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Tudor (1485-1603)

1485-1603

Burford parish church, its elegant 15th-century spire visible for miles around, is the town’s earliest and largest communal building. In both size

No. 2 Homend has been demolished and the site is now occupied by the Barrett Browning Memorial Institute, built 1892-6.

Abbey House was built in around 1600.

Since it was visited by the RCHM inspector in 1930 this large building has had the 18th century stucco removed to reveal the timb

On the evidence of the continuity of the ceiling beams, it is likely that Nos.

As part of the research into the history of Ledbury, building historian Duncan James produced a report on the timber-framed buildings of Ledbury: ‘

The Wills and Inventories of Ledbury before 1541.

The will of Richard Beneas, 1504

The will of Giles Keyse, 1521

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