Paycocke's

Early 16th-century merchant's house in Essex, England, 13 km/8 mi west of Colchester. It is half-timbered, and remarkable for the richness of the panelling and wood-carving inside. Lord Noel-Buxton gave Paycocke's to the National Trust in 1924, and it is now furnished with 16th- and 17th-century furniture from the Grigsby Collection.

It is thought that John Paycocke (after whom the house was named) was, in addition to being a butcher, also a clothier. There was a flourishing cloth industry in the area at the time, and the Buxton family, who later owned the house, were also clothiers.