Building record 1200/1 - Dairy Farm House

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Summary

Grade II listed farmhouse with late 16th /early 17th century timber frame with rendered infill and stone slate roof. There are also reports of a moat here, now obscurred by a hedge. 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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Dairy Farm House, Halliwell's Brow. Farmhouse, late 16th/early 17th century. Timber frame with rendered infill and stone slate roof. H-plan. Front - stone plinth, 14 x 3 cells of small framing. Gabled wings to either side, each with panels of Chevron strutting. Interior: Ovolo-moulded beams to ground floor rooms. Heavily moulded bressumer to parlour fireplace. One exposed truss with heavy principals. Full architectural description (1). Report of a moat, obscurred by a hedge (2).


<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /3/36 (Report). SCH1934.

<2> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, McKenna L 1987 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

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  • <1> Report: Department of the Environment. 1971-2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. N/A. /3/36.
  • <2> Oral Communication: Various. Various. Oral communication to the HER. McKenna L 1987.

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Grid reference SJ 698 833 (point) 8 Figure Ref
Map sheet SJ68SE
Historic Township/Parish/County HIGH LEGH, ROSTHERNE, CHESHIRE

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Feb 18 2020 9:37AM