Building record 1759 - Bellevue Villa

Bellevue Villa is a grade II listed 17th century cottage. It has small-frame exterior with rendered brick panels. In the 20th century brick wings were added as was a lean to extension to the rear. The roof is gray slate. It was originally a two-storey cottage of two bays. 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.