Building
Townhouse
Wealthy 12th-century townspeople might build in stone. The Jew's House in Lincoln, of about 1170, had shops on the ground floor and a hall above, with a round-arched doorway carved with interlace. Most town houses were timber-built, set end-on or along the street on burgage plots, often with a shop at the front. Stone houses gave security against fire and theft.
Caveats (confidence: high)
Stone town houses were exceptional; the timber majority are known mostly from excavation.
Sources: historicengland.org.uk · ruralhistoria.com
Built from
- Townhouse