Building record 1327/1/2 - Colley Mill House

Grade II listed house. Built in the late 17th century. It is timber framed with brick infill and a slate roof. The ground floor is of brick painted, black and white in simulation of timber framing. There is a slightly jettied (overhanging) first floor. A late 19th century brick cottage adjoins at the right side and a 20th century addition to the left. 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.