Description

GREAT OAKLEY HIGH STREET
TM 1827-1927 (south-east side)

7/32 Whispers

GV II

House. Circa 1700, altered in C19. Timber framed, plastered, with facade of
painted brick in Flemish bond, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 3 bays
facing north-west, with stack in middle bay behind axis, forming a
lobby-entrance. 2 storeys. Ground floor, 2 early C19 sashes of 12+12 lights.
First floor, 2 late C19 sashes of 3+6 lights. 6-panel door in fluted doorcase
with flat canopy on scrolled brackets, early C19. The brick facade, c.1840,
stands forward of the doorcase. In left bay, large wood-burning hearth, and
chamfered axial beam without stops, plain joists of vertical section. In right
bay, smaller wood-burning hearth, chamfered axial beam with lamb's tongue stops,
and similar joists. Primary straight bracing. Original winder stair in front
of stack, with at the top a moulded handrail of vertical section and splat
balusters. On the first floor, small wrought iron coal-burning grate, altered.

Listing NGR: TM1940527558

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26595182

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990