NHER 30649 (Building record) - Oaklands Farm, Melton Road, Downham

July 1972. Listed, Grade II.
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
It should though be noted that at the time of writing the description appears to be that of a different building.
P. Watkins (HES), 19 March 2022.

July 1998. Building Survey.
Originally a 16th-century timber-framed house of which a window and part of a wall survive - possibly a hall house. Mostly rewalled in brick and a staircase outshut added in early 18th century. 19th-century alterations including odd structures like animal pens in outshut roof.
See report (S2) for further details.
E. Rose (NLA), 3 August 1998. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 March 2022.

May 2003. Building Survey.
Removal of wall coverings etc enabled a full survey to be carried out, which, with documentary evidence, gave a more complex history to the later development of the house, showing that it has been reduced and was once a three cell building with offcentre and gable stacks. The animal pens in the roof are identified a servant's sleeping hutches.
See report (S3) for further details.
E. Rose (NLA), 20 may 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 March 2022.