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| The oldest part of the building appears to be the left hand section, as viewed from Kings Head Street, which was probably built as a cross wing to a medieval hall house in the late 15th Century. | The oldest part of the building appears to be the left hand section, as viewed from Kings Head Street, which was probably built as a cross wing to a medieval hall house in the late 15th Century. | ||
| - | The hall house originally stood between two cross wings and was demolished at some point around 1600 to roughly shape the house as we see it today. | + | The hall originally stood between two cross wings and was demolished at some point around 1600 to roughly shape the house as we see it today. |
| - | The rebuild that formed the defining structure of the house was an impressive affair as evidenced by the magnificent pargeted ceilings on the first floor and the carved bressumer beam to the frontage. It elevated the house to the standard of the most elegant street in Harwich – packed with the magnificent mansions of wealthy merchants. | + | The rebuild that formed the defining structure of the house was an impressive affair as evidenced by the magnificent moulded plaster ceilings on the first floor and the carved bressumer beam to the frontage. It elevated the house to the standard of the most elegant street in Harwich – packed with the magnificent mansions of wealthy merchants. |
| High status houses in Harwich were a little bit different to the usual Essex close-studded, timber-framed residences because Harwich was a place of seafaring and commerce and the wealthiest families lived cheek-by-jowl with their prized cargoes – everything from cloth to preserved fish – nothing like the lifestyle of today’s elites. | High status houses in Harwich were a little bit different to the usual Essex close-studded, timber-framed residences because Harwich was a place of seafaring and commerce and the wealthiest families lived cheek-by-jowl with their prized cargoes – everything from cloth to preserved fish – nothing like the lifestyle of today’s elites. | ||
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