104, 106 AND 108, OCKFORD ROAD

This is a house, now divided into three dwellings, likely dating from the late 16th or early 17th century. It has been extended and altered over time. The house is timber-framed with rubble stone and brick construction, and has a plain tile roof. It is two storeys high and originally comprised four bays, arranged 1:2:1, with the two central bays being the oldest part of the structure. A bay was subsequently added to the left and one to the right, along with a rear outshut. The ground floor has a painted rubble plinth and painted brickwork, while the first floor displays exposed timber framing consisting of wall posts, a mid-rail, irregular rectangular panels with some straight bracing, and a wall plate, all infilled with painted brick or plaster. Brick steps lead to boarded doors; those for Numbers 104 and 106 (on the right) are paired and flanked by 2-light windows. Number 108 has a 3-light small-pane window to its left, and all ground-floor windows have board shutters. The first floor has casement windows of 3, 2 (very small), 3, and 3 lights. The roof is half-hipped at the left end, with a large old brick stack in the second bay and another at the right end. The rear of the building has a pent-roofed outshut on the left with a small window above, and a catslide-roofed outshut on the right with a skylight. The right return reveals some of the original timber framing. The left return has a rubble plinth and tile hanging above, with the base of the left-hand wall post visible. The interior of Number 106 features exposed timber framing. The front room has a chamfered cross-beam supporting a chamfered spine beam with run-out stepped cyma stops. The fireplace has a chamfered 4-centred-arched brick-lined opening with a former bread oven. The cellar has a timber-framed wall on the right and a rubblestone wall with brick quoins on the left.