Building record 1790/0/3 - Former Farm Building/Cottage at Cock of Barton Inn

Grade II listed former farm building at Cock of Barton Inn. Now a cottage it was originally built in the late 17th century and partly rebuilt in the 19th. It is timber framed at the front and rear with brick gable ends and a steep grey slate roof. There is an arched boarded loading door of oak in upper storey and a similar opening in the lower storey. 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.