Building record 1395 - Willow Cottage (formerly called Preston Cottage)

Grade II listed house. Built in the 16th century with 19th century partial refacing and 20th century alterations. It is timber framed on stone plinth with partly plastered and partly brick infill. Inside it has timber framed partition walls. 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.