Olly Dale

STOKE ASH TM 17 SW 1/76 Olly Dale -

-- II House. C15 origins with late C17 remodelling. Renovated 1970's. Timber framed and rendered, thatched roof. 2 cells. 1½ storeys. Mid C20 standard small-paned casement windows. Mid C20 lean-to on south side has boarded entrance door. Internal stack with small red brick shaft. Interior. Rear (north) cell contains the fragmentary end wall of a former open hall with half of a 2-centre arched doorway. The roof over this cell, now of clasped purlin form, contains re-used sooted rafters. A pair of wallposts less than 2m from the south gable end suggests the house once continued further; the gable end wall here has widely-spaced heavy studding, probably re-used. South cell has small irregular joists, perhaps of late C17. The most important feature is the very rare survival of an intact timber framed chimney; the brickwork of the fireplace it served has been rebuilt.

Listing NGR: TM1208671042