Oaklands

Oaklands is a neo-classical mansion built around 1820 by Charles Vobins of Pimlico, located in a small park. The building features ashlar stonework and a slate hipped roof, standing two storeys tall. The east front has a symmetrical arrangement of two, three, and two bays, which are divided by giant pilasters that support a massive entablature with a parapet. The central section projects forward and includes a pedimented portico supported by four giant Ionic columns. The tall eight-panel doors are framed by a moulded architrave, with round-headed niches on either side of the central first-floor window. Sash windows with glazing bars are set in moulded architraves and a band at all levels. The south garden front has a layout of one, three, and one bays, with the end bay flanked by giant pilasters. The centre features two giant Ionic columns in antis, all supporting a massive entablature. The interior is divided but retains an octagonal vestibule, and some principal rooms remain largely intact. However, the hall, which originally had twelve scagliola columns with Corinthian capitals, has been virtually rebuilt. Oaklands is also illustrated in London's Encyclopaedia.