Description

HIMBLETON CP HIMBLETON SO 95 NW 6/163 (19/7) Oak House Farmhouse 14.3.69

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Mid-C17; restored mid-C20. Timber-framed with rendered infill on brick plinth; plain tiled roofs. L-plan; main range of three framed bays aligned east/west having external brick chimneys with offsets at gable ends; single framed bay north wing to east bay and lean-to addition in angle. Two storeys, attic and cellar. Framing: four panels from sill to wall-plate; gable end of wing has very long straight braces across lower corners; collar and tie-beam trusses with four struts to collar and V-strut in apex. North front elevation: windows are all C20 leaded casements; main part has lean-to addition on ground floor with a pair of 2-light windows, a 2-light first-floor window and main entrance adjacent to north wing with a C20 door and narrow side light to right; also entrance in right side of lean-to addition; gable end of wing has a pair of 2-light windows with a plank weathering on both floors and a first-floor 2-light window in the angle with the main part. Interior not inspected but likely to be of interest.

Listing NGR: SO9440558332

External Links

• Wikidata Q26474813

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