Oak House is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1974. House.
Oak House
- WRENN ID
- former-corridor-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- West Suffolk MP: Nick Timothy (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1974
- Type
- House
- Address
- Oak House, Lidgate
- OS grid reference
- TL 726 575
- Coordinates
- 52.18903, 0.52383
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Oak House, formerly known as the Royal Oak Inn, is a 17th-century timber-framed and plastered house, with weatherboarding on the gable ends. A plastered 18th-century brick wall extends from the southeast end, featuring a moulded brick capping that sweeps up. The building has two storeys and cellars, with a two-window range on the front, showcasing 18th-century double-hung sash windows with glazing bars in cased frames. The ground storey includes a three-light canted bay window. The gable end features casement windows with lattice leaded lights. At the rear, there is a 20th-century addition. Inside, the house displays exposed timber-framing and includes a 17th-century brick vaulted cellar. Oak House is part of a group that includes Honeysuckle Cottage, White Cottage, Meadow Cottage, and Hill Rise.
Local climate
Oak House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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