Claim: Gainsborough Old Hall was built from 1471–1484 and it has Tudor architectural style, which features lavish use of marble, emphasized circular forms, and made extensive use of the arch, vault, and dome in their building.
Evidence: 1471–1484 Tudor The low Tudor arch was a defining feature. Depressed arches in clerical and aristocratic design, especially in the early-middle portion of the period Classical accents such as round-headed arches over doors and alcoves, plus prominent balustrades from time of Henry VIII to Elizabeth I It is principally a timber framed building, giving it its characteristic 'striped' or 'black and white' appearance. On the north east corner is a brick tower. The Tudor architectural style is the final development of Medieval architecture in England, during the Tudor period (1485–1603) and even beyond, and also the tentative introduction of Renaissance architecture to England. In the much more slow-moving styles of vernacular architecture, "Tudor" has become a designation for half-timbered buildings, although the truth is there are cruck and frame houses with half timbering that predate 1485 by quite a bit and the style bleeds early into the Jacobean era and a closer examination is required to determine the edifice's age. Some of the most remarkable oriel windows belong to this period. Mouldings are more spread out and the foliage becomes more naturalistic.