Description

EYE

TM1473 THE ROOKERY
585-1/7/147 (West side)
15/06/51 Rookery House

II

House. Early C18, with later alterations. Rendered and
colourwashed timber frame on tarred brick plinth. Slate roof.
2 storeys. East front is a 2-window range. Two 6/6 horned
sashes to ground floor and 2 pairs of early C20 casements to
first floor. Formerly a central doorway, now blocked. Gabled
roof hipped to south. Rendered ridge stack. South return also
a two-window range. Central early C18 doorway: 6-panelled and
fielded arched door, the upper two panels glazed. Doorcase
with fluted pilasters and reveals with block entablatures
supporting panelled 4-centred arch with scrolled keyblock.
Flat C20 hood on console brackets. One 6/6 horned sash either
side. First floor with one 3/6 horned sash to left and a fixed
window over door. Stepped external gable-end stack to west.
INTERIOR: not inspected but likely to be of interest.

Listing NGR: TM1470873650

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26619071

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Recommended Books

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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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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)