Building record 1845 - Brook Cottage

Brook Cottage, Crooked Lane is a Grade II listed building. It was built in the early 17th century and is timber framed with brick nogging infill. The timber framing of the rear wall is intact and the end walls are brick with original trusses. Inside the house has exposed joists and quarry tile floors. 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.