What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Raintub Cottage. Listed Grade II, this building, reputedly the oldest dwelling in Weaverham, is a good example of a cruck cottage. It contains a full cruck-framed roof truss with tie beam and collar that survives the original material. Its dimensions, small windows and low thatch, illustrate a Weaverham of former times. Recorded plaque organisation: Weaverham History Society.
Raintub Cottage, listed Grade II, is reputedly the oldest dwelling in Weaverham and exemplifies a cruck-framed cottage, preserving historical architectural methods and offering insight into local life from earlier periods.
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