Description

STOKE CANON STOKE CANON VILLAGE
SX 99 NW
3/36 Oakhay Barton
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- II
Farmhouse. Early C17 front range with C19 additions to rear, and C20 porch and
shallow wing to front. Stone. Slate hipped roofs. 2 storeys throughout. The old
range originally 3-room, cross passage plan. Front: 2 window range; porch and
right-hand wing of circa 1921, and fenestration of same date, 2- and 3-light
casements, 6 panes per light. 2 rear lateral stacks (now internal) with moulded
caps. 2 brick stacks to right-hand side. The left-hand room retains a good C17
fireplace, bead-moulded stone jambs with lintel, chamfered with step stops. Right-
hand room fireplace not inspected. Mid-C19 rear wing, 2 window garden range with
contemporary timber asashes, 8 panes per sash. Each part of the house separately
roofed, with overhanging eaves. A range of cob farm buildings projects forward
from right-hand side forming one side of the front garden. Although the name
'Oakhay' is older, the first documentary record of this house is 1633 and may
record the approximate date of the building.
Source: Devon Place Names, II, 448.

Listing NGR: SX9368298128

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26618707

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)