Building record 209/1 - Mill Farmhouse, Mill Lane

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Summary

Grade II listed farmhouse built in the early seventeenth century. It is a timber framed building with brick infill replacing the wattle and daub. Wood was in plentiful supply as a building material in Britain until the seventeenth century 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 seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to replace earlier wattle and daub or lath and plaster infill as it was longer lasting.

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<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 56655 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Farmhouse, early seventeenth, with alterations and additions. Brick nogged timber frame with brick south gable, tiled roof. Single storey and attic. Two window bays. Rear (east) wing makes "L" plan. Blue brick plinth. Small framing with angle braces. Flush casements with glazing bars, three-light ground floor and two-light first floor, in gabled dormers with carved barge boards and finials. Part glazed, boarded, front door in north gable. Gable end stacks. Interior: Inglenook with fluted frieze planted on face of beam. Ovolo moulded beams and exposed ceiling joist. Timber framing in walls ground floor and first floor.

<2> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

This map depicts, but does not name, the farmhouse and adjacent farm building.

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  • <1>XY Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 56655. [Mapped features: #51335 56655; #51336 56655]
  • <2> Maps and Plans: Bryant, A.. 1831. Map of the County Palatine of Chester. 1 inch to 1 1/4 mile.

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Grid reference Centred SJ 763 535 (14m by 15m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ75SE
Civil Parish BARTHOMLEY, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County BARTHOLMLEY, BARTHOLMLEY, CHESHIRE

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Feb 27 2019 3:44PM