The word hall comes from an old English word meaning manor house. It changed from that with the passing of time to mean corridor.
It varied from a few to many. One thing medieval manor houses had was a great hall, which was very big and was likely to be partitioned into smaller cubicles. The reason for this was that there was no really good way to heat smaller rooms because most medieval manor houses did not have chimneys until after the 12th century, when they were introduced. Great halls were usually heated by open fires in the middles of the rooms, with the smoke rising to the roof and vented from there through openings in the walls or the roof itself. But the effect of the great hall on the architecture was to limit the number of smaller rooms.
A medieval baron had an estate called a barony, but it usually consisted of manors that were scattered through the country, and were not together. The baron could choose to live at any of the manors, and often barons would move from one to another fairly often so they could keep track of their estates personally. Most medieval nobles lived in manor houses, and most manor houses were just large, well built houses we might call mansions. Some nobles lived in fortified manor houses, which were built rather like castles, to the modern eye. Barons, who were at a higher rank than most other nobles, were likely to own castles of their own. Those who did own castles were likely not to wish to live in them, because castles were not always built to provide comfortable living space.
Medieval ladies usually lived in manor houses. Sometimes they lived in castles. Especially in the later part of the Middle Ages, some members of the nobility had town houses in towns or cities, so a few ladies lived in these.
These were some of the buildings used in the Middle Ages:Manors had sheds and barns for storage, chicken coops, stables, and so on.Cottages were used by peasants for their homes. In some places long houses were used by multiple families, and in some places these long houses even housed the family of the owner of the farm.A manor had a manor house, the home of the lord of the manor. Some of these were fortified and looked like castles.A manor often had various other work buildings, including work shops for smiths, mills for grinding flour, mills for pumping water, and in some cases such things as buildings for making pottery, kilns and so on. There were also often communal ovens for people to bake with.Shops in the villages, including bakeries, butchers' shops, and so on.Churches for worship. Cities had cathedral churches.Manufacturing facilities for all sorts of goods, including weavers facilities, leather tanners, armorers,Castles, which were forts for defense. They could also be residences of important lords. Castles had their own buildings, such as the great hall or keep, the gate house, and so on.Palaces, which were especially fine manor houses where monarchs lived. Certain counts also had palaces, and were called counts palatine to indicate they had that right.Port facilities, such as warehouses for importers, and other ancillary support buildings for sailors.Inns and taverns for feeding and housing travelersMonasteries and abbeys for housing monks and nunsVarious booths for everyone from people who sold prepared meals to toll collectors
Knights were nobles so they lived as nobles. They had manors, estates, or castles. --- Kinghts lived in manor houses. A simple manor house could be a large house on an estate. An expensive manor house could be almost palatial. There were fortified manor houses that looked very much like castles.
Manor villages typically have large manor houses, outbuildings such as barns and stables, formal gardens, village greens, and a sense of community centered around the manor. They may also have amenities like a church or chapel, a mill, and fields for agriculture.
A typical manor was in general ,each manor included a large house or castle,pastures,fields,and forests
Manor Life The center of the manor was the house where the lord and his family lived. A manor was a piece of land having farm fields, and woods, a hamlet or village, farm buildings, and a house for a lord to live in with his family. Sometimes there was a second, smaller, nice house. Peasants called serfs lived and worked on the manor. The homes of the lords of the estates, and tended to be large and much more comfortable than the houses of other people. Some of the manor houses were fortified, and these could look very much like castles. Activities on the manor were from farming to woodworking to wine making. Town Life In the center of the town were the market square and a cathedral.Most medieval towns were dirty, cramped, and busy places. The streets were narrow, dirty, and usually not paved. Goldsmiths, bakers, weavers, and dryers had a town life. Most of the houses were made out of wood and easily caught on fire. In towns people with the same occupation formed groups called guilds. Guilds watched out for their members and worked to make sure everyone found employment.
Manor Life The center of the manor was the house where the lord and his family lived. A manor was a piece of land having farm fields, and woods, a hamlet or village, farm buildings, and a house for a lord to live in with his family. Sometimes there was a second, smaller, nice house. Peasants called serfs lived and worked on the manor. The homes of the lords of the estates, and tended to be large and much more comfortable than the houses of other people. Some of the manor houses were fortified, and these could look very much like castles Activities on the manor were from farming to woodworking to wine making. Town Life In the center of the town were the market square and a cathedral. Most medieval towns were dirty, cramped, and busy places. The streets were narrow, dirty, and usually not paved. Goldsmiths, bakers, weavers, and dryers had a town life. Most of the houses were made out of wood and easily caught on fire. In towns people with the same occupation formed groups called guilds. Guilds watched out for their members and worked to make sure everyone found employment. HOPE THIS HELPS :)
Manor Life The center of the manor was the house where the lord and his family lived. A manor was a piece of land having farm fields, and woods, a hamlet or village, farm buildings, and a house for a lord to live in with his family. Sometimes there was a second, smaller, nice house. Peasants called serfs lived and worked on the manor. The homes of the lords of the estates, and tended to be large and much more comfortable than the houses of other people. Some of the manor houses were fortified, and these could look very much like castles Activities on the manor were from farming to woodworking to wine making. Town Life In the center of the town were the market square and a cathedral. Most medieval towns were dirty, cramped, and busy places. The streets were narrow, dirty, and usually not paved. Goldsmiths, bakers, weavers, and dryers had a town life. Most of the houses were made out of wood and easily caught on fire. In towns people with the same occupation formed groups called guilds. Guilds watched out for their members and worked to make sure everyone found employment. HOPE THIS HELPS :)
Manor Life The center of the manor was the house where the lord and his family lived. A manor was a piece of land having farm fields, and woods, a hamlet or village, farm buildings, and a house for a lord to live in with his family. Sometimes there was a second, smaller, nice house. Peasants called serfs lived and worked on the manor. The homes of the lords of the estates, and tended to be large and much more comfortable than the houses of other people. Some of the manor houses were fortified, and these could look very much like castles Activities on the manor were from farming to woodworking to wine making. Town Life In the center of the town were the market square and a cathedral. Most medieval towns were dirty, cramped, and busy places. The streets were narrow, dirty, and usually not paved. Goldsmiths, bakers, weavers, and dryers had a town life. Most of the houses were made out of wood and easily caught on fire. In towns people with the same occupation formed groups called guilds. Guilds watched out for their members and worked to make sure everyone found employment. HOPE THIS HELPS :)
Manor Life The center of the manor was the house where the lord and his family lived. A manor was a piece of land having farm fields, and woods, a hamlet or village, farm buildings, and a house for a lord to live in with his family. Sometimes there was a second, smaller, nice house. Peasants called serfs lived and worked on the manor. The homes of the lords of the estates, and tended to be large and much more comfortable than the houses of other people. Some of the manor houses were fortified, and these could look very much like castles Activities on the manor were from farming to woodworking to wine making. Town Life In the center of the town were the market square and a cathedral. Most medieval towns were dirty, cramped, and busy places. The streets were narrow, dirty, and usually not paved. Goldsmiths, bakers, weavers, and dryers had a town life. Most of the houses were made out of wood and easily caught on fire. In towns people with the same occupation formed groups called guilds. Guilds watched out for their members and worked to make sure everyone found employment. HOPE THIS HELPS :)
Some possibilities: royal residence Hall Manor Mansion With the exception of royal residence, none of these is an exact match with palace.
A manor is basically a small town with a main house for the owner to live in. The owner also owns serfs who are are basically slaves. The serfs have their own houses. There is a small church, a blacksmith and some fields with cows. It is relatively small.
The Symphony Hall in Boston is known for a few things, it is considered to have some of the best acoustics for an music hall as well as it houses the Boston Pop orchestra.
It varied from a few to many. One thing medieval manor houses had was a great hall, which was very big and was likely to be partitioned into smaller cubicles. The reason for this was that there was no really good way to heat smaller rooms because most medieval manor houses did not have chimneys until after the 12th century, when they were introduced. Great halls were usually heated by open fires in the middles of the rooms, with the smoke rising to the roof and vented from there through openings in the walls or the roof itself. But the effect of the great hall on the architecture was to limit the number of smaller rooms.
I'm pretty sure they didn't sleep in the manor, they slept in their houses in the village. If there was a castle, the houses were surrounded by the curtain wall. 2nd answer: There are a number of possibilities, depending on the the period and the construction of the manor house. It was common for servants to live with their employers in the middle ages. In a simpler house, one with an open hearth instead of fireplaces, they probably slept in the great hall. The lord/lords family had private chambers called a solar, typically on an upper floor, although sometimes the solar was an attached structure. In a more complex house, either with more extensive upper floors above the hall or with additional ranges built perpendicular to the hall there could have been additional bedchambers. Better off town homes would have chambers apart from the solar that might be shared by servants/staff. If the house had a garret above the top floor and below the roof this area might be used for storage and for the servants to sleep in. Just like modern houses, the design of medieval houses varies, with different floor plans depending on the needs of the household, the budget for construction, the time of construction, and to an extent tradition and fashion. For example, the great hall initially extended all the way to the roof to allow smoke from the central hearth to escape from roof vents. In later homes fireplaces replaced the central hearth, but in many cases the two story hall was retained out of tradition, despite its inefficiencies in the use of space and difficulties in heating such a large space. Edit: Another possibility would be a separate structure in the manor complex to house servants, but not necessarily removed to the village. I found reference to a document from 1265 in which a manor being granted to a vassal was described. Within the manor complex there was listed "an old house for the servants" another building "which contains a bed" and attached to one of the utility buildings was "a solar for the use of the servants." So the servants were close, not living in their own homes in the village, but it seems at least some were housed outside of the manor house itself.