21st century photographs of The Tudor House

The Tudor House from the garden, 2007.

The Tudor House from Workhouse Lane, showing the Tudor structure created in the 1580s

Also from Workhouse Lane, this view shows the line of the original Hall House. The truss beam is at the junction of the main roof with the gable.

Truss beam and daub and wattle, seen from the new studio. The truss beam has been dendrochronoligially dated to 1333.

Truss beam seen from a bedroom on the other side of the wall. This was revealed in 2009, and is deemed to be fine by the standards of carving in the early 14th century.

The close-studding and jettied overhang of the structure created in the 1580s. The extravagant use of wood was a sign of the house's rich owner.

The intricate pattern of beams on the landing originally housed a dividing wall.

Ceiling beams in the main, panelled, room

Marks left by the builders in the 16th century structure.

Carving at the foot of the door frame in the main room.

Tricia Blakstad's print, the view from the knot garden installed in 1990s.

In the 1990s, the then owners of The Tudor House, Tricia and Michael Blakstad, received permission to create a studio above the kitchen. This enabled access to the truss beam, with its wattle and daub surround, which is the only relic of the original Hall House. With Edward Roberts’ help, they commissioned dendrochronological analysis of the truss beam, which dated it to the Spring of 1333.

There is a picture gallery on the History website of Edward Roberts’ subsequent visit to The Tudor House, which contains several of the images on this page. Click here to view it.