Building record 1125/1 - Dean Hill Farmhouse South

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Summary

A grade II listed building farmhouse built around 1621. It is timber framed with nineteenth century brick refacing. The plain tile roof was originally stone slate. 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.

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<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 56486 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Farmhouse c.1621. Timber framed, refaced to the outer walls with nineteenth century random bond brick. Plain tile roof (previously stone slate). Two storeys. The entrance front has a slightly projecting gabled wing at right with cambered headed three-light ground floor window and a three-light casement window to the first floor with timber-framed gable, now boarded over. To the left of this at ground floor level is a door at right and two three-light casement windows of nineteenth century and twentieth century date. To the first floor are one three-light casement window at right and at left is a timber inserted into the new walling which bears the inscription "TMS 1621" with an ogee moulding below. To the roof are one ridge stack at left of centre and one gable stack at far left with one further stack at right. The rear has a projecting nineteenth century gabled wing at right of centre. Interior: One ground floor room has exposed small framing to the internal walls and two rooms have ceiling beams with double ovolo mouldings.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 56486. [Mapped features: #51051 56486; #51052 56486]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 781 593 (15m by 17m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ75NE
Civil Parish BETCHTON, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County BETCHTON, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 4 2025 2:13PM