Description
"Close up detail of the magnificent half timbered Paycockeaasbuilding in Coggeshall, near Colchester, Esse. This stunning example of a medieval, merchantaas house was built in the early 1500aas for Thoimas Paycocke, a wealthy cloth merchant. The importance of the cloth industry and the fortunes made is evidenced by the richness and embellishment of the decorative architecture of the building."