Building record 669/0/4 - No.20 High Street, Great Budworth

Grade II listed farmhouse built in the early 17th century and re-dressed in the 1900s. It has a pebbledashed exterior with a red sandstone plinth. The gable ends are oak-framed with plaster panels and the rear wing is partly oak-framed, It has a grey slate roof. 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.