Oak Farm Cottage
OAK FARM COTTAGE, MILL STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1033162
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Oak Farm Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- OAK FARM COTTAGE, MILL STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1033162
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Oak Farm Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- OAK FARM COTTAGE, MILL STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- OAK FARM COTTAGE, MILL STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gislingham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 07375 71805
Details
GISLINGHAM MILL STREET (NORTH SIDE) TM 0771 6/48 Oak Farm Cottage (formerly 29.7.55 listed as Oak Farmhouse)
GV II
Former unit house or service range to The Old Guildhall (q.v.), now a house. C16, stack inserted and part rebuilt C17, extended C19, altered C20. Timber frame, plastered. Thatched roof. Some flint and brick in addition with slate roof. 3 bays. 2 storeys. Gable end to road has ground floor brick casing with a C20 3-light lattice leaded casement, first floor dual 2-light leaded casements, hoodboards, elaborately cusped and waved finialed C19 bargeboards. Right return has scattered 2 and 3-light casements, some early leaded lights, ridge stack to rear of centre, cap rebuilt. To left is C19 bay, C20 entrance with a bracketed hood, leaded 3-light casements, coving to oversailing timber framed upper storey. Boxed eaves. Internal end stack. Behind addition a C19 brick and pantiled lean-to outshut from main range. Interior: original entrances were to rear and to left side of front bay, stop chamfered cross axial binding beams, chamfered jowled storey posts, rear bay largely rebuilt following a fire in late C17. First floor close studding with straight arched braces in walls, edge halved scarf joints in wall plates. Simple collar rafter roof with inserted side purlins.
Listing NGR: TM0737571805
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 279504
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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