Building record 1163/0/2 - Styeheath Cottages

Grade II listed early Seventeenth century timber framed house with a late Seventeenth century, or early Eighteenth century, addition. Timber framed with rendered infill and a Twentieth century cement-tiled roof. These were formerly two cottages which have been combined to make one house. 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 created 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.