Building record 1790/0/2 - Cock of Barton Inn

Cock of Barton Inn is a Grade II listed 17th century timber framed building which has been altered and extended to the rear. It has oak small framing to the front with recessed plaster panels, red sandstone coursed rubble walls to left end and brick to right end and rear; It stands on a coursed red sandstone plinth to the front and has steep slate roofs. It is two storeys high and has ornate brick chimneys on the right and rear gables of the main wing. oak frame is heavily restored. Inside it is much altered with reused oak timbers. 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.