Description

LITTLE OAKLEY RECTORY ROAD TM 22 NW (south side) 4/57 The White House

- II

House. C16, extended in C20. Timber framed, plastered, roofed mainly with handmade red clay tiles, some machine-made red clay tiles at back. 3 bays facing NW with axial stack in middle bay. Large 2-storey crosswing to right, c.1910, with internal stack at the junction. 3 C20 single-storey extensions to rear, variously roofed. One storey with attics. 3 C20 casements, and one more in flat-roofed dormer. C20 6-panel door. Chamfered binding beam with lamb's s tongue stops, and chamfered axial beam, unstopped. Chamfered joists of horizontal section with plain stops, supported on moulded clamps. Large wood-burning hearth facing to right, plastered. Clasped purlin roof incorporting re-used rafters of a crownpost roof, some smoke-blackened, the front pitch repaired in softwood. Interior plaster conceals much of the structure. (This house corresponds in position with the Whitehouse Farm described by RCHM 2, but not with the description).

Listing NGR: TM2104129102

External Links

• Wikidata Q26608419

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6