Building record 1353 - Smiths Green Farmhouse

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Summary

Smiths Green Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building. It is dated 'I.S. 1658' on the bressumer (supporting beam) between the ground and first floors with later additions and alterations. It is timber framed with wattle and daub and brick infill. It has a tile roof but would originally have been thatched. There is a slight overhang to the 1st floor. 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.

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Smiths Green Farmhouse, Catchpenny Lane. Dated with initials on bressumer between ground & first floors 'I.S. 1658' with later additions & alterations. Timber framed with wattle & daub & brick infill. Tile roof, orig thatched. Entrance front-stone base. Gabled wing to left with 7 x 2 cells at ground floor level with cement rendered infill. Slight overhang to lst floor. Ovolo-moulded underside to inscribed bressumer. lst floor small framing of 8 x 3 cells with angle braces & brick infill. Queen-post truss to gable with up- right struts to either side. C19 addition to right. Lefthand side has small framing to ground floor. Corner posts have consoles supporting overhanging lst floor which also has coved cells containing wattle & daub infill. Small framing to lst floor. Consoles supporting gable & ovolo-moulding to gable bressumer. Also small framing to right & left of porch wing, to right is also an overhanging lst floor with angle braces & bressumer. Full arch desc (1).


<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /6/115 (Report). SCH1934.

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  • <1> Report: Department of the Environment. 1971-2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. N/A. /6/115.

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Location

Grid reference SJ 810 709 (point) 8 Figure Ref
Map sheet SJ87SW
Civil Parish LOWER WITHINGTON, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County LOWER WITHINGTON, PRESTBURY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Nov 29 2004 9:18AM