Description

TQ 64 SW CAPEL CHURCH LANE

5/244 Oasthouse approx 20m east of
Tanners Farmhouse

GV II

Oasthouse. Early/mid C19. Flemish bond red brick, south end wall is timber-
framed at first floor level and clad with weatherboards; peg-tile roof.

Plan: Stowage faces east. 2 storeys with 2 circular hop kilns attached to
rear.

Exterior: Stowage has ground floor doorway right of centre and window
alongside to right. Both have low segmental arches over. First floor loading
hatch doorway up a flight of wooden steps left of centre with window to left
and smaller loading hatch at the right end. Plain C19 plank doors and
shuttered windows. Large double doorway in right end. Roof is hipped both
ends. Circular plan hop kilns with brick dentil cornice. Tall conical roofs
with cowls.

Interior: Not inspected.

This unconverted oasthouse forms part of an attractive group of listed
buildings in the vicinity of the Church of St Thomas A Becket (q.v.).

Listing NGR: TQ6377844482

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26543283

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Recommended Books

• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
• 
  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
• 
  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings