Building record 1000/0/3 - Walnut Tree Farmhouse

Walnut Tree Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building. It was built in the 17th century and has since been altered and extended. It is built of coursed rubble sandstone with some pebbledashing and a brick extension. Inside there is evidence of the original timber framing. 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 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 17th and 18th centuries to replace earlier wattle and daub or lath and plaster infill as it was longer lasting.