Description

STOWMARKET

TM0558 MILTON ROAD
614-1/4/93 (North West side)
28/07/50 Nos.1, 3 AND 5
Council Offices and Oak Cottage
(Formerly Listed as:
MILTON ROAD
(North East side)
Nos.1, 3 AND 5
The Old Vicarage (3) and Oak Cottage
(5))

II

Vicarage, now council offices since 1974 and a house. C17
origins, considerably altered and enlarged since.
Timber-framed, rendered, pebbledashed and colourwashed. Plain
tile roofs.
The 2-storey north-western block is the C17 part, with an
early C18 gabled cross wing added to the south-east gable end.
This also 2-storey. The 2-storey range running north-east of
this is also early C18, and constitutes Oak Cottage.
c1860-70 the south-east extensions were added, now forming the
council chamber. These terminate in a hipped bay against the
gable with 4-light Geometric tracery windows and one-light
returns. In the late C18 general additions of oriel windows.
Oak Cottage, extending north-east with replaced 2-light
casements, 2 projecting oriels to the first floor and a
cluster of 3 2/2 ground-floor sashes. Gabled roof with central
ridge stack.
The C17 north-west wing illuminated through various types of
sashes. Gabled roof and central ridge stack. Both these wings
of 4 irregular bays. The cross wing between them with oriels
to the south-west gable and the south-east flank, next to an
external stack. Both these oriels appear in mid C18 drawings.
The C19 extension has a dormer and a C20 entrance block of one
storey.
INTERIOR. Council chamber entered through a 2-panel early C18
door. Dentil cornice. Timber-framed rear parts with chamfered
bridging beams with tongue stops. Doorways and fireplaces
generally C20. The Rev. Dr. Thomas Young, a tutor of John
Milton, was vicar here 1628-55. From his letters it is obvious
that Milton visited the house. The Rev. A.G. Hollingsworth,
author of "The History of Stowmarket", 1844, also lived here.
(Double H: Stowmarket - A Book of Records: Stowmarket: 1983-:
43, 124).

Listing NGR: TM0505358536

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26580597

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)