STUART
1600 - 1715
LAMB’S HOUSE, LEITH, EDINBURGH
This substantial four storey Hanseatic Merchant’s house, built in 1610, is an example of early-17th-century architecture typical of harbour towns around the North Sea. It has white-harled walls with stone margins, multiple crow-stepped and wallhead gables, a steeply-sloping pantiled roof, an assortment of chimney-stacks, and half-glazed windows of varying shapes, sizes and positions.
It is category A-listed and lies within the medieval core of the Leith Conservation Area, close to the old harbour.
Lamb's House, 19 Water Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6RB
HAM HOUSE, RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES
A Stuart mansion nestling on the banks of the River Thames.
Built in 1610 and extended in 1673 when it was at the heart of Restoration court life, Ham House is one of the best surviving examples of 17th century fashion, power and architecture in England.
Ham House, Richmond, TW10 7RS
52-55 Newington Green, ISLINGTON
A terraced row of four houses, built in 1658.
These are the oldest terraced houses still surviving in England and were restored in the late 1990s with the aid of an English Heritage grant.
52-55 Newington Green, London N16 9PX
BACK LANE, SOUTHWICK, FAREHAM PO17
The picturesque village of Southwick is situated six miles north of Portsmouth in Hampshire. Southwick is a rare example of a privately managed, privately owned estate that includes some 17 farms, 164 dwellings and numerous commercial premises
This grade II cottage consists of a 17th century timber frame, with 18th century brick recladding and a half-hipped thatch roof with eye- brow dormers.
Back Lane, Southwick, Fareham PO17
KING STREET, MARGATE CT9
Dutch gable with snapped flints and brick dressing. Dating from 1601, but has likely been renovated or rebuilt in the 19th century.
King Street, Margate, Kent CT9