Building record 820/1 - Barn C15 Yards To West Of Twelve Acres Farmhouse

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Grade II* listed barn, built in the early 17th century. It is now used for storage and livestock. It is timber framed with rendered infill and English garden wall bond brick with a slate roof. There are diamond pattern breathers to the first floor. Inside there are four base crucks. 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.

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<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /8/91 (Report). SCH1934.

Barn, c.15 yards to west oof Twelve Acres Farmhouse, Off Nantwich Road. Now used as livestock pens and storage building. Early 17th century altered. Timber-framed with rendered infill and English garden wall bond brick with slate roof. Diamond pattern breathers to first floor. Interior: four sets of base crucks which rise to the principals and have tie, collar and yokes with small framed infill. Rear wall has small framing to either side of the central gabled projection. Full architectural description.

<2> Vale Royal Borough Council, 1977-79, The Vale Royal Borough Council Historic Buildings Survey Index Card, WIM/HB 1/1a (Paper Archive). SCH5481.

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  • <1> Report: Department of the Environment. 1971-2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. N/A. /8/91.
  • <2> Paper Archive: Vale Royal Borough Council. 1977-79. The Vale Royal Borough Council Historic Buildings Survey Index Card. WIM/HB 1/1a.

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Grid reference Centred SJ 680 632 (27m by 15m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SJ66SE
Civil Parish WIMBOLDSLEY, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County WIMBOLDSLEY, MIDDLEWICH, CHESHIRE

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Sep 20 2018 3:59PM