The recreated interior of the Shipwright’s Cottage in the middle of the West Terrace illustrates the difference in living standards between skilled and unskilled workmen.
The home of shipwright, Thomas Burlace, and his family, demonstrates a relatively prosperous house. Shipwrights or ship's carpenters were skilled craftsmen in short supply in times when England was at war and they could command above average wages. This allowed them to buy decorated tableware, a mirror and, on occasion, small luxuries from the tinker.
Compare this with the cramped one up one down residence of a Labourer in The Buckler's Hard Story.