Oakeley House
OAKELEY HOUSE, B4385
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1176062
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Oakeley House
- Statutory Address:
- OAKELEY HOUSE, B4385
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1176062
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-1968
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 02-Jan-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Oakeley House
- Statutory Address 1:
- OAKELEY HOUSE, B4385
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:
- OAKELEY HOUSE, B4385
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Lydham
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 33622 87987
Details
SO 38 NW; 5/149
LYDHAM C.P., B4385 (north-east side),
Oakeley House
[formerly listed as Snakescroft Farmhouse (Oakeley House)]
21/3/68
GV
II
Shown on O.S. map as Snakescroft.
Farmhouse. C16 and C17 with C19 partial re-facing and additions. Rendered
timber frame with some re-building in limestone rubble, projecting C19 painted
stone gabled wing to right, and slate roofs, half hipped to right. T-plan.
Two framed bays to left on north-east/south-west axis, probably remains of cross
wing to former open hall range to south-east; one framed bay to right forming
baffle entry house, and cross wing to right with two C17 framed bays and C19
additions to front and rear. 1½ storeys. Framing: square panels; decorative
parallel framing in internal gable end. Large rendered stone ridge stack above
door off-centre to right and rendered external end stack to left. Two gabled
semi-dormers to left and one gabled eaves dormer off-centre to right. Four-window
front; mid to late C19 wooden mullioned and transomed windows; one 2-light
casement in each floor of right-hand cross wing. 6-panelled door between
second and third windows from left, with upper panels glazed, reeded architrave
and porch with scrolled brackets and octagonal columns. Evidence to rear of
junction of probable former open hall range and cross wing.
INTERIOR: jettied
gable end of probable former cross wing visible between second and third framed
bays from left with parallel diagonal framing and moulded bressumer; late C17
staircase with splat balusters, those on landing shaped to represent twisted
balusters, and chamfered newel post with polyhedral newel finial; chamfered
fireplace lintels.
Listing NGR: SO3362287987
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 257064
- 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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