Building record 1681/0/1 - Kidnall Cottage

Kidnall Cottage, Tilston Road. Cottage, late C17. Brick building on earlier timber frame and with later alterations. Timber-framed, brick nogged right gable, rest faced with brick. Slate roof. Wood was in plentiful supply as a building material in Britain until the 17th century. It was therefore the most practical material for house building. Timber framed buildings consist of a wooden framework (usually oak) that was infilled to create solid walls. Infill material used included wattle and daub, lath and plaster, brick and weather board. Brick nogging, (brick infill) was often used in the 17th and 18th centuries to replace earlier wattle and daub or lath and plaster infill as it was longer lasting.