Building record 679/1 - Holly Bush Cottage, Warrington Road, Bartington

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Summary

Grade II listed cottage. An early seventeenth century house with early nineteenth and late twentieth century alterations. It is partly brick-nogged timber framing and partly washed brick with a thatched roof. Wood was in plentiful supply as a building material in Britain until the seventeenth 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 create 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 seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to replace earlier wattle and daub or lath and plaster infill as it was longer lasting.

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Full Description

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 402996 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

House: early seventeenth century with early nineteenth and late twentieth century alterations. Partly brick-nogged timber framing, partly washed brick. Thatched roof, no chimney. L-shaped plan. One-storey and attic, five-bay front. This front is in brick except for corner post, brace and wall plate. Below are four two-light horizontal sliding-sashes with glazing bars and a near central half-glazed door. Above are two twentieth century dormers swept over by the thatch. Left gable end and the remainder of the house has some restored small framing with slightly S-shaped angle bracing. Queen post truss in left end has toothed tie-beam.

Interior: considerably altered but with ceiling beams surviving. Included for group value.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 402996. [Mapped features: #41823 402996; #56161 402996]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 605 769 (13m by 16m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ67NW
Civil Parish LITTLE LEIGH, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County LITTLE LEIGH, GREAT BUDWORTH, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 20 2023 2:38PM