Oaklands, High Street, Ayton

Earlier to mid 19th century with later additions and alterations. 2-storey with basement, 3-bay subdivided house forming end of terrace. Coursed and tooled cream sandstone; sandstone ashlar dressings. Base course; band course dividing floors; lintel course beneath eaves. Long and short quoins and surrounds to openings; projecting cills (bracketed at 1st floor to front; panelled aprons at 1st floor to side).

NE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: step to timber panelled door centred at ground; geometric-patterned fanlight; corniced canopy; single window aligned at 1st floor. Single windows at both floors in bay to outer right. Large, 2-leaf boarded timber door in segmental-arched basement opening in bay to outer left; single windows aligned at both floors above.

NW (SIDE) ELEVATION: 4-bay at ground; 3-bay at 1st floor. Timber panelled door centred at ground, plain fanlight; later, part-glazed timber door off-set to left, plain fanlight; full-width corniced canopy above. Single window centred at 1st floor. Single windows at both floors in bays to outer left and right.

Predominantly 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; some uPVC replacements. Grey slate piended roof. Corniced ashlar wallhead stacks to SE and NW; octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILINGS: low coped walls enclosing site to front and side. Plain and decorative iron railings.