Building record 671 - Box Hedge Hall Barn (formerly Juniper Lodge)

Grade II listed former farm building, now a dwelling. It was built in the late 17th century as a barn and has since been altered. It has a brick nogged timber frame and a steep clay tile roof which may originally have been thatched. 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.