"Dick Turpinīs Cottage" Topic

Where dick Tutrpin once stayed…According to local stories
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Those are really excellent, you have to get full marks for these mate.

Super job! :O)

The black beams/white plaster look is a Victorian style.

The whole building would be lime washed. For an example of this Google Lavenham Guildhall.

Actually, 'Tudor Style'.

Here's a quick summary but look at images of Lavenham to see authentic preservation of listed buildings in the East Anglian area/style.

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My father's house is a Tudor building dating from pre 1571. It's listed and being listed means that he had to restore to a true appearance using approved styles and materials so no tar on the beams…

Thanks
@Timmo. correct and I already know, ;-D
The Grey lime washed beam look is shown in one or two contemporary paintings, for example on this post;
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and Iīve worked on a couple of historically accurate dios where the timberframed houses are been made to the building techniques of the time, ie, the beams are covered (plastered over) or limewashed Grey, the Croeburn 1813 dio being one example, but, I went for the generic look,the reasoning is discussed in this thread;
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Iīve also got a couple of photos of another house where Dick turpin was (apparently) Born. In itīs present state itīs white with exposed black beams, but one photo from around the turn of last century (ca 1900) Shows it entirely covered in plaster and as far as I can tell, painted Grey.

PS..I was going to made a copy of Lavenham Guildhall but went for the one in Thaxted link
(which also has pics of it with the Grey beam look)