Building record 360 - Brook Farmhouse, Gauntons Bank

Grade II listed farmhouse. Built in the late 16th /early 17th century with 19th century additions. Timber framed with brick infill and plain tile roof, though the timber framing only partly survives. 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, (decorative 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.