Lannion, Brittany 22300

A 16th-century half-timbered house listed as a historic monument in the historic centre of Lannion. The residence is situated in a shopping street, within the town's old fortifications, which still include around 30 half-timbered houses. Other timber-framed houses line the street on either side, as far as the market square. The plots of land are narrow, so the architecture was designed to allow as many merchants as possible to have a storefront. The house has a slate gable roof. The three-storey building comprises a shop on the ground floor and a large three-bedroom flat on the upper floors. The slightly pronounced corbelling is anchored in granite masonry walls. The frame is wood, with vertical and horizontal sections combined with framework. The timber frames are short and mark the height of each storey. Decorations are still visible on the vertical sections at either end of the building. They are marked by a short carved wooden panel topped with a lozenge. The wood is painted ochre and red. Lastly, a large three-panel window with medium-sized panes and wooden frames allows plenty of natural light into the first two floors.