Does anyone know how Tudor Houses were lit?

Answer 1

They most definitely did *not* have gaslights in Tudor times!

The only available artificial lighting was from candles, torches or open fireplaces. Oil lamps weren't particularly common in Tudor England, though they were used in other parts of the world at that time.

There's a history of lighting in the link below if you're seriously interested.

Answer 2

Gaslights? Candles? Well, everybody has candles.

I'd go with gaslights. We had the piping for gaslights in my first apartment, a Victorian. It's natural gas coming out of a pipe--not very high-tech. You turned it on and lit it and...ta-da! A flaming pipe! Wheeee!

You should see the movie Gaslight, BTW. It's really good.

Answer 3

candles, lanterns, oil lamps fireplaces

Answer 4

IF NOT STONE MAOR HOUSES OF A ANCIENT PATTERN;TUDOR HOUSES WERE CONSTRUCTED FROM A FRAMEWORK OF HEAVY SQUARE-CUT TIMBERS ON A FOUNDATION OF LAID AND MORTARED STONEWORK!!THE JOISTS WOULD GENERALLY BE "NOTCHED" INTI THE FOUNDATION WALLS.ALMOST ALL OF THE HEAVY MEMBERS WERE MORTISED AND TENON JOINERY;THE SPACE BTWEEN THE MAIN TIMBER WOULD SOMETIMES BE FILLED WITH DECORATIVE BUT BEARING TIMBERWORK OF DIAGONAL AND ARCHED BRACINGS!!THE SPACE ENCOMPASSED BY THIS MORE ENCLOSED STRUCTURE WOULD BE FILLED BY WOVEN OAK "WITHEES" AROUND VERTICAL STAFFS INSET INTO THE ADJOINING FRAMEWORKS!!THIS FILLING WAS THEN PLASTERED OVER WITH "DAUB" AND A WHITE COVERING FINISH COATING OF PLASTERING WITH THE EFFECT OF SHOWING ALL OF THE STRUSTURAL TIMBER BY THE PLASTER COATS SOMEWHAT RECESSED FROM THEIR PLANE SURFACES!!WINDOWES WOULD GENERALLY CONSIST OD DIAMOMOND LEADED GLASS PATTERNS SOMETIN INSET WITH ODD ROUNDS OR EVEN FAMILY ESCUTCHIONS AND COATS OF ARMS OR LIKE DECORATIONS ALL IN HINGED OR FIXED FRAMEWORK OF WOOD WITH OGEED EDGES PAINTED SOMETIMES IN A CONTRASTING "FANCY" COLOR THAN THE TIMBER WORK WHICH WAS STAINED OR PAINTED BLACK OR DARK COLORS TO MORE ADEQUATE SHOW OFF THE WOODWORK!!!ROOFS COULD BEE EITHER OF SLATE,SHINGLE SHAKES OR THATCH TIED AND SOWN TO THE ROOF FRAMEWORK IN A VERY QUAINT AND ARTISTIC CRAFT LONG COMMON IN BRITAIN FRON TIMES OF OLD!!LAYER UPON LAYER OF STRAW IS LAIN AND SOWN AND WITH LONG "NEEDLES IS TIED TO THE ROOF MEMBERS AND WITHOUT ANY OTHER COVERING BECOMES MORE AND MORE WATERPROOF AS IT AGES!!THE STITCHING CAN BE VERY DECORATIVE IN AND OF ITSELF!!STONE FIREPLACES SOMETIMES HAVE ELABORATE FIRE SUPRESSING CERAMIC CHIMNEY TOPS!!IN ADDITION BRICK IS ALSO USED IN VARIOUS PATTERN LIKE HERRINGBONE COURSINGTO FILL THE SPACES BETWEEN THE HEAVY TIMBERWORK;STILL WITH AN EYE TO LET THE TIMBER SHOW AND BY EXHIBITED AT LEAST ON THE OUTSIDE!!THERE WAS MUCH IMPORTANT YET FRUGALLY USED WROUGHT IRON AT THE HINGES OF OPENINGS AND AT THE HEARTHS,IN THE CHARACTER OF ROASTING SPITS,ELEVATED POT HOLDERS AT DIFFERENT LEVEL,BREAD OVENS AND SUCH!!FLOOR COULD BE OF POLISHED AND PAINTED DAUB;STONE FLAGS OR TILES!!DEPENDING ON THE AREA SOMETIMES THERE WERE CELLARS AND TIMBER FLOORING ABOVE THEM NOTCHED INTO SEVERAL "KING" JOISTS RUNNING EITHER THE LENGTH OF WIDTH OF THE BUILDINGS!!MOST WERE OF A RECTANGULAR PATTERN,THE LENGTH OR WIDTH DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL TIMBER HARDWOOD LIKE OAK BEING THE PREFERRED VARIETY!!ROOF STRUCTURES WERE SOMETIME A WEB OF BUTTRESSED AND SUPPORTED JOISTS ,ARCHES AND BEAMS WITH A CENTRAL PEAK JOIST !!FANCY WORK COULD INCLUDE PATTERN ENDS ON RAFTERS,TURNINGS DECORATING WINDOWS,SHUTTERS,WINDOW BOXES WITH FLOWERS!!WELLS WERE GENERALLY NEAR THE HOUSE WITH ROOFED COVERINGS AND A BUCKET AND CRANKING PULLEY SYSTEM!!MOST WERE STONE OR BRICK LINED!!THESE BUILDINGS WERE MODELS OF COZY SELFSUFFICIENCY AND WERE SOMETIMES SITUATED TO REPELL AND RESIST ATTACK OR UNWARRANTED ENTRY!!KITCHENS WERE AMPLE AND WELL APPOINTED WITH AN EYE TO PROTECT AGAINST CARELESS USE OF FIRE AND BUCKETS AT THE READY SHOULD FIRE ENDANGER THE HOUSEHOLD!METAL HOODS WOULD BE FITTED TO DRAW HEAT AWAY HARMLESSLY UP A CHIMNEY SHAFT!BANKS OF WINDOWS HINGED TO OPEN WOULD LET IN HEALTHFUL AIR OR EXIT SMOKES FROM THE PRIMARY HEAT SOURCE A WOOD BURNING HEARTH A FAMILY/HOUSEHOLD FOCAL POINT!!TUDOR STONE MANOR HOUSES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE WOULD FOLLOW THE DICTUM A MAN'S HOME IS HIS CASTLE !!AND AS IN OLDEN TIMES THE ENTRANCE WOULD BE UP A SHORT DEFENSIBLE FLIGHT OF STAIRS TO THE SECOND STORY WITH NO WINDOWES AT THE LOWER STORY!!AND IN MANY THE WELL WAS PROTECT WITHIN THE HOUSE !!STRAW ON THE FLOORS AND IN FABRIC COVERED MATS WOULD WARM THE STONE FLOORS AND TAPESTRIES AND HANGINGS WOULD RETARD THE ARTHITIC AFFECTS OF COLD COMING RADIATING THROUGH THE THICK STONE WALLS IN WINTER!!FIRE WOOD COLLECTING WAS A MAJOR CONCERN AND PREOCCUPATION IN MANORHOUSES;WHOLE FORESTS WERE DENUDED OVER TIME!!OUTBUILDING INCLUDED TOOL AND PLOW SHEDS,APPLEPRESSES,CARRIAGE AND STABLE STRUCTURES AND TITHE BARNS OF GREAT STORAGE CAPACITY WITH STONE FACADES AT EACH END AND MARVELLOUE BUTTRESSED ROOF CONSTRUCTIONS WITH ARCHED SUPPORTING KNEES RAFTER SYSTEMS SOME TIMES WITH DECORATIVE CARVINGS AND PENDENTIVES!!

Answer 5

candles