Description

SU 8985 COOKHAM HIGH STREET
(north side)
14/28
Ovey's Farmhouse
25.3.55
G.V. II

Hall house, now house. Late C14 extended C16 and altered mid C20. Timber frame
with painted brick infill, old tile gabled roof. L-plan of 5 bays, one-bay service end on
east and one-bay cross passage, 2-bay former hall. Extension on north. 2 storeys and
attic. One end chimney on left, one on ridge cut down to right of centre, and one early
C20 chimney at rear. South front: black rendered plinth, open eaves. Scattered 3-light
leaded casements, within framing. Old wide plank entrance door on right hand, in line
with cross passage, similar but smaller door to right of this with small glass panel.
Interior: timber frame exposed with heavy joists in service end. One of 2 original door
frames remain in cross passage to service, with pointed arched and chamfered head.
Inserted inglenook chimney, now altered. The roof was completely destroyed in mid C20
and was replaced with modern type structure.

Listing NGR: SU8962485375

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26590490

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990