Royal Oak

The Royal Oak is an inn located on Church Road in North Woodchester. It dates from the early 17th century, with a mid-18th century addition. The building is constructed of coursed rubble, with some areas patched in brick, and has a painted finish. It features brick chimneys and a stone slate roof.

The inn is two stories high with an attic, and has a single-storey rear wing that forms an L-shape. The front of the building includes an early 17th-century cross-gabled section on the left, which has a single-window recessed chamfered mullioned design with hoodmoulds. There are three-light windows on both the ground and upper floors, a two-light window in the attic, and a blocked single-light window above. The addition to the right has timber casement windows with timber lintels.

On the ground floor, there is a continuous timber lintel above a six-panel door to the left, set in a chamfered opening, with a blocked doorway to the right. The building also features two gabled roof dormers with 20th-century casements. There are chimneys located on the original north gable end and at the north end of the addition.

At the south end, there is a single-window mullioned casement design similar to the front, but both attic openings are blocked. The interior has not been inspected. The Royal Oak has been recorded as an inn since 1781 and the cross-gabled section is noted as a good example of this local architectural style with a square plan.