Oak Farm Cottage

GISLINGHAM MILL STREET (NORTH SIDE) TM 0771 6/48 Oak Farm Cottage (formerly 29.7.55 listed as Oak Farmhouse)

GV II

Former unit house or service range to The Old Guildhall (q.v.), now a house. C16, stack inserted and part rebuilt C17, extended C19, altered C20. Timber frame, plastered. Thatched roof. Some flint and brick in addition with slate roof. 3 bays. 2 storeys. Gable end to road has ground floor brick casing with a C20 3-light lattice leaded casement, first floor dual 2-light leaded casements, hoodboards, elaborately cusped and waved finialed C19 bargeboards. Right return has scattered 2 and 3-light casements, some early leaded lights, ridge stack to rear of centre, cap rebuilt. To left is C19 bay, C20 entrance with a bracketed hood, leaded 3-light casements, coving to oversailing timber framed upper storey. Boxed eaves. Internal end stack. Behind addition a C19 brick and pantiled lean-to outshut from main range. Interior: original entrances were to rear and to left side of front bay, stop chamfered cross axial binding beams, chamfered jowled storey posts, rear bay largely rebuilt following a fire in late C17. First floor close studding with straight arched braces in walls, edge halved scarf joints in wall plates. Simple collar rafter roof with inserted side purlins.

Listing NGR: TM0737571805