Building record 1993/0/2 - The Old Works Barn

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Summary

A former seventeenth century barn, later converted to workshops (now houses). It is a timber built cruck framed building. 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.

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<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 1115394 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Barn, now Workshops, Ince Lane. Seventeenth century altered with corrugated iron lean-to at rear. Brown brick cladding on crucks. Steeply pitched roof has corrugated sheeting. Stone plinth in part, four bays, three crucks surviving. End walls are of brick. Part of rear wall has timber framing and brick nogging. Second bay partition has stone plinth. Bay has stone flag threshing floor. North-east corner has broad brick pilaster strip on stone plinth. Part of brick band below eaves. Right hand bay is of oldest brick. Full architectural description.

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  • <1> Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1115394.

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Grid reference Centred SJ 458 755 (10m by 22m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ47NE
Civil Parish ELTON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County ELTON, THORNTON LE MOORS, CHESHIRE

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Apr 7 2025 11:36AM