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A timber frame ( usually of oak beams pegged together ) , outlining window and door openings , was constructed and the gaps filled in with whatever was the most convenient and accessible material , usually wattle - and - daub ( q.v. ) .
A timber frame ( usually of oak beams pegged together ) , outlining window and door openings , was constructed and the gaps filled in with whatever was the most convenient and accessible material , usually wattle - and - daub ( q.v. ) .
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Its floor was usually paved or of beaten earth , strewn with rushes and its roof was high - pitched , carried on timber trusses . Original central hearth was usually replaced later by a fireplace in one of the side walls .
Its floor was usually paved or of beaten earth , strewn with rushes and its roof was high - pitched , carried on timber trusses . Original central hearth was usually replaced later by a fireplace in one of the side walls .
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The stone was extracted from bed by wedges and then sawn or split to convenient size ( usually about a foot cube ) and face side dressed . Often transported by water for cheapness ( quarries at Barnack , Maidstone and Quarr are near ...
The stone was extracted from bed by wedges and then sawn or split to convenient size ( usually about a foot cube ) and face side dressed . Often transported by water for cheapness ( quarries at Barnack , Maidstone and Quarr are near ...
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