Services Portfolio, Ravens 14th Century Manor
Ravens is a fine example of a medieval timber-framed house originally constructed in the 14th Century (reputed to be 1350) with Tudor (15th Century), Elizabethan (16th Century) and some Georgian window settings. It includes a 3-storey stair tower, twin octagonal chimneys above large 17th century fireplaces on the ground and first floors, and a gabled master bedroom. The building is Listed as Grade 2 on the Historic England Register of Listed Buildings (the English equivalent to the US National Register of Historic Places).
It was restored in the mid-1970s when the timber frame was repaired and treated, and the exterior re-rendered and pargetted (design work in render). The interior retains all the original timber (oak) framing with exposed beams and plastered panels between them.
The current owners, John and Janet Gilbert, wanted to redecorate the interior sympathetically in keeping with the home’s history and ensure that the fabric of the building itself was properly maintained.
