Nant Wallter Cottage On A Cold And Frosty Morning
St Fagans National History Museum
This cottage is built of clay or mud, known locally as clom. The clay was dug on the site and mixed with straw, earth and small stones and then laid in layers, which had to be allowed to dry for several days before the next one could be added. The roof is supported by timbers joined together to form two sets of scarfed crucks, on which wattle, gorse and finally straw thatch were laid. The half-loft, partition and chimney-breast are also made of wattle-work.
The original occupants worked on the Taliaris estate, Carmarthanshire on whose land the cottage was built, probably about 1770.
Dismantled & moved to St Fagans National History Museum in 1990
Nant Wallter Cottage On A Cold And Frosty Morning
St Fagans National History Museum
This cottage is built of clay or mud, known locally as clom. The clay was dug on the site and mixed with straw, earth and small stones and then laid in layers, which had to be allowed to dry for several days before the next one could be added. The roof is supported by timbers joined together to form two sets of scarfed crucks, on which wattle, gorse and finally straw thatch were laid. The half-loft, partition and chimney-breast are also made of wattle-work.
The original occupants worked on the Taliaris estate, Carmarthanshire on whose land the cottage was built, probably about 1770.
Dismantled & moved to St Fagans National History Museum in 1990