Building record 1371 - Pale Farm

Grade II listed farmhouse, now house. Built in the late 17th century. It is timber framed on a stone plinth with whitewashed and rendered infill and stone slate roof. There is a slight jetty to first floor which has six panels of chevron patterned framing. A jetty is a projecting upper 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 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.