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East of England Sense of Place Suffolk
Guided tours of Suffolk's past
Introduction to Suffolk
Flint and Timber The main building stone in Suffolk is flint. It occurs both as |
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loose stones in fields and as bands in deposits of chalk. For high quality work the flints are 'knapped' or split to give regular flat surfaces that are frequently a glossy black colour. This is called 'flushwork'. Most Suffolk churches are built of flints, with varying amounts of imported limestone or brick for the corners, door and window surrounds and other architectural details.
For ordinary houses timber was the main building material used in the Middle Ages. Suffolk has one of the largest stocks of medieval timber framed houses in Britain. It also has some of the earliest and finest brick buildings in the country.
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