Description

TL 41 NE HIGH WYCH ROOK END LANE
(west side)
Rook End

4/47 Tharbies
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GV II

House. C17 or earlier. 2 storeys and attics timberframed house
extended and remodelled in late C17 and C18, plastered and lined
as ashlar in W parts at rear. Very steep hipped old red tile
roofs with shaped rafters feet in older parts. Late C17 E front-
block symmetrical 5 window red brick elevation in Flemish bond
with projecting plinth and floor band, steep old red tile hipped
roof with bellcast, 2 hipped dormers, and modillioned eaves
cornice. Present C19 cross shaped windows may replace late C17
cross windows, one of which survives on W projecting wing.
Large central chimney in front slope of roof near ridge.
Entrance passage is arched where it passes through the stack.
Modern single storey flat porch extensions. C18 brick shallow 2
storey N extension of this front with sandy red brick, plinth,
floor band, lower window with segmental arched head, and external
gable chimney. Old house appears to be E-W with lower, 2 storey,
central projecting wing to N. The late C17 S extension in brick
made the house L-shaped and refronted the E end of the older
house. The C18 shallow extension obscured the older N wing of
the older house. (VCH III (1912) 334).

Listing NGR: TL4689916154

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26579106

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Recommended Books

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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)