Oak Farmhouse

Oak Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the early 16th century, with alterations from the 17th century, a late 18th century brick facade on the south side, additions made around 1860 by J.S. Crowther, and 20th century restoration. The building is timber-framed with brick and plaster infill, set on a stone plinth, and has brick additions at the rear. It features a Kerridge stone-slate roof and four brick chimneys with Tudor-style diamond stacks. The farmhouse has a long rectangular plan with a cross-wing, and it is two stories high with a four-bay front. The left end includes a gabled cross-wing that showcases a full cruck truss with spurs to the wall plates. Below this truss is a three-light casement window, with a four-light window above it, partly featuring original leaded glazing. There is timber decoration with roundels and chevron patterns between the windows. The second bay has a three-light casement below and a two-light casement above, partly with original lattice leaded glazing, with the upper window set in a gabled dormer that has a coving above it. The door, framed in the 19th century, is located in the third bay, and the right end bay has a two-light casement. The left end has a two-story, three-bay brick front with three-light small-pane casements and a later 19th century timber-framed porch. The rear has two sections in orange brick, including a former dairy, and features a verandah supported by timber posts, with some blue brick diapering and wood mullioned windows. Inside, the cross-wing contains three full cruck trusses, while the remainder of the interior is from the 18th century and later. The main range also has three full cruck trusses, a central ashlar fireplace with candle niches, and the main room features an inserted 17th century floor, chamfered ceiling beams, a fire beam, and a heck post and screen. A room at the north end displays a panel from part of a grisaille mural depicting the winged lion of St Mark.