not long before the demolition. There are 17 pictures of it, and [...] [more...] [$]

173.—The South Front.

Benthall Hall, North Shropshire.
There were de Benthalls in 1120, and when, two centuries later, a Burnell of Acton Burnell marred their heiress he took her name as well as her property. Their descendants built the present house in the latter part of the sixteenth century. [...] The general appearance and the details consort exactly [...] [more...] [$]