But the 1930s timber-framed bungalow has become more than just a home for Ms Nierop-Reading.

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While the foundations were being dug, a steel-and-timber-framed shell of the house was built off-site.

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Pottery dating back to the 13th century and footings of timber-framed houses have also been discovered at a site near Lodge Farm.

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The Lord's Garden is now part of Nantclwyd y Dre in Ruthin, which is thought may be Wales' oldest timber-framed town house.

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At its height the timber-framed block of flats on Gershwin Road, Basingstoke, was "in danger of total collapse", a fire service spokesman said.

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Narrow streets wind their way through the historic town centre, decorated with lights, bows and wooden ornaments, while the timber-framed houses, each in a different colour, add to the picturesque scene.

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It is expected to reveal the less salubrious parts of Roman London outside of the City walls with archaeologists anticipating to encounter Roman timber-framed buildings and a street surface 6m below ground level.

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The 16th-century timber-framed thatched cottage that was his country home for his last three decades stands in excellent repair in Shallowford, a deeply rural, tiny hamlet aptly named for the fishing stream that runs through the property.

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This part of rural Essex has one of the highest concentrations of surviving timber framed buildings - including my listed cottage.

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