This article uses plans and other documentary evidence to examine two London houses of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s (in)famous first minster. In the 1520s Cromwell lived in a townhouse in Austin Friars that had recently been built in a revenue-raising project by the prior of the friary. In the 1530s Cromwell developed a much grander urban mansion next to the friary, spending over £500 on land and at least £1,000 on construction costs. The two houses and their gardens are analysed with supporting evidence presented in tables, reconstructed plans and an elevation. Details from an important early-17th-century survey are also shown. The mansion had many of the features of a Tudor status-house, including courtyards, oriel windows, long galleries and grand staircases; it may also have had some Italianate decorative features.

本文使用计划和其他文件证据来检查亨利八世 (In) 著名的第一任部长托马斯·克伦威尔 (Thomas Cromwell) 在伦敦的两所房子。在 1520 年代，克伦威尔住在 Austin Friars 的一栋联排别墅中，该联排别墅最近由修道士的前任在一项增加收入的项目中建造。在 1530 年代，克伦威尔在修道院旁边建造了一座更宏伟的城市豪宅，土地花费超过 500 英镑，建筑成本至少为 1,​​000 英镑。对这两栋房屋及其花园进行了分析，并提供了表格、重建计划和立面图中的支持证据。还显示了 17 世纪早期一项重要调查的详细信息。这座豪宅具有都铎王朝住宅的许多特征，包括庭院、凸窗、长廊和大楼梯；它也可能有一些意大利式的装饰特征。