Houses from the Elizabethan Era

Houses
· Houses built in the Elizabethan era were meant to last a really long time.
· Examples of Elizabethan houses can still be seen in England today.
· Elizabethan houses had vertical and diagonal timbers, high chimneys, and thatched roofs.
· The timbers that held up Elizabethan houses had vertical timbers which had diagonal timbers branching off of them.
· The high chimneys that Elizabethan houses had decorative chimney pots and an assortment of patterns.
· The roofs of Elizabethan houses were thatched which meant they were made out of straw or reeds.
· Since the roof was the only place for animals to get warm an assortment of animals slept up there.
Elizabethan Era. 24 Oct. 2007 http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/architecture-of-elizabethan-houses.htm