Description

INCHEBROOK
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5227
The Oaklands Farmhouse
SO 8400 5/97 12.4.79
II* GV
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Circa 1730s-1740s remodelling of earlier house with mill attached to south
(qv). Two and a half storeys, ashlar on chamfered plinth, plat band.
Modern tile roof with 3 dormers, outer gabled, central one segmental,
leaded casements, 5 windows with raised surrounds, glazing bar sashes.
Central doorcase with 6 panelled door and segmental fanlight, keystone
and carved spandrels.
Double pile house, rear ridge has an ashlar chimney with moulded capping.
Very good interior: panelled hall with fluted Boric pilasters and triglyph
caps, panelled doors with contemporary paintings above doorcases. Panelled
soffits to stairwell arch and entrance door arch.
South room has shell niche cupboard and, on west wall, a 4 light window
with chamfered mullions and the trace of a drip.
The north room is also panelled and retains its shutters and fluted Doric
doorcase. Original staircase with twisted barley sugar balusters in oaks
cut string with decorative inlays, panelled dado.

Listing NGR: SO8411600804

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17538153

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability