16th Century Timber-Framed House 1136091600

A 16th-century timber-framed house, at the top of Church Lane in Ely, England. Typical middle-class Elizabethan houses were framed with vertical timbers, which were often supported by diagonal timbers. The timbered walls were plastered with mortar and then whitewashed.

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grytr. 16th century house, Ely. May 2, 2004. Photograph. Flickr. https://flic.kr/p/rijV6. Accessed February 20, 2026.