May 1, 2013 · Chris Catling reports on how some peasants lived very well in the Middle Ages. Phoenix Cottage in Warwickshire, is a well-preserved cruck house of 1480-1482. Ceilings, upper storeys, and a chimney were added in the 17th century.

Jul 19, 2013 · A clear description of the appearance and regional distribution of the hovel is given by Roger North in his MS 'Of Building' written in about 1698. In the west and north of England hovels were a preferred alternative to the storage of crops in barns.

May 2, 2013 · Radiocarbon and tree-ring dating has now revealed that thousands of ordinary Medieval homes are still standing in the English Midlands, many now incorporated into des res village homes. Chris Catling reports on how some peasants lived very well in the Middle Ages.

A group of Revolutionary War reenactors/living history enthusiasts approached me to produce 14 shovels and spades that would be correct for this time period. As I have been experimenting with producing these occasionally over the past 20 years, I decided that I would take on the task.

The kiln is within a hovel to provide the draught for the chimney built though the centre of the kiln (Lambert 1865, figs 46–7). simple structure, capable of easy replacement after the punishment it would receive from repeated firings.

The earliest known use of the noun hoveller is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for hoveller is from 1769, in a dictionary by William Falconer, poet and lexicographer.

Indeed, some of Ireland's remaining mud walled thatched dwellings are among the oldest continuously inhabited buildings on the island, with several featured here having stood through famine and insurrection since the 1700's.

The information we have received is, that, the first factory was where the Lane Delph Market-Place now is.— The old hovel, whose outside was almost covered with grass, was removed in 1823. It is also stated that the younger Mr. Astbury erected part of the premises now the property of Mr. S. Ginders. Use of flint

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb hovel. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. hovel has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. building (late 1600s) agriculture (mid 1700s) architecture (1820s)

Mar 12, 2012 · But once the potato was introduced into Ireland (sometime in the 1600s) and evolved into a staple food of the poor (by the early 1700s), people could raise their pigs closer to home; Allen writes, "After the widespread adoption of the potato, virtually every hovel could afford to rear a pig in good years, because the animal could be fed on ...