Description

BECKLEY AND STOWOOD B4027
SP51SE (North side)
Stowood
2/8 Royal Oak Farmhouse and
03/11/80 attached stables
(Formerly listed as Royal Oak
Farmhouse and attached barn)

II

Farmhouse. Early/mid C17, extended C18. Limestone rubble with squared quoins and
timber lintels; thatched roof with brick ridge stacks. 2-unit lobby-entry plan,
extended. 2 storeys. 4-window front incorporates original front, with entrance
to right of centre and flanking 3-light casements at ground and first floors.
Single-bay addition, to right, has 3-light casements, and a further ridge stack;
2-unit stable extension, to left, has one inserted casement and a loft door in
the gable wall. Half-hipped roof. Rear is irregular with an outshut to the
stable and a small rubble and tiled wing. Datestone on gable of stable inscribed
"1813/WC". Interior: Large open fireplace with chamfered and stopped bressumer
and moulded stone jambs; massive central stack with flanking winder stair rising
from lobby. Formerly the Royal Oak Inn.

Listing NGR: SP5626710210

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26299783

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas