jan 1, 1180 - Fortified Manor house, Boothby Pagnell, United Kingdom (England)

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1. Who do we think built this house? What are some of its defensive design features?
- Merchants, businessmen
- Stores on the first floor, and house on the second

2. What are the materials and techniques used to build it? What are some of the visible features on the outside that identify it as a medieval structure?
- Made of stone with glass windows.
- Construction details that we have seen in medieval churches: pointed arch, colonnettes between windows, Lombard bands above windows.

3. What are some of the interior rooms and spaces in a house like this, and how does it compare to the design of a longhouse?
- Hall and solar on floor level
- The longhouse is composed of a House and a Barn

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