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Bette My husband and I are interested in building our next home to resemble a castle. We are not purist though we want the look but all the modern conveniences. We are interested in something more resembling a manor home from the Tudor or Elizabethan time period. We have been having a hard time finding floor plans to meet our visions do you have any suggestions of where to look?

Levan There are dozens of Tudor manor houses around Britain, but my favourite is Haddon Hall in Derbyshire.
One of the wonderful things about Haddon is that the Hall has not altered for centuries because the Dukes of Rutland (its owners) moved to Belvoir (pronounved beever) Castle maintaining Haddon very much as they left it.
Unfortunately Haddon has not got its 'offical' website at www.haddonhall.co.uk up and running yet. There are some pictures and contact details (but no plans) on the following web sites:
http://www.britain.co.uk/tourism/pages/H/HAD51LAbA.html
http://www.derbyshire.com/leisure/haddon.htm
I know that the official guide book has plans, so it might be possible for you to contact Haddon Hall and request that they send it to you. Your best course of action might be to visit - you'll love it!
Levan
Philip Davis Whilst I agree with Leven that Haddon Hall is charming it is mostly rather older than Tudor and it's wonderful cluttered layout is essentially medieval. The latest fashion in tudor and particullarly Elizabethian times was for symetrical houses of which one the outstanding examples is New Hardwick House (see http://www.roland-collection.com/rolandcollection/section/7/266.htm .
A book worth trying to find is Life in the English Country House - a Social and Archiectural History by Mark Girouard (ISBN 0-300-02273-5) which is richly illustrated with pictures and diagrams of country houses from many period. This should help you decide the main sorts of features you want (although as they say the devils in the detail)
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And as I rode by Dalton-Hall Beneath the turrets high, A maiden on the castle-wall Was singing merrily: The Outlaw by Sir Walter Scott
http://www.castlesontheweb.com/members/philipdavis/index.html

Levan I agree with Philip's statement that Haddon is rather older than Tudor. I cited it from the perspecive that many folks use the term 'Tudor' rather loosely. None-the-less, there are many Tudor features at Haddon, al-be-it imposed upon a much older structure.
I also agree about the magnificence of Hardwick. One of the interesting things at Hardwick are the adjacent remains of the house's predecessor.
My other thought in suggesting Haddon is that I guessed that its rambling nature and many of its architectural features have closer links to what is associated with castle building. The symetrical nature of the true Tudor and Elizabethan periods have been echoed so frequently in more recent buildings that they have become less distinctive to the casual eye.
Again, not really Tudor, but there are many fortified manor houses around Britain that might make exellent models for a new project. Any suggestions? At the grander end of the scale, perhaps Stokesay would provide a delightful level of imaginative scope for all kinds of architectural fancy!
Levan
Philip Davis There are a great many to chose from but one that has some of the qualities of a castle and a tudor half timbered house is Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire (see http://www.ntrustsevern.org.uk/baddesle.htm - You could write to the address given there for more information) and similar is Ightham Mote in Kent ( see http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PropertyId=91
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And as I rode by Dalton-Hall Beneath the turrets high, A maiden on the castle-wall Was singing merrily: The Outlaw by Sir Walter Scott
http://www.castlesontheweb.com/members/philipdavis/index.html

duncan You might try finding this book, its old but very good for Tudor and others.
HOME PLANNERS
230 Homes
230 1 1\2 and 2 story designs
isbn 0918894 00 x
The one thing I found out is, you are your best design expert, think about what you will need and put your sketch together.
If i can help in any way please let me know, i'll do what i can.