Medieval Town

Waste Deposial

People used chamber pots, and their contents were often thrown into the street, sometimes after a warning cry like "Gardeloo!" The same was for other waste like food scraps and broken items. Pigs would often wonder the streets and feed on the food scraps. "Rakers" or "muckrakers" were hired to clean filth and other debris from the streets, which they would cart away to designated dumping areas. .

Master Craftsmen

In a medieval town, a master craftsman was an expert artisan who had achieved the highest rank within a professional guild. To become a master, an individual first completed years as an apprentice, then worked as a journeyman to gain experience and travel. Finally, they presented a masterpiece to the guild, and if accepted, they could open their own workshop and take on apprentices.

Shops

Shops were typically open to the street, with craftsmen living above them. The upper floors often jutted out over the street. These shops served as both working space and a place to sell their goods.

Watchmen

These were local citizens appointed to patrol streets at night to provide security. Their duties included raising the alarm for fires and crime, and calling out the hours. They were typically given a lantern for visibility and a club. Their pay would be modest wages or goods such as bread or clothing.

Church

The chruch was often the largest and most prominent building in the town. The size and beauty of a town's church was a measure of its importance, and wealthy citizens often contributed to its construction and maintenance. The church bells were used warn of fires or invaders and announced cerfew.

Towns Squares

Towns often had a central open square, which served as a market, gathering place, and the location for public buildings like the town hall or church. Both local and traveling merchants would sell their goods here.

Streets

Streets were often crowded with people, livestock, and carts. There was no garbage collection, and residents often threw waste into the street, canals, or out of windows, creating unpleasant smells.

Wells

Wells were often located in a public place for common use. Wealthier families may have a private well for their own personal use. Keeping wells sanitory was a major challenge due to ontimination from waste and shared buckets. As knowledge was gained, people tired to purify water in many different ways including boiling and filgering.

Animals

Cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs were essential for meat, milk, cheese, and manure, with their droppings collected for fertilizer. Sheep, cattle and goats often grazed outside the town walls and were brought back in for curfew, or were attened to by a shepard. Pigs were often smaller and half-wild, roaming freely through the streets. Horses and Oxen were used for farming and transportation.

Bath house

Bathhouses provided a place for people to bathe, which was especially important since daily bathing was not common and private bathing facilities were rare. Only the most wealthy had private bathing facilities in their home. This was another place where disease could spread as water was not often changed between bathers.

Entrance Gate and Wall

Walls protected the town from criminals or invaders. There was often a fee in order to enter a town to trade or sell. Often the town had a cerfew where the gate would be closed and locked for the night. If you weren't back in by that time, you had to wait until morning. to enter.

Houses

Houses were constructed out of timber and insolated with wattle and daub. They upper floors were housing similar to appartments. Wealther merchants would have their workshop/ shop on the ground floor and their living space above. Homes were often just one room that had a cooking and sleeping space because of the materials, fires were common. .