A recent trip to Normandy has opened my eyes to the ubiquity in the Pays d’Auge of well-preserved medieval half-timbered houses, and the persistence of this style of architecture even in contemporary construction....

Lyveden New Bield in Northamptonshire stands as an enigmatic testament to its creator’s obdurate faith. Begun around 1594, towards the end of Elizabeth I’s reign, it remains much as it did in 1605...