| 单词 | half-timbered |
| 例句 | The Broadway Hotel, part of the Cotswold Inns & Hotels group, is a luxury hotel with 19 rooms in a gorgeous, 16th-century, half-timbered building on Broadway’s High Street. 36 Hours in the Cotswolds 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The following morning, a 10-mile drive took me along the western slope of the Black Forest to Sasbachwalden, a dense collection of heritage-protected half-timbered houses with flower boxes hanging from windowsills. Following a trail of schnapps through Germany’s storied Black Forest 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z And when the first winter snowfall arrives, a blizzard of ski-mania blankets the region as enthusiasts pull their gear out of cellars and rent half-timbered chalets. The French Alps Sans Skis 2011-02-25T21:55:11Z But as we finally pulled up alongside the Sarena Dzamija mosque, my eyes took in the vibrant painting and graceful half-timbered design. Gems, Hidden in Plain Sight in Macedonia 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Beside the half-timbered buildings, others are painted in bright pastels, and styles range from the "rustic" colonial of early structures to the full-blown elegance of neo-baroque national monuments such as the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Namibia's Skeleton Coast 2010-04-24T23:15:00Z It’s a land of half-timbered villages, rolling hills and fanciful castles — and where Luther’s bold attempts to reform the Catholic Church launched the Protestant Reformation. Visiting Germany’s Lutherland during 500th anniversary 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Some of the attempts at whimsical stylization, from the toy-soldier-ish Rakoczy March to the mimed sex in the early scenes, came across as glib, as did the tiny half-timbered houses of Marguerite’s village. Opera Review: ‘Damnation de Faust,’ Staged by Christian Spuck in Berlin 2014-02-24T16:23:16Z The town’s distinctly French shutters adorn ye-olde-German half-timbered buildings, giving them an intriguing ambience. Alsace blends the best of France and Germany 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z The Black Forest with its wooded peaks, signature cake and half-timbered houses wasn’t quite Grimm enough without them. On a Family Road Trip Through Germany: Fairy Tales, Castles and Cuckoo Clocks 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The shopkeepers famously go all out with their decor, the half-timbered houses festooned with stuffed animals, evergreens and frosted branches beneath strands of lights that run the length of the street. A beacon of Christmas tradition in Strasbourg, France 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z A century later, it remains a throwback to the early glamour days of skyscraper living: a dozen brick towers fancifully decorated with half-timbered lobbies, stone crests and other mock-Tudor details. Everything You Think You Know About Housing Is Probably Wrong 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z After crossing the Touques river, you emerge in an impeccable town of Norman mansions: elegant, Old World, half-timbered houses with wooden balconies, Queen Anne-style protrusions, steep A-frame roofs and witches’ hat turrets. Visiting France?s C?te Fleurie 2010-08-06T15:19:00Z From the outside, it looks like a half-timbered shop at the end of the high street. Diana Quick on Aldeburgh doc festival 2010-11-23T15:09:00Z The warren of cobbled streets and half-timbered houses there holds everything from upstart wine bars to a new Michelin-starred restaurant to alternative night life. 36 Hours in Orléans, France 2012-07-18T16:09:31Z And she had fallen in love with the area — its medieval half-timbered houses, its quiet waterways, its vineyard-covered hills, its art and its food. Discovering the Marvels of the Alsace 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z The buildings which loom from the mist are whitewashed and half-timbered, looking like mock-Tudor southern England. Namibia's Skeleton Coast 2010-04-24T23:15:00Z Perched on a rocky plateau encircled by two rivers, central Poitiers is a designated pedestrian zone, its cobblestoned streets lined with half-timbered houses and lively restaurants. In the French city of Poitiers, Eleanor of Aquitaine’s influence is everywhere 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z That morning, we gathered in an old half-timbered barn. Returned to the wild: A 3,500-acre estate outside London is ruled by nature 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Then one afternoon, in the frenetic fortnight before Christmas, I wove my way through the hordes of shoppers and tourists to meet him in the Kings Arms, a half-timbered and beamed riverfront pub. My grimly inappropriate boyfriend dumped me in the pub | Emma Beddington 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z From the train station, I threaded my way past churches with green copper spires and gabled, half-timbered houses in fanciful colors — peach, mustard, sage — toward the newest attraction, the M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark. Elsinore in Denmark, Hamlet’s ‘Home,’ Is Having a Renaissance 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Hochst’s distinctive green, pale pink and yellow half-timbered buildings earned it a spot on the German Half-Timbered House Road, which weaves through the country, connecting cities and towns that feature beautiful examples of that architecture. Frankfurt on the fly: A long layover allows for a walking tour of the German city 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z The gabled roofs of Petite Alsace, a half-timbered housing structure in the Butte-aux-Cailles, transported us to the east of France. Under quarantine, we rediscovered our Paris neighborhood 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z The Alsatian town of Colmar has mostly been known for its old-world charms: canals lined with half-timbered buildings, and an art museum, housed in a 13th century former convent, noted for Grünewald’s Isenheim Altarpiece. 52 Places to Go in 2016 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z She was called Martine and she lived next door to my French exchange partner, Pascal, in the half-timbered town of Chalon-sur-Saône in southern Burgundy. European love stories: the readers who have crossed the continent for romance 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The French region of Normandy is a diverse expanse of coastal hamlets and chalky cliffs, rolling meadows and sleepy villages of half-timbered houses northwest of Paris. On the Normandy Cheese Trail 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z And later, we stopped in Riquewihr, a picturesque town, its streets lined with half-timbered buildings. Discovering the Marvels of the Alsace 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z This “new” development is actually a reconstruction of the half-timbered Old Town destroyed during World War II. What’s new in Germany and the Low Countries for 2019 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z I passed half-timbered houses and orchards with Normande cattle grazing beneath the apple trees, and I knew I was on the right path when I saw signs with little apples that read “Route de Cidre.” In Normandy, Young Ambition Stirs a Traditional Brandy 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Cutter chose a brick and stucco half-timbered style that hearkens to medieval England — a significant change from the typical frame residences that occupied this wealthy residential area. Painstakingly crafted, the 1901 Stimson-Green Mansion stands the test of time 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z The half-timbered house belonged to Armin Meiwes, who was convicted of murder and disturbing the peace of the dead, and was the scene of the crime. House of convict in notorious German cannibal case destroyed 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Opposite a carved wooden water pump, built to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, near to the old Post Office and nestling next to a pink half-timbered teashop, is the Woolpit Institute. Local elections 2023: Greens eye first council win in former Tory heartland 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Described by locals as the biggest protest in recent history, around 2,000 people from Pont-Audemer and its surrounding villages marched through the town, passing the now-closed foundry and traditional half-timbered houses. Amid French pension reform anger, far-right appeal silently grows 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Unlike the surrounding sandstone houses and half-timbered facades, the enormous slab stands out in black granite, inscribed with three different scripts, including Egyptian hieroglyphics. France fetes the man who solved the Rosetta Stone mystery 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z The town, home to about 3,500 people along the Rhine, has passed down its folklore in vivid, richly detailed artwork on centuries-old buildings, many of them half-timbered structures. Looking to bike in Europe? Lake Constance straddles three countries. 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Set on an acre surrounded by sycamores and oaks, the stately mansion features a half-timbered exterior of ivy-covered stone. Publishing heiress asks $43 million for Bel-Air trophy estate 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z His government bus took him to Strasbourg, a city of half-timbered houses on the German border and seat of the European Parliament. Two Afghans who trekked to France have lessons for evacuees 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z The eye-catching facade has two steeply pitched, overlapping gables, decorative brickwork and half-timbered framing that is distinctive of Tudor houses. Former home of Icelandic ambassador is on the market for $6 million 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Then floods laid waste to its medieval streets and half-timbered buildings, highlighting the vulnerability of Europe’s top economy to an increasingly unpredictable climate. Once its strength, water now threatens Germany 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z “It’s in bad shape,” Jourdan said, standing next to a large, half-timbered cottage with some cracked windows that sits on the northeastern boundary of the grounds. At the French Open Grounds, a Guided Tour of Change 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Workers are erecting a shopping-and-hotel project with the half-timbered style of architecture more typically found in places like Bavaria or the Black Forest. How Close Are China and Germany? Consider ‘Little Swabia.’ 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z It’s called Billy, Drunk, Learing With a Drink in His Hand and captures him lurching about a nautical, half-timbered pub with an anchor on the wall. When Tracey was Traci: Emin's unseen early paintings published for the first time 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z The mock-Tudor structure was half-timbered like the Liberty department store in central London, giving the new center its name — Liberty Hall. ‘We Grieve’: Community project unites neighbors in healing 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Past a half-timbered exterior, the recently renovated floor plan holds expansive living spaces with beamed ceilings, hardwood floors, stone fireplaces and custom built-ins. Animation legend Joseph Barbera’s former Studio City home seeks $12 million 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z He also doesn’t want them camping out on his streets of tall, old, half-timbered Basque houses nestled along slow-moving rivers. As Migrant Routes Shift, a French Mayor Offers Shelter 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z The police initially searched in the heavily immigrant Neusdorf neighborhood, which is cut off by a highway from the historic city center, with its half-timbered houses and towering cathedral. Gunman Traumatizes Strasbourg, Killing at Least 3 in Possible Terror Attack 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z On the roof of the half-timbered Queen’s House within the Tower complex, a big black raven sat, eyeballing damp visitors as they trundled across the bridge over the waterless moat. The secrets of the Tower of London’s royal ravenmaster 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Also, just as you fancy there will step from one of the half-timbered Elizabethan doors a clanking knight of old, instead there emerges an overalled Pete Props. 100 years ago, Charlie Chaplin began work in his new studio 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z The half-timbered buildings in every pastel shade, the cobbled alleys free of car traffic, and the covered produce markets are as charming as any in Italy. The 13 Cities to Visit Instead of Overcrowded Tourist Destinations 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Its half-timbered facade lent a picturesque, if incongruous, Tudor touch to the utilitarian structure. A New York Times Company Town Deep in the Ontario Wilderness 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z It’s an obsession that survives in Stratford-upon-Avon, where the men and women who tread daily in the Bard’s footsteps past half-timbered Tudors are fixated on their country’s imminent rupture from the European Union. In Shakespeare’s home town, a house divided as the U.K. plunges unto the Brexit breach 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z For Lavenham's many visitors the village looks like a film set, with its hundreds of half-timbered, attractively crooked 15th and 16th Century houses, all lovingly restored. The village building homes for young families - BBC News 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z It is a picture postcard half-timbered building and is widely believed to have been where Shakespeare was educated. Shakespeare's birthday: Where can you get close to the Bard? - BBC News 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The schoolroom where Shakespeare studied from the age of seven was the upper floor of the town's half-timbered medieval guildhall. Shakespeare's 'original classroom' revealed - BBC News 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z In her half-timbered 12th-century house, a former convent, Ms. Loomis teaches small groups of students from around the world to prepare meals as the French actually do at home. Recipes for Real French Food Sans Fuss 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z A cluster of half-timbered houses and cobbled streets leads up to a huge hilltop castle. Elections are key test for Merkel's future - BBC News 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z A bridge over a creek leads to the half-timbered home, which is set back from the street amid mature trees. Sarah Palin seeks candidate for loaded desert retreat 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z The half-timbered mansion Shakespeare knew was in fact almost completely demolished in 1702, apparently without a whimper of protest, to be replaced by a handsome stone building. Shakespeare's birthday: Where can you get close to the Bard? - BBC News 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Around the corner and several blocks north on Regent Street, Liberty, its half-timbered Tudor facade glowing with purple lights, sells holiday decorations in its Christmas Shop. A Classic Christmas in London: A Traveler’s Guide 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z The Heile Welt or “idyllic world” that Germans fondly talk of is expressed in the oversized gingerbread love-heart biscuits that are for sale and the medieval half-timbered buildings reproduced as miniature ceramics. Amid stollen and glühwein, terrorism fear haunts Germany’s Christmas markets 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z The buildings still fit the description: Houses with thatched roofs have names like Tudor Cottage, and half-timbered buildings are covered with flower boxes. Discovering the beauty of Suffolk, through a WWII soldier’s eyes 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z A few half-timbered houses survived on the narrow streets of the old town, two of the old city gates still stand, and ancient buildings have been carefully reconstructed. Charlemagne lives — and thrives — in modern Aachen 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Today, weary travellers are still resting their heads on the site of the Blue Boar - but it is no longer the half-timbered medieval building of yore. A tour of Shakespeare's England 2014-04-22T23:05:56Z A dignified baronial setting that suggests a hunt club supplants the glitter, especially in the Bar Room, with its scarlet upholstery, sweep of mahogany, imposing fireplace and half-timbered cathedral ceiling. Tavern on the Green Sparkles Again 2014-04-15T20:44:37Z Popular perception suggests it was World War Two that was responsible for the loss of much of medieval Coventry - a city known for its half-timbered houses and clusters of close-knit streets. How medieval Coventry was lost 2013-11-14T04:06:37Z A few tourists stroll through its medieval walled centre, admiring the brightly painted half-timbered houses and neatly decorated cafes that line its cobbled streets. 'We may never get big industry here' 2013-09-18T23:08:17Z “With a pretty half-timbered house or a romantic castle, it is much easier,” Ms. Schirmer said. Berlin Journal: Uncertainty Surrounds a Palace of Parking 2013-08-20T00:39:53Z Some of the half-timbered houses are six storeys high, for example, and the windows on the church just don't look right, he says. Why China loves to build copycat towns 2013-07-01T00:09:48Z The asymmetrical walled garden and brick, stone and half-timbered facade are the peak of picturesque Gardens style. | Forest Hills Gardens: Forest Hills Gardens, a British Experiment in Queens 2013-04-20T02:26:44Z In another, a series of thick horizontal bars partly obscure an old half-timbered building whose geometric patterns are structurally necessary, not decorative. Art Review: Wade Guyton at Whitney Museum of American Art 2012-10-04T22:33:40Z With its cobbled streets winding down to the river and its handsome half-timbered houses, Schwabisch Hall is a chocolate box pretty town. German town in PR drive for talent 2012-08-13T23:55:34Z The half-timbered style of domestic architecture, common in the west and midlands of England in the 16th and 17th centuries, beautifies many of the towns and villages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Today, there are cobbled streets, pubs and half-timbered Tudor houses. Why China loves to build copycat towns 2013-07-01T00:09:48Z The new Residency, which was nearly finished, and was built in the old English half-timbered style, was intact. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z He had taken the "Maid's Head," a delightful old half-timbered inn, for our party, which pretty well filled it. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z It was a two-storeyed, half-timbered building, standing in a large extent of ground. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z A charming, low, half-timbered building, the Inn is like something at Stratford-on-Avon; and by some strange freak of chance the man who runs it has a taste for the antique in furniture and chinaware. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Its roof-tree had dipped and waved in a pleasant fashion, and the red tiles had the glow of the sun in their colours, and the half-timbered walls were not lacking in ruinous brace. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z The destruction of “Old Paris”—the gabled, half-timbered, mediæval city—is not only an artistic regret, but a personal one to all who know intimately the city’s history and romance. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z The village of Swinehurst is a straggling line of half-timbered houses of the early English pattern. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z The quay, lined with colorful half-timbered houses and old sailing ships, is always busy with people enjoying the countless pubs, restaurants and cafés to be found here. Copenhagen's Attractions 2010-12-24T02:17:36Z Conal had insisted on getting the cows and calves into a half-timbered paddock below Steve's, the day before, and had run a hundred of Maitland's fattened beasts with them. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z The architect and writer Beverly King was retained to design a pedigreed Tudor-style facade modeled after half-timbered buildings at University of Cambridge in England, perhaps the President’s Lodge at Queens’ College. | Early Commercial Architecture: Architectural Souvenirs of Bygone Stores 2010-12-17T23:11:10Z It is the excellence of the tripe that attracts hundreds of food lovers to the narrow Rue de la Boucherie, or butcher’s street, a picturesque medieval lane lined with half-timbered houses. Limoges Journal: A Feast of Innards Nourishes French Nostalgia 2010-10-27T05:50:00Z The bridge was lined on both sides with centuries-old half-timbered houses, once in disrepair, now restored — with money from the West. Erfurt Journal: For Some Germans, Unity Is Still a Work in Progress 2010-10-01T01:49:00Z In half-timbered houses, the fire-places and chimneys, and sometimes also the basement storeys, are usually of brickwork or masonry; so are the side walls in the case of houses in streets. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance In 1566 Edmund Spenser was fourteen; Sir Philip Sidney was twelve; and William Shakespeare was a little two-year-old lad playing about his father's black and white half-timbered house in sunny Stratford-on-Avon. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History The term “coving” is given in half-timbered work to the curved soffit under a projecting window, or in the 18th century to that occasionally found carrying the gutter of a house. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" But when it became a chantry also, the original structure may have been replaced by a more elaborate edifice, in the style which is generally known as half-timbered. The Annals of Willenhall Queen Elizabeth’s or Fair Mead hunting lodge, a picturesque half-timbered building, is preserved under the Epping Forest Preservation Act. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" A noteworthy instance of the half-timbered style applied to an ecclesiastical building is found in the church of Lower Peover near Knutsford, of which only the tower is of stone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" There are the narrow crooked streets, the tall half-timbered houses with their many-dormered roofs, and there is the grey Minster, which has looked down on the city through all her fortunes. The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue Of its ancient fortifications two gates and some portions of the wall are still extant, and several of the older streets are picturesque from the number of half-timbered houses projecting over the footways. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" It may be well to add a word or two here to explain what is implied by the term half-timbered houses, popular ideas upon the subject being somewhat vague. Memorials of Old London Volume I The cab drew up before the door of The Hostel, a low, half-timbered building upon Jacobean lines which closely resembled an old coaching inn. The Orchard of Tears But my preference in lodgings is the low sagging half-timbered building that one finds in the country towns of England. Chimney-Pot Papers The walls are half-timbered with wood set crosswise in the plaster between two straight rows. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 The village of Swinehurst is a straggling line of half-timbered houses of the early English pattern. Danger! and Other Stories Scattered through the town are many old half-timbered houses. Denmark The former abbot's house at Seyney Park is a half-timbered building of the 15th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The picturesque half-timbered style of domestic building is frequently seen in the streets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" There are some curious half-timbered houses at Vire, and some old streets tempting to sketch; including the house of Basselin, the famous originator of 'vaux de Vire'—or, as they are now called, vaudevilles. Normandy Picturesque Through the shadows the old ship's-lantern cast in the rude half-timbered room seemed to move the wild figures of that marvellous pageant of conquest which began in 1492. Days of the Discoverers Boston is full of ancient structures, among them Shodfriars Hall, one of the most elaborate half-timbered buildings in the Kingdom. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland Botfield Hall was a large, half-timbered farmhouse, with a gabled roof, part of which was made of thatch and the rest of tiles. Fern's Hollow There remain several picturesque half-timbered houses, dating from 1572 and later. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Here in Henley Street, in a half-timbered house recently carefully restored, Shakespeare was born. The Harris-Ingram Experiment This was a fine old half-timbered building of Elizabethan days, and here, all through the Penal times, Mass had been kept up, a priest to say it being always in hiding somewhere in the district. The Life Story of an Old Rebel "Tombland" and "Strangers' Hall" are the appellations of two of the finest half-timbered buildings that we saw. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland The great elms by Overton Church and the half-timbered and thatched houses crowding up to its gates somewhat make up for the splendor of the coped wall and new monuments in the churchyard. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 The attic gables, etc., would be half-timbered in oak, and the roof covered with red Fareham tiles laid on felt. Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 Starden Hall was one of those half-timbered houses in the possession of which Kent and Sussex are rich. The Imaginary Marriage It is a picturesque half-timbered building of two storeys with modern wings projecting at right angles at each end. Vanishing England But one could spend days in the old-world streets, continually coming across fine half-timbered houses, with weather-beaten gables in subdued colors and rich antique oak carvings. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland Many half-timbered houses remained in the Bull Ring and cows grazed near where the Town Hall now stands, there being a farmhouse at the back of the site of Christ Church, then being built. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically We passed alongside the ancient and picturesque half-timbered building known as Lord Leicester's Hospital, which was one of the few buildings in the town that escaped the fire in 1694. From John O'Groats to Land's End The half-timbered "Middle House" nearly opposite the church is the best example of this style of architecture in the south, it is dated 1575. Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End Detail of Half-timbered House in High Street, Shrewsbury Journeying southwards we come to Shrewsbury, another walled town, abounding with delightful half-timbered houses, less spoiled than any town we know. Vanishing England But there are many of the old portions still remaining and it has numbers of beautiful half-timbered buildings. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland It is a fine old half-timbered building, with a small bay window in front and an octagonal projecting staircase and gallery at the back, and is well worthy of inspection within and without. Somerset Beams and rafters of oak are found in old English houses, showing among the brick-work, and many of these half-timbered houses, as they are called, were built hundreds of years ago. Among the Trees at Elmridge As one may see from the illustration, it is a very picturesque, half-timbered house, whose leaded windows look into a typical country garden. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association The town has many relics of its lords, and possesses many half-timbered graceful houses. Vanishing England We were admitted by the keeper, who lives in the dilapidated but delightfully picturesque half-timbered gatehouse. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland Adjoining the church-yard is an half-timbered building of large dimensions, which is a free school, liberally endowed, the salary of the master being £100 per annum. A Description of Modern Birmingham Whereunto Are Annexed Observations Made during an Excursion Round the Town, in the Summer of 1818, Including Warwick and Leamington This is one of the most attractive villages in Wiltshire; remarkable for its half-timbered houses of the fifteenth century, especially that known as "Porch House," purchased and restored by the late George Richmond. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter She was completing the roof of a half-timbered town hall. Main Street The house is a beautiful half-timbered structure, and was in a terribly dilapidated condition. Vanishing England The walls are built of colored wall stones known as "insides," and half-timbered brickwork covered with the Portland cement stucco, finished Panan, and painted a cream-color. Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 Its old tiled roof and half-timbered upper storey remind one forcibly of some of those fortunate old towns in England that have preserved this feature. Normandy, Illustrated, Part 2 In Middle Street is the George Inn, an old half-timbered house, and, opposite, the still older "Castle," said to have been a chantry house. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Some of these have overhanging upper stories to them, are half-timbered or yellow-washed. The Far Horizon Old-fashioned half-timbered shops with small diamond-paned windows are not the most convenient for the display of the elegant fashionable costumes effectively draped on modelled forms. Vanishing England True, it was only a half-timbered building covered with boarding, but extra stout built, with iron clinches at the corners, and covered with one-inch plank from Isak's own sawmill. Growth of the Soil The only noble dwelling is that called Tudor House, in St Michael's Square, a fine half-timbered building, and of this nothing is known. England of My Heart : Spring That it was an ancient structure is proved by the fact that when it was demolished, the date of 1480 was discovered on one of its half-timbered bays. Inns and Taverns of Old London With a little masonry to reenforce them the walls would form a base for a half-timbered house roofed with tiles from Wilfrid's pottery. Masters of the Guild In other parts of England, where the forests supplied good timber, the builders stuck to their half-timbered houses and brought the "black and white" style to perfection. Vanishing England He watched her straight swaying figure swing across the lawn and up the steps of the half-timbered inn. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man The house is half-timbered; from the height above it looks old and peaceful amid its immemorial trees. Demos A hedge, swinging sharp right, flanked the garden, and above it on a slope of daisy-dotted meadows we could see Lord Lundie's tiled and half-timbered summer farmhouse. Actions and Reactions It was lofty and half-timbered, with Tudor leaded casements, an oriel, a somewhat musicianless musicians'-gallery, and tapestries believed to illustrate the granting of Magna Charta. Babbitt Right away in the fields, to be reached only by footpath, or by strangely circuitous lane, in the parish of Ranton, there stands a little old half-timbered house, known as the Vicarage Farm. Vanishing England The old half-timbered cottages with overhanging storeys, peaked dormers, and gabled porches, tapestried with roses and honeysuckles, must be much what they were in Bunyan’s days. The Life of John Bunyan Sophie looked at the close turf, scarred only with last night's wheels, at two ruts which wound round a rickyard, and at the circle of still orchard about the half-timbered house. 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