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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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timber-frame
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(also known as half-timber) The most common form of construction from about 1450 to 1650 in those parts of England (particularly the south and Midlands) where stone was scarce. In such buildings the dark timber frame was left visible and the spaces were filled either with red bricks or with lath and plaster, painted white in the style often described as black-and-white.
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