The Reader's House, Ludlow, Shropshire
This Grade I listed house was built in 1616 by Thomas Kay (or Kaye), the newly appointed chaplain of the Council of the Marches, the governing body that oversaw Wales and its bordering counties.
There has been a building on this site since at least the early 1300's, but this was demolished by Kay, apart from the stone facade facing the church and the original ornately carved door surround and the door itself at the base of the eye-catching three storeyed timber porch.
Apart from modern heating and plumbing the house has remained little changed both inside and out since it was built in 1616, hence its Grade I listing.
A good web page at;
The Reader's House, Ludlow, Shropshire
This Grade I listed house was built in 1616 by Thomas Kay (or Kaye), the newly appointed chaplain of the Council of the Marches, the governing body that oversaw Wales and its bordering counties.
There has been a building on this site since at least the early 1300's, but this was demolished by Kay, apart from the stone facade facing the church and the original ornately carved door surround and the door itself at the base of the eye-catching three storeyed timber porch.
Apart from modern heating and plumbing the house has remained little changed both inside and out since it was built in 1616, hence its Grade I listing.
A good web page at;