Tudor Chimney, Framlingham Castle, Framlingham, Suffolk
Ornate Tudor chimney at Framlingham Castle. The chimney was a Tudor invention. Before this time smoke from the fire inside a house just passed through a hole in the roof. This meant that the insdie of a house was usually very smokey. The invention of chimney meant that homes were much 'cleaner' and less smokey. To add a proper chimney to your home was very expensive and state-of-the-art technology. Therefore many rich people who spent a lot of money adding chimneys wanted everyone else to see just how rich they were. This led to the building of very ornate chimney pots like this one, to show off to visitors. The castle itself was built by the Earl of Norfolk in 1190-1200 after Henry II had his previous residence dismantled. It was at the centre of the struggle between the Bigod barons and the Crown. Mary Tudor gathered her supporters here in 1553 before being crowned Queen. This property is now in the care of English Heritage (2011).
