Building record 1710 - Sycamore Cottage

Sycamore Cottage is a grade 2 listed building. It was built in the 17th century and has brick-nogged oak small framed walls which have been partly rebuilt in brick, under a thatched roof. It has small paned 19th century windows. The cottage was damaged by a land- mine during the second world war and the roof structure distorted. The gables have since been raised by two courses of brickwork above the principal rafters. 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.