Building record 380 - Field's Farmhouse

A grade II listed farmhouse with stone fireplace dated 1648. It was restored in 1903 for the Cholmondeley estate and now has a brick nogged and plastered timber frame with machine tile roof. 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.