Oakley House
OAKLEY HOUSE, THE DRIVE, CHURCH LANE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1321524
- Date first listed:
- 07-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Oakley House
- Statutory Address:
- OAKLEY HOUSE, THE DRIVE, CHURCH LANE
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1321524
- Date first listed:
- 07-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Oakley House
- Statutory Address 1:
- OAKLEY HOUSE, THE DRIVE, CHURCH LANE
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:
- OAKLEY HOUSE, THE DRIVE, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bedford (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Oakley
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 00460 53229
Details
OAKLEY THE DRIVE, CHURCH LANE TL 0053-0153 27/280 Oakley House 7.5.1952 - II*
Hunting box by Henry Holland c.1795. Coursed limestone rubble partly colourwashed. Slate roofs. Main block is five window bays long by two deep. Two storeys and attics. The roof is hipped with three hipped dormers to south elevation and two to both east and west elevations. South elevation first floor has five sash windows with glazing bars to first floor. Same to ground floor. West elevation has left hand ground floor bay with balcony and French window above and right hand sash to each floor. East elevation is similar but with continuous decorated balcony. Verandah to ground floor on west, south and east. The North entrance front has two 2 storey projecting wings which form a courtyard. To this elevation, the main block has two gabled dormers flanking pediment. In front of this is a two storey block with gabled slate roof. The first floor has three sash windows with glazing bars; the central one of three lights has a timber surround and cornice. Ground floor has two sashes flanking C19 entrance porch with lead canopy supported on four slender columns. The doorway is flanked by single light windows with geometric tracery. The two projecting wings are colourwashed with slate roofs. The interior has doorways in the hall imported from Fineshade Abbey. Grisaille painted panels over drawing room doors.
Listing NGR: TL0046053229
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 37050
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 04-Jun-2026 at 02:55:40.
Download a full scale map (PDF)© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2026. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.
End of official list entry