Grendon Underwood, Crucks c.1960
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The name of this cottage is a reminder of a very important medieval and late medieval building tradition in this area, possibly associated with the abundance of oak trees in the Bernwood Forest and its surroundings. A cruck is best described as an A-frame, a pair of massive timbers that run from the ground to the apex of the roof, usually cut from the same tree. Long Crendon has over 20 cruck houses, an unusual concentration, but many of the villages round about have a few - Haddenham has four and Grendon Underwood two, for example. Often hidden behind render, as here, they are still being discovered.
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