Building record 207/3 - Red Lion Farmhouse, Main Road

Grade II listed farmhouse (at one time also an inn). Built in the 17th century with extensive 19th century rebuilding. Timber framed but now encased in brick though the timber framing is visible in the gable and interior. 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.