Imagine rounding a frosty corner and discovering a house that looks as if it’s stepped straight out of a Tudor fairytale or Harry Potter - crooked beams, bowing floors, glittering leaded windows, and a long gallery that seems to float above thin air.
In today’s Tudor Christmas Advent episode, I take you on a winter wander through Little Moreton Hall in Cheshire, one of the most extraordinary, beautifully preserved, and delightfully wonky Tudor houses in England.
Built and expanded across the 1500s by the Moreton family, this timber-framed masterpiece has survived centuries of weather, war, and subsidence to offer us a rare glimpse into the world of Tudor gentry life:
- A Great Hall where winters were lit by fire and candlelight
- Intricate carved panelling and glowing 16th-century glass
- A famous Long Gallery perched improbably above the courtyard
- A recreated Tudor knot garden sleeping under its winter frost
- A private chapel that witnessed every shift of 16th-century religion
And thanks to musician and historian Jane Moulder, who works at Little Moreton Hall, we’ll enjoy her beautiful winter photographs of the house, capturing its magical atmosphere in the coldest season.
If you love Tudor architecture, Christmas ambience, or fairy-tale historic houses, you’re in for a treat.
Tell me in the comments:
Have you ever visited Little Moreton Hall?
If not, which Tudor house would you most love to see at Christmastime?
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