Description

OXHILL
SP3145
15/45

MAIN STREET (East side)

The Homestead and adjoining Post Office

GV

II

House. Probably C15 origins, with C17 additions and alterations. Cruck
construction, with ironstone and brick facade, faced with reconstituted stone.
New tile roof and brick end stack, the ridge stack now gone. One storey plus
attic; 2-window range. Originally a hall house plan. To centre left and centre
right a C19 plank door, that to left with C20 porch. To left a C19 three-light
casement with wood lintel. To right, and in 2 gabled dormers C20 casements. One
storey outbuilding range extending forward from right is now Post Office. C19
plank door and 2-light window to right. Large C20 stone extension to rear.

Interior: 3 pairs of full or raised crucks, that to centre with king post rising
from collar to ridge piece. Arch braced collar with further struts tying cruck
blades to collar. Composite saddle. Later smoke bay frame, now hidden. The smoke
bay bressumer removed. C17 floor insertion.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 25th July 2016.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26646496

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)