The Royal Oak

The Royal Oak is a public house with a long, three-cell main range dating from the 16th century, built in two main phases, and an early to mid 17th century wing at the rear that creates an L-shaped plan. The building is timber framed and mostly plastered, with the ground floor of the main range partially encased in 20th century red brick. The front slope of the main range has plaintiles, while the rest of the roof is covered in pantiles. The structure is two storeys tall and features four windows, primarily 18th and 19th century casements, along with a 20th century single-storey brick addition that is set forward. There are three boarded doors.

Inside, there is an internal stack located between the hall and the parlour, and a smaller later stack to the left. The parlour end dates back to the early to mid 16th century, while the rest of the main range was added slightly later, likely replacing earlier medieval work. The stack is a mid 16th century insertion into a smoke bay between the two ranges. The building showcases some impressive heavy studding with reversed bracing, and there are various diamond-mullioned windows or evidence of their former presence. At the service end, there is a blocked ground floor window with a four-centre arched head, which was probably a shop window. The hall features an open fireplace with an embattled lintel, while a similar but damaged lintel over the parlour fireplace has been shortened and reset. The roof over the parlour has a plain crown-post with arched braces connecting the crown-post to the collar purlin, and the remainder of the range has clasped purlins with arched wind-bracing.