Building record 1262 - Farmer Wright's Cottage

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Summary

A grade II listed timber framed farmhouse built in the late seventeenth century with later additions and alterations. 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, (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.

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Full Description

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 59080 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

House, formerly farmhouse. Late seventeenth century with eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth century additions and alterations. Timber framed with whitewashed brick infill and thatched roof. Baffle-entry plan of two rooms. One storey and attic. Entrance front: seven by three cells of uneven small framing with angle braces. Door originally to far right now filled in. Door to second cell from left. One single-light and one two-light ground floor windows. Two two-light first floor eyebrow dormers. Eighteenth century addition to left with nineteenth lean-to at extreme left. Twentieth century single storey addition to right. Interior: Chamfered bressumer and ceiling beams and small framing.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 59080. [Mapped features: #40367 59080; #52795 59080]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 787 752 (18m by 13m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ77NE
Civil Parish OLLERTON, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County OLLERTON, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Oct 21 2022 10:15AM