bill norman wrote:
Thank you RT for your input, now I need to know what finish in the colour
"black" do I need for wood not to look to garish.

If you use eg a gun-metal grey for the woodwork with cream or
white-with-a-touch-of-grey for the infill, you will avoid the sharp
contrast of black vs white.

Grey would be closer to the colour of weathered oak, and the Tudors used
quite bright colours for their stucco work.

Have a look at what neighbouring properties of a similar style have done
and see what you dislike least.

Owain