Oakhay Barton

STOKE CANON STOKE CANON VILLAGE SX 99 NW 3/36 Oakhay Barton - - II Farmhouse. Early C17 front range with C19 additions to rear, and C20 porch and shallow wing to front. Stone. Slate hipped roofs. 2 storeys throughout. The old range originally 3-room, cross passage plan. Front: 2 window range; porch and right-hand wing of circa 1921, and fenestration of same date, 2- and 3-light casements, 6 panes per light. 2 rear lateral stacks (now internal) with moulded caps. 2 brick stacks to right-hand side. The left-hand room retains a good C17 fireplace, bead-moulded stone jambs with lintel, chamfered with step stops. Right- hand room fireplace not inspected. Mid-C19 rear wing, 2 window garden range with contemporary timber asashes, 8 panes per sash. Each part of the house separately roofed, with overhanging eaves. A range of cob farm buildings projects forward from right-hand side forming one side of the front garden. Although the name 'Oakhay' is older, the first documentary record of this house is 1633 and may record the approximate date of the building. Source: Devon Place Names, II, 448.

Listing NGR: SX9368298128