Hole Oak

Hole Oak is a semi-detached house located on Church Street in Merriott. It was formerly part of the Old Vicarage and dates back to the 17th century or earlier in parts, although it was largely rebuilt in 1776 and enlarged in 1852. The building is constructed of ham stone coursed rubble with ashlar dressings, and the front elevation is rendered and colorwashed. The front section features a plain clay tiled roof with a steep pitch, stone slate base courses, and stepped coped gables, while the rear roofs are covered with Welsh slates, including an extension with stepped coped gables. There are brick and stone chimney stacks.

The house has two storeys and a two-bay front elevation. On the ground floor, there is a 3-light leaded casement window in the lower bay, while the first floor features a 2-light hollow-chamfer mullioned window set in a chamfered recess without a label, and a 2-light leaded casement in the upper bay. A part-glazed door is located in the plain opening of the lower bay. The west gable has a 12-pane sash window below and a small-pane casement above. At the rear, there is a one-storey extension with an attic that includes a raked dormer for the upper window, followed by a further lower extension. The interior has not been seen.