46/48 Hadleigh High Street, Suffolk.
The relief work on the exterior is known as pargetting and it derives from the French 'parjeter', to throw all over. It was quite prevalent in the more affluent towns in the UK. At one time, Hadleigh was rich, due to the wool trade.
In addition to the plasterwork applied to half timbered buildings, was the pargetting - a heady concoction of cow dung, lime, sand and (animal) hair. You won't be finding those ingredients on the shelves down at the local hardware store!
This property was originally known as the Bayning house, named after Viscount Bayning, who had the property built in the 17th century. The coat of arms you can see here, is that of the Bayning family. The other main feature is a Tudor rose surmounted by a crown, supported by the Royal supporters, a lion and a unicorn. The unicorn generally appears after the accession of James I, in 1603.
There's a line of vines running across the building and a few decorative fleur-de-lys, thrown in for good measure.
In addition, as if we needed more, there's a leather faced, one handed clock dial, from when it was a clock makers, in the 18th century.
Taken with my Fujifilm X-T30 II camera and a XF18-55mm lens.
46/48 Hadleigh High Street, Suffolk.
The relief work on the exterior is known as pargetting and it derives from the French 'parjeter', to throw all over. It was quite prevalent in the more affluent towns in the UK. At one time, Hadleigh was rich, due to the wool trade.
In addition to the plasterwork applied to half timbered buildings, was the pargetting - a heady concoction of cow dung, lime, sand and (animal) hair. You won't be finding those ingredients on the shelves down at the local hardware store!
This property was originally known as the Bayning house, named after Viscount Bayning, who had the property built in the 17th century. The coat of arms you can see here, is that of the Bayning family. The other main feature is a Tudor rose surmounted by a crown, supported by the Royal supporters, a lion and a unicorn. The unicorn generally appears after the accession of James I, in 1603.
There's a line of vines running across the building and a few decorative fleur-de-lys, thrown in for good measure.
In addition, as if we needed more, there's a leather faced, one handed clock dial, from when it was a clock makers, in the 18th century.
Taken with my Fujifilm X-T30 II camera and a XF18-55mm lens.