tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post210625166961546192..comments2023-11-29T07:39:34.401+00:00Comments on Carla Nayland Historical Fiction: Sun Court, HadleighCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-6536324863879577362013-12-31T21:14:10.627+00:002013-12-31T21:14:10.627+00:00P.S. Happy New Year to everyone!P.S. Happy New Year to everyone!Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-62452647148040059362013-12-31T21:13:02.246+00:002013-12-31T21:13:02.246+00:00Constance - it is a handsome building, isn't i...Constance - it is a handsome building, isn't it? If it was Norah Lofts' inspiration, I can see why! <br /><br />Rick - indeed, although it's commoner to have space between the side of a building and the edge of the plot, so you can get to the yard by going round rather than through. Presumably there was no space in this case.<br /><br />The wall is likely to be wattle-and-daub, or possibly brick, overlaid by plaster render. It's quite possible that it's still the original door - solid, seasoned timber that's not in contact with wet earth can last for centuries. It's not uncommon to take samples from roof beams in medieval timber-framed houses and find that tree-ring dating places them in the 14th or 15th C. So it might be the original door. Built to castle standards, as you say (!) There's a reason why the saying is 'an Englishman's home is his castle' :-) , and a wealthy merchant would likely have valuables that needed protecting.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-24428378468869624592013-12-30T03:04:44.983+00:002013-12-30T03:04:44.983+00:00What a cool building!
The fact that the building ...What a cool building!<br /><br />The fact that the building had a pack mule sized door doesn't surprise me at all - a natural way to provide access to a yard area in back!<br /><br />What does surprise me is that the door itself is still there. Doors need to be replaced from time to time, and once the big door was no longer in use the 'natural' course would be to brick it in (or plaster, or whatever matches the wall), and just have the regular sized door.<br /><br />Unless the owners still had occasional reason to move big things in or out, and so wanted to keep the big door. Or just thought it was tres cool.<br /><br />On the other hand, that door itself looks like it has been around for a long while. Those iron straps look fit for a castle door!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932015378213238346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-79485813833803355972013-12-29T19:18:43.465+00:002013-12-29T19:18:43.465+00:00Wow that's a nice looking building. And why wo...Wow that's a nice looking building. And why wouldn't you let your precious pack ponies inside? Only makes sense. Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.com