TUDOR

1485 -1600

little moreton Hall, CHESHIRE

A stunning example of a timber-framed Tudorbethan moated manor house with rich ornamental panelling.The earliest parts of the house were built for the prosperous Cheshire landowner William Moreton in about 1504–08, and the remainder was constructed in stages by successive generations of the family until about 1610.The last addition, illustrated here, was added by William's son John, who had the south wing built housing a gatehouse with accommodation for guests above and a 68 ft Long Gallery added on top. It is the weight of the Long Gallery that has created the characteristic irregular shape of the building, making the south wing tilt.More information can be found on the Nation Trust website

**Little Moreton Hall, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4SD**

16-23 Old Buildings, Lincoln’s Inn

Staircase turrets in brown brick and rusticated stucco doorways serving chambers at Old Buildings, Lincolns Inn, London. circa 1524 to 1609.

SISSINGHURST CASTLE, CRANBROOK, KENT

A red-brick, three-storey Elizabethan Tower (listed grade I) with its two octagonal turrets. The Tower and moat is the only surviving part of the great Elizabethan courtyard house, probably built by Sir John Baker's son Richard, circa 1560-70 on the site of the earlier Baker house and demolished by Sir Horace Mann circa 1800.

The Tower was restored in 1931 by Vita Sackville-West, poet and gardening writer, and her husband Harold Nicolson. The National Trust took over the whole of Sissinghurst including its garden, farm and buildings in 1967.

**Sissinghurst Castle, Biddenden Road, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 2AB**

canonbury tower, Canonbury N1

Canonbury Place is a rare example of a surviving London Tudor house.

Originally part of a country manor of the Prior and Canons of St Bartholomew's, West Smithfield in the early 16th century, it was transformed into a mansion in the late 16th century by Sir John Spencer; Lord Mayor of London.

This staircase tower dates circa 1580, with the top storey added later.

Grade 2* listed.

**Canonbury Tower, Canonbury Place, London N1 2NQ**

EASTGATE HOUSE, ROCHESTER, KENT ME1

Built in 1590, Eastgate House is a Grade I listed 16th century town house and is one of the most impressive and distinctive buildings in Rochester’s historic high street.