Description

TM 17 NE
1/141

OAKLEY
LOWER OAKLEY
Cottrell's

II

House, latterly 2 estate cottages. Medieval core with alterations of C16 and
later. To the right is a mid C19 addition and further work of c.1980. Timber
framed and plastered with a thatched roof. 1 1/2 storeys. 2-cell form. Small-
paned casement windows, 2 gabled dormers and 2 glazed doors, all mostly of mid
C20 date. Internal stack. Mid C19 one-bay addition of rendered brick with a
pantiled roof; 2 storeys. Original 3-light casement windows under segmental
arches; louvred shutters. Gable stack with 2 square shafts set diamondwise.
Interior has partly exposed full-height studding; 2 curved braces visible in
rear wall; right cell has wallposts with blocked mortices about 0.5m below the
present floor level. Left cell has C16 ceiling with axial bridging beam and
plain joists set flat. Unusually large C16 open fireplace with original
lintol. In the right cell is an C18 ceiling with on-edge joists and an open
fireplace, perhaps later C17. Common rafter roof. Both cottage stairs have
been retained.

Listing NGR: TM1562277854

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26283907

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2