Building record 984/0/1 - No. 44 High Street, Frodsham

No. 44 High Street, Frodsham is a Grade II listed cottage. It consists of a late 16th century one-room cottage and a 17th century cottage linked by a short 20th century building. It was originally a timber framed building but the oak frames have now been partly replaced in brick. It stands on a on bedrock outcrop and sandstone plinth and has a grey slate roof. The framing and roof structure of oak are visible internally There were originally at least three dwellings on this site and in the middle was a one-room cottage with a full cruck timber frame, indicating that possibly the cottage was built in the 14th century. The lower portion of the frame is preserved as a feature in the building. 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