Washington Old Hall
The home of George Washington's ancestors
bricked up windows in both gables. such windows are often found in old houses and these probably date back to a time in the 17th century when the King imposed a window tax; charging for every 'glassed window in a building. naturally the taxpayers avoided as much of this tax as they could by bricking in as many windows as possible.
3. The archway from the 'buttery' (kitchen) leading to the main hall. Note the arches on this side are very shallow roundels whilst the arches on the hall side are pointed. This indicates different construction dates; the pointed arches dating from the original stone building of 1183.
4. The Jacobean fireplace in the sitting room at the far end of the hall from photograph 3. this fireplace dates to around 1610 and was installed during the last phase of the modernisation of the medieval hall.
5. The medieval great hall from the buttery.Although extensively remodelled in the 16th century there are still fragments of the original 1183 stone hall.
6. The 9/11 memorial tree and garden of rememberance at the side of the house.
From top - left to right.
1.The front of the house with the main entrance - now unused.
2. The hall from the garden at the rear. Note the
