	Tudor Houses & Homes by Mandy Barrow
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Windows

casement windows The use of glass became more widespread during the Tudor period.

Tall, narrow casement windows.
Small window panes.
Look for wooden window frames.

It was during the Tudor times that glass was first used in homes. It was very expensive and difficult to make big pieces of glass so the panes were tiny and held together with lead in a criss-cross pattern, or ‘lattice’.

People who couldn't afford glass used polished horn, cloth or even paper.

Tudor windows were usually casement windows. These are windows on a hinge that opened outwards so air can be let in.

The windows above look as though they have been hung on the wall.

Casement windows

Notice the wooden frame. Most modern houses have plastic frames.

window
The supports for the window above are carved wooden horses.

Window

Contents
	Introduction to Tudor Houses	Tudor Windows
	What were Tudor houses made from?	Tudor Chimneys
	Characteristics of Tudor Houses	Old or New?
	Roofs of Tudor Houses	Wealthy Tudor Homes
	The Jetty	Colourful Tudor Houses

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Roman Villa and Houses	Saxon Houses	Viking Houses
Tudor Houses	Georgian Houses	Victorian Houses
Houses Today	Houses in Tonbridge

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