Description

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SU55SW KINGSCLERE
186-0/11/10012 NORTH OAKLEY
Manor Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. Circa early C18, altered and extended in early to mid C19 and altered at front in
the late C19 or early C20. Flemish bond red brick, [extension has flared headers] and some
tile-hanging. Plain clay tile roof with gabled ends. Brick axial and gable-end stacks. PLAN:
Original house has 2-room plan with wide cross-passage hall at the centre with stair tower at
the back. In circa early to mid C19 a third room and a room in a wing at the front were added
forming an L-shaped plan. In circa late C19 or early C20 two 2-storey bays were built on the
front of the original house with a porch in between. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic.
Asymmetrical 5-bay east front with gabled wing projecting on right. Original house on left with
two gabled 2-storey bays with 3-light stone windows and tile-hung gables; panelled and glazed
door between under flat-roof porch with thin Tuscan columns; 16-pane sash above and to right
ofbay; wing to right has two small 3-light casements with leaded panes. Rear, west, 4-window
range, various sashes with glazing bars, two canted bay windows with 12-pane sashes, brick
platband and tall tile-hung stair tower on right with hipped roof and 12-pane sashes; gabled
dormer at centre. INTERIOR: In the original early C18 house the two rooms have cyma
cornices with C19 reeded ceiling borders; the south room has an C18 arched china cupboard
with shaped shelves and a Victorian marble chimneypiece; hall has a chamfered axial beam
without stops. Kitchen in wing has chamfered cross-beams. C18 and C19 joinery including
panelled doors and window shutters and C18 dog-leg stair in stair tower, with square newels,
moulded handrail and balustrade in the attic retains its wavy splat balusters. Attics ceiled, but the
purlins are exposed amd the timber-flamed north end gable can be seen from the roof-space of
the C19 extension.

Listing NGR: SU5283757840

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26680631

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version