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)

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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

• Wikidata Q26299783

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