Description

TM 36 NW BADINGHAM BRUISYARD ROAD

4/1 Oakenhill Hall

25.10.51.

- II*

Former manor house. A stone tablet on the north gable end is inscribed 'BONA
VERBA QVAESO ANNO DNI 1552'; possibly earlier core. Single storey extension
to south east added 1937. Main range with short cross wing at south end: this
cross wing originally extended further to the west. Mainly red brick, with
diaper work in dark headers to the north gable and to the east of the main
range; a small part is timber framed and plastered; stone dressings to plinth;
plaintiled roof. 3 stores to main range. Various casement windows, mainly
C19 and C20, with modern diamond leaded glass; boarded entrance door to east
of main range. The north gable end survives substantially intact: it is
crowstepped, with octagonal buttresses surmounted by pinnacles with stone caps;
at second floor level is a pair of 2-light stone windows with enriched hood
moulds and pediments over; at the apex of the gable is a pair of detached
octagonal flues with moulded bases and caps. Interior considerably altered;
the main hall has exposed joisting and there is some exposed framing on the
first floor, including a 4-centre arched doorhead.

Listing NGR: TM3077966456

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17546577

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)