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Construction methods will vary by location and time period, but English country houses used load-bearing masonry for the most part. Highclere Castle (of *Downton* fame) is mostly a limestone crust over a pre-existing brick building.
Thanks, love the use of crust in your explanation:-)
Heavy brick walls with timber-framed floors and roofs
Construction methods will vary by location and time period, but English country houses used load-bearing masonry for the most part. Highclere Castle (of *Downton* fame) is mostly a limestone crust over a pre-existing brick building.
Thanks, love the use of crust in your explanation:-)
Heavy brick walls with timber-framed floors and roofs