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How typical is Blakesley Hall as an example of a wealthy yeo

            How typical is Blakesley Hall as an example of a wealthy yeoman's house of the late 16th/ early 17th century?.
             Blakesley Hall was built when middle class people began to spend more money on their pride rather than their religion. More elaborate decorative features were installed in houses to reflect on wealth and social status. Materials from abroad such as brick and fine cloths were fashionable as they were contemporary and expensive. Usually only the gentry and nobility could afford them apart from those involved in their trade. .
             The inhabitants of Blakesley Hall seem to be slightly higher than the yeoman class as it was composed of those below the gentry but above the labourers. They had to hold an estate to the annual value of forty shillings to qualify for jury service or be a member of the Yeomanry force. The grounds of Blakesley Hall are worth more than forty shillings because there are barns for farming animals, a herb garden. The building has brickwork facilities in the two chimneys, the toilet shoot and fireplace. There are also chimneys which became popular because the smoke from coal required an efficient exit. .
             Similarly the patterned timber framing that traverses the exterior walls indicates social status. This is unusual because due to the high cost only the fronts of houses were usually decorated. The interior has a high ceiling. In the Tudor period it was generally accepted that the higher the ceilings the higher the social status. The remains of a wall decoration are in an upstairs bedroom which were expensive to do. This suggests that Blakesley Hall is a representation of the gentry. However the fact that the servants' and children's bedrooms are without fireplaces does not support this. It was customary for many people to sleep in one room so heating was not necessary. Between the yeoman and their servants segregation was not conventional giving evidence to suggest that its original owner, Richard Smalbrook, was a yeoman.


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