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cottage_materials.jpg
The layers of the cottage have been peeled back to show the materials and the construction process. Clay, most likely mixed with straw and stone, was moulded into the shape of a house and finished with a lime render. The lintil in the window frame is a hardwood and is supported by the wall itself, no pillar in sight. The window would have been finished off with decorative brick and probably been left unrendered to give the impression that the entire cottage was built with brick. Funny that the brick to the rear of the building has long since collapsed while the humble mud is still holding its own.
In the North in the 70s & 80s grants were available to renovate old cottages like this, on the condition that some of the original walls were kept intact. Much of the old rural housing stock in the North is still supported with this type of wall.
cottage_materials.jpg
The layers of the cottage have been peeled back to show the materials and the construction process. Clay, most likely mixed with straw and stone, was moulded into the shape of a house and finished with a lime render. The lintil in the window frame is a hardwood and is supported by the wall itself, no pillar in sight. The window would have been finished off with decorative brick and probably been left unrendered to give the impression that the entire cottage was built with brick. Funny that the brick to the rear of the building has long since collapsed while the humble mud is still holding its own.
In the North in the 70s & 80s grants were available to renovate old cottages like this, on the condition that some of the original walls were kept intact. Much of the old rural housing stock in the North is still supported with this type of wall.