Building record 1452/1 - Saddlebole Farmhouse

Grade II listed 17th century or earlier farmhouse. The walls were rebuilt in the early 18th century and there area 20th century alterations and additions. Built of washed brick on rough sandstone plinth with a thatched roof. 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.