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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">hall houses</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>manor houses</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>halls</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>farmhouses</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>houses by form: plan</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>hall-houses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>hall house</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>houses, hall</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Houses containing a large central space as the principal ground floor or upper floor living area; normally restricted to Great Britain where in early examples the halls were usually open to the roof, and in later examples the halls, similar in position and function, had ceilings. For the main residential buildings of farms or large estates, prefer "farmhouses" or "manor houses" when emphasizing the buildings' function. ]]></note></mads>