Building record 1220/1 - Hunger Hill Farmhouse

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Summary

Grade II listed farmhouse. It was built in the late 17th century with 20th century additions and alterations. It is timber framed with whitewashed brick infill. It was originally a single storey single-cell house and has a two storey three-cell addition at right angles to it. Inside a wattle and daub wall survives in the single storey section. 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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<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 59097 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Farmhouse. Late seventeenth century with twentieth century additions and alterations. Timber framing with whitewashed brick infill. Single storey single-cell house with two-storey three-cell addition at right angles to it. Entrance front: Single storey building to left of five by three cells of small framing on brick and stone plinth with angle brace to upper right hand corner. Two two-light twentieth century windows. To right of this is the gable end of the three-cell building again with brick and stone plinth and four by three cells of small framing with angle braces. Two two-light twentieth century casement windows to ground floor and a two-light nineteenth century casement to the first floor. Queen-post truss to gable. Twentieth century addition to right of this. Other exterior walls either covered by nineteenth century additions or twentieth century rebuilding following war-time bomb damage. Interior: Stop-chamfered ceiling beams, small framing to walls, one wattle and daub wall surviving in single storey sections.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 59097. [Mapped features: #40876 59097; #53258 59097]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 790 732 (20m by 18m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ77SE
Civil Parish PEOVER SUPERIOR, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County PEOVER SUPERIOR, ROSTHERNE, CHESHIRE

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Jun 1 2023 4:35PM