1. History

2. The Gardens

3. References

The house has been described as an attractive half-timbered house, which is notable particularly for it's intricate woodwork and carvings.

History

Thomas Paycocke was a successful business-man in the later half of the 15th Century. He can be described as an artisan, having made his money in a skilled craft. The wool trade was the dominant economic force in East Anglia, including in the town of Coggeshall, and Paycocke capitalised on this. The house was built from a medieval hall as a place for him to live as well as a place to process wool. It would also have served as a status symbol in Coggeshall due to the intricate nature of some of the details of the house.^[2]

The house was built outwards from an existing medieval building, which was owned by Thomas Paycocke's father, John Paycocke, who had died in 1506. John Paycocke himself was a relatively wealthy man. The land was left to his children, and Thomas Paycocke used the land to build the house in 1509.^[3] Records show that Thomas Paycocke remained a wealthy man. His will shows £1500 was left in cash bequests, not including goods or property. This is equivalent to roughly £570,000 in modern prices.^[4]

The house stayed in the Paycocke's family until the last male heir died in 1584. The house was subsequently sold to the Buxton family. In 1746, whilst it was still owned by the Buxton family, the house was divided into three smaller cottages and sold off. The houses fell into a state of disrepair.

In 1906, the historian G F Beaumont protested against the destruction of Paycocke's House. The house was sold to Lord Noel Buxton. he was a descendant of the Buxton family who bought the house in the 16th Century. Buxton oversaw the restoration of the house, with a number of carvings restored. The house was left to the care of the National Trust.^[5]

The Gardens

The site of the gardens had previously been an industrial yard used by Thomas Paycocke and other merchants in the town of Coggeshall. They were a significant part of Paycocke's House. The gardens had been designed into an Arts and Crafts style by the Noel family.

The gardens were restored by the National Trust in an Arts and Crafts style from 2008 after the last tenant left the property, with the property falling into considerable decline.

References

• Turgut Uyar
• Turhan Cemal Beriker Boulevard
• Turhan Erdoğan
• Turhan Goker
• Turhanlı
• Turhan Nejat Veziroğlu
• Turhan Tayan
• Turhan Yaşar Erdoğan
• Turhan Yildiz
• Turhan Yıldız
• Turi and the Paladins
• Turia Vogel
• Turicella
• Turichenko, Kirill
• Turicibacter
• Turicibacteraceae
• Turicimonas
• Turicum Castrum
• Turicum (Zürich)
• Turid
• Turid Elinborgardottir
• Turid Karlsen Seim
• Turid Kristensen
• Turid Sigurdardottir
• Turi e i Paladini