Description

SJ 45 NE HANDLEY C.P. WHITCHURCH ROAD
(West Side)

5/74 Handley Oak.
(formerly listed under
1/3/1967 Handley High Street)

GV II

Formerly farmhouse, later 3 cottages, now a house: mid C16,
cross-wing dated 1601 with some C20 alterations and additions. Timber
framed on stone plinth, wooden shingle roof and brick ridge chimney.
Plan of cross passage behind stack with parlour wing added. 2-storey,
3-bay front. Left end bay under gable has heavy small framing with
C20 3-light casements with glazing bars, the upper one in a coved
jetty with painted date. Remainder is close studded with middle rail,
has similar windows, 2 blocked doorways and a dormer.
Interior: Main room to left from cross passage through 4-centred
headed doorway and by heck post and screen. Fire beam is covered by
bead moulds, and inside inglenook is a blocked 3-light wood mullioned
window. Parlour has deeply chamfered ceiling beam with a tongue stop.
Wind-braced purlins upstairs.

Listing NGR: SJ4671057778

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26524033

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)