Web Directory

» Barley Hall, York
   This medieval oak-framed house has been carefully restored to the way it would have looked in the 1480s. Photographs, visitor information.
   http://www.barleyhall.org.uk/

» Exploring the Round Houses of Doves
   An article on dovecotes by Klara Spandl in British Archaeology, with references and a list of dovecotes open to the public.
   http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba35/ba35feat.html

» Gawmless End
   An illustrated description and history of a historic old Lancashire farmhouse nestling among the Rossendale Hills in the West Pennines of northern England.
   http://www.farcourt.co.uk/ge/

» Living Under a Medieval Field
   An article by John Letts in British Archaeology on the evidence of widespread survival of ancient thatch on vernacular buildings. History of thatching.
   http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba58/feat1.shtml

» Medieval Peasant Houses
   Mainly in 14th-century England. Scholarly summary by Paul Gans of the Department of Chemistry, New York University, on his Medieval Technology Pages.
   http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/peasanthouses.html

» RCAHM Vernacular Architecture
   Outline of the Royal Commission for Ancient and Historic Monuments in Wales approach to the study of the traditional architecture of farmhouses, farm-buildings and cottages.
   http://www.rcahmw.org.uk/vernacular/

» Ryedale Vernacular Building Materials Research Group
   A multi-disciplinary research group for those with an interest in the vernacular buildings of Ryedale, North Yorkshire, and in particular the building stones and source quarries. Membership, research, meetings, and bibliography.
   http://www.ryedale-buildings.org.uk

» Scottish Vernacular Buildings Working Group
   SVBWG provides a focus for people interested in the traditional buildings of Scotland. Illustrated description of its activities and events.
   http://www.svbwg.org.uk/

» Timber-Framed Houses
   A beginner's guide to the history and construction of medieval timber-framed houses in England and Wales by the owner of one. Examples, bibliography and glossary.
   http://www.today.plus.com/houses/

» Vernacular Architecture Group
   Studies traditional buildings in the British Isles and from around the World. Organises conferences and publishes a refereed journal.
   http://www.ccurrie.me.uk/vag/

» Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group
   Researches and records the vernacular architecture of Yorkshire, organises conferences, dayschools and walkabouts, and publishes newsheets and an annual journal.
   http://www.yvbsg.org.uk/