Oak Cottage Old Cottages

Oak Cottage and Nos. 1 and 2 Old Cottages form a row of houses located on the west side of The Row in Elham. Oak Cottage likely dates from the 17th century or early 18th century, with 19th-century alterations and significant restoration in the early 20th century. Nos. 1 and 2 Old Cottages were built in the mid-to-late 18th century, featuring some 19th-century window designs.

Oak Cottage has a ground floor made of red and grey brick in English bond, while the first floor is tile-hung. The roof is covered with plain tiles and the building stands two storeys high. It has a coursed stone plinth with a chamfered brick top course and a continuous jetty. The left gable end is brick and corbelled out to support the jetty, with red brick gable-end stacks. The windows are arranged irregularly, consisting of three openings: two sixteen-pane sash windows and a small central two-light casement. The ground floor has two three-light casements. The central entrance features a ribbed door with a segmental head, and there is a rear lean-to. Inside, most joists have been replaced but are similar in size to the originals, and there is a central staircase along with a 19th-century fireplace surround and grate.

Nos. 1 and 2 Old Cottages, located to the right of Oak Cottage, form a pair of houses built from red and grey brick, primarily in Flemish bond, and also have a plain tile roof. They are two storeys high and feature a moulded wooden eaves cornice. The gables have gable-end stacks, and the windows are arranged irregularly with two sashes: one twelve-pane sash on the left and one four-pane sash on the right. The ground floor has two four-pane sashes with segmental heads. The central entrance consists of a pair of doors, each with four sunk panels, under an overall segmental head; No. 2 is on the left and No. 1 is on the right. The interior of these cottages has not been inspected. All three buildings are included for their group value.