Building record 179/0/29 - Black Lion, Welsh Row, Nantwich

Grade II listed public House dated 1664 on door head. It is timber framed with brick and plaster infill. It was built on the a site formerly occupied by salthouses, reflecting the decline of the salt industry by the 17th century. 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.