Reseña del libro "The Houses of Hereford 1200-1700"
The cathedral city of Hereford is one of the best-kept historical secrets of the Welsh Marches. Although its Anglo-Saxon development is well known from a series of classic excavations in the 1960s and ’70s, what is less widely known is that the city boasts an astonishingly well-preserved medieval plan and contains some of the earliest houses still in everyday use anywhere in England. Three leading authorities on the buildings of the English Midlands have joined forces combining detailed archaeological surveys, primary historical research, and topographical analysis to examine 24 of the most important buildings, from the great hall of the Bishop’s Palace of c.1190, to the first surviving brick town-house of c.1690. Fully illustrated with photographs, historic maps, and explanatory diagrams, the case-studies include canonical and mercantile hall-houses of the Middle Ages, mansions, commercial premises, and simple suburban dwellings of the early modern period. Owners and builders are identified from documentary sources wherever possible, from the Bishop of Hereford and the medieval cathedral canons, through civic office-holding merchant dynasties, to minor tradesmen otherwise known only for their brushes with the law.Table of ContentsList of Figures and platesAcknowledgementsPicture creditsSummariesPreface, by Ron Shoesmith and Nigel BakerChapter 1 Introduction by Nigel Baker1.1 An introduction to Hereford1.2 Hereford 1100-1700: a brief economic profile1.3 The historic townscape of central Hereford1.4 Building materials1.5 The origins of city housing: the excavated evidence c.800 – c.13001.6 Cellars and undercroftsChapter 2 Medieval Houses, c.1200-c.1500, by Pat Hughes and Richard Morriss(1) The Bishop’s Palace(2) The Cathedral Barn(3) 20 Church Street(4) Harley Court(5) 29 Castle Street(6) 41a Bridge Street(7) 50a Commercial Street(8) Pool FarmChapter 3 Post-medieval houses, c.1500-c.1700, by Pat Hughes and Richard Morriss(9) 26-27 High Town(10) The Black Lion, Bridge Street(11) 14 Church Street(12) 25 Commercial Street(13) 50a/52 St Owen Street(14) Wyebridge House, Bridge Street(15) The Grapes Tavern, West Street(16) The Essex Arms, Widemarsh Street(17) The Old House, High Town(18) The former Farmers’ Club, Widemarsh Street(19) The former Conservative Club, East Street(20) 7 St Peter’s Street(21) 64-66 Widemarsh Street(22) 10-11 High Town(23) 18 High Town(24) The Mansion House, Widemarsh StreetChapter 4 Discussion and conclusions, by Nigel Baker, Pat Hughes and Richard MorrissFitting into the framework – houses and house-plotsInternal planning before 1500Internal planning after 1500Business and industryHeatingTimber framing before 1500Timber framing after 1500Roofs: structures and coveringsFloor structuresMasonryThe advent of brickInternal decoration and furnitureTwenty-four buildings – the social sampleSelective glossaryNotes to archival sourcesBibliographyIndex
