Finningham - Mid Suffolk District Council

Traditional Building MaterialsA first glance around the older buildingsnear the Church would seem to indicatean abundance of rendered buildings inFinningham.However the local red brick features onmany chimney stacks and some cottages,along with more modern red bricks onsome of the recent infill buildings.A single terrace of cottages at thebeginning of Gislingham Road, northeastof the Church, appears to be the soleexample of ‘Suffolk White’ bricks, someexhibiting the chequer-work pattern ofFlemish Bond.Flint only occurs on the Church, a fewoutbuildings and a good boundary wallat Driver’s Farm.A number of barns, some now converted,are in black weatherboarding withpantile or plaintile roofs.The prevalent roofing material wasthatch on the older listed buildings, butmany are now pantile (natural red orblack glazed), plaintile or slatereplacements. Slate can also be found onmost of the Victorian cottages.Modern infill buildings generally respectthe local vernacular using render andred brick, although some of the housesuse rather dull modern bricks, not to verygood effect. Most of the infill hasplaintile or pantile roofs, although someof the latter are concrete.