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Dwellings > Houses > Hall houses

Preferred term

Hall houses  

Definition

  • Houses containing a large central space as the principal ground floor or upper floor living area; normally restricted to Great Britain; in early examples the halls were usually open to the roof; later examples had ceilings

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • HALLS, HOUSES
  • HOUSES, HALL
  • WEALDEN HOUSES

Notation

  • 111144

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-VZPRCL84-B

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