Building record 1326/1 - Yewtree Farm

Grade II listed. A mid to late seventeenth century farmhouse. Timberframed with brick infill, stone plinth and with an early nineteenth century addittion. Some wattle and daub infill survives on the rear elevation. 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.