Oak Cottage Oak Hall Cottage

STOKE ASH THE STREET TM 17 SW 1/84 Oak Hall Cottage & Oak 14.10.83 Cottage (formerly listed as Nos.157 & 158)

-- II Originally one house, now 2. Core is C15 former open hall, converted into a 2-cell lobby entry house in C17. Remodelled C18 as 2 cottages. C18-C19 in- line additions on each gable end, altered and extended 1980's. Roof destroyed by fire 1981. Timber framed and rendered, thatched roof. Additions pantiled. 1½ storeys. Various small casement windows. At rear of Oak Hall Cottage the upper half of the C15 diamond-mullioned hall window is exposed. 2 hooded dormers of 1980's. C20 doors and glazed porches. Internal stack has rebuilt square shaft. Interior. A little C15 framing, exposed mainly in Oak Hall Cottage. Cambered tie beam of open hall truss has mortice for crown-post. C17 inserted floor has exposed joists. Stack inserted in lower bay of hall against open truss. In Oak Hall Cottage, an open fireplace with original lintol and C18 bread ovens. In Oak Cottage, a good C18 shelved cupboard with semi-domed head and paired panelled doors.

Listing NGR: TM1163470060