Oakly Park

Detached seven-bay (two- or three-bay deep) three-storey over basement country house, built 1724; dated 1724, on a rectangular plan centred on three-bay full-height breakfront; seven-bay three-storey rear (east) elevation centred on three-bay full-height breakfront. Sold, 1812. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1924. Resold, 1926. Resold, 1935. Resold, 1946, to accommodate alternative use. Resold, 1952, to accommodate alternative use. Hipped slate roof on a quadrangular plan behind parapet with pressed or rolled lead ridges, rendered central chimney stack with rendered chimney stacks on T-shaped plans (east) having cut-limestone stringcourses below capping, and concealed rainwater goods retaining embossed cast-iron hoppers ("1724") and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered repointed coursed cut-limestone walls on lichen-spotted cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on plinth with cut-limestone stringcourses including ogee-detailed cut-limestone cornice on blind frieze on cut-limestone stringcourse below parapet. Square-headed central door opening with cut-limestone platform, and cut-limestone surround framing timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings in camber-headed recesses (basement) with cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns having part exposed sash boxes. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-limestone lugged surrounds framing nine-over-nine (ground floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-limestone lugged surrounds framing nine-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (top floor) with cut-limestone surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed central door opening to rear (east) elevation approached by flight of three lichen-spotted cut-limestone steps supporting wrought iron bootscrapers, cut-limestone doorcase with monolithic pilasters supporting ogee-detailed segmental pediment on "Acanthus" consoles, and cut-limestone surround framing glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-limestone lugged surrounds framing nine-over-nine (ground floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-limestone lugged surrounds framing nine-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (top floor) with cut-limestone surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds.