Building record 984/0/7 - Nos. 85 & 89 Main Street, Frodsham

Grade II listed cottages, originally a row of three but converted into two. They were built in the 17th century and have brown brick walls on a red sandstone plinth and thatched roofs. The interior of both reveal their original timber framed construction. 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.