NHER 18324 (Building record) - Oak House

Oak House, former public house.

October 1976. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"18th century. Former Royal Oak Inn. Flint with late 19th-century painted brick front. Rendered south end, flint exposed north end. Steep pantile roof with coped gable ends. One storey and attic. Ground floor two three-light sashes in segmental headed openings. Central doorway with simple pediment on shaped brackets, glazed door and three steps. Two flat-roofed dormers with casements. End chimney stacks. 19th-century wing at rear."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 December 2023.

August 1982. Field Observation.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU).
According to (S2) "Renovation work revealed some 14th-century timber work in the roof" (also noted in the Town Guide).
The present building is one storey and attics aligned along street with later rear wing. No dating evidence on the exterior, but interior faces of gable walls in roof space are of flint and brick. 18th century? All roof timbers are of recent or 19th century date. Present tenant indicated as the 'medieval work' one beam in attics which may be one side of a half cruck, which occur as late as the 17th century in Norfolk. Compare with Stiffkey (NHER 12738), etc.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 18 August 1982. Information from record card (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 December 2023.