Description

BRIGHOUSE ROOKES LANE
SE 12 NW (east side)

1/159 Upper Rookes
(formerly listed as Upper Rookes
Hall)
3.1.67
II

House. Dated 1589 but much remodelled early C20. Finely dressed stone, stone
slate roof. Hall and cross-wing to left hand end. L plan, 3 gabled front of 3
cells. Doorway in right hand cell has composite jambs and lintel inscribed
'IW 1589' enclosed within a shield. All are double chamfered mullioned windows
without hoodmoulds. To right of doorway is 5-light window with same over.
Central wall has 8-light with 4-light over and parapet linking the 2 gables with
rainwater chute surmounted by carved head. Wing to left breaks forward and has
5-light window with 4-light over. All gables are coped with crocketed finials.
Left hand return wall, 2 extruded stacks with many offsets and gable between
with two 2-light windows to each floor. 2 other stacks. Rear much remodelled,
but front retaining original late C16 exterior.

Listing NGR: SE1422326523

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26587523

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)