Tudor style is a domestic type of architecture from Britain and is the first style between the change of Renaissance and Perpendicular Ghotic styles that occurred from 1485 to 1558.
It was at the same period of the Tudor monarchs? reign that began in 1485 and Henry VII?s accession to the throne. It finished in 1603 when Elizabeth I died.
Her reign was very significant in the English building types and belongs to separate period at that category as well.
Tudor architecture lives in the spirit England?s medieval houses and exists it even today. Its pitched roof lines and decorative half-timbering are the symbol that make it very recognizable and unique.
Tudor style shows wood on the inside that can be seen in most parts. In case you really love romantic architecture, it is the right style for you as the houses seem exactly like those from the movies. Tudor style homes ? basic elements
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Exterior Features of Tudor Style Homes

Simple materials such as brick, stone, wood and stucco.
Decorative half-timbering with cement, stucco, stone or brick
Arched and decorated entryways usually of brick and stone
Stone headers on the archways, doors, and windows
Pitched roofs with cross-gables and gables
Thatched roofs
Tall chimneys, ornamental and possibly massive
Large windows
Windows with brackets
Window canopies with brackets
Windows in a diamond shape
Tall windows in groups
Heavy doors made of wood with craft art

Tudor style home is usually asymmetric,...