Cookes House
COOKES HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1026532
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Cookes House
- Statutory Address:
- COOKES HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1026532
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 22-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Cookes House
- Statutory Address 1:
- COOKES HOUSE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- COOKES HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Chichester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bury
- National Park:
- South Downs
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 00019 13868
Details
TQ 0013 BURY WEST BURTON
26/28 Cookes House (formerly listed as Coke's House) 22.2.55 GV II*
House. Originally known as Halls Place. Margaret Hall married Richard Cook in the late C16, and the house may have been built by them about 1588, which date appears on the west front towards the north end near the ground, or by another member of the Hall family slightly earlier. The original building was L-shaped. Two storeys and attic in gable end. Three windows facing west. Stone rubble with red brick quoins and dripstones to the windows (one of the dripstones being stone). Casement windows with stone mullions. Horsham slab roof. The porch, which is not central, was probably added by Allan Cooke in 1610 as it has this date and his initials on it, but it also has the date 1656 and the intiials N.C. (Nicholas Cooke). It has a shaped gable with ball finials at its apex and angles and a 4-centred stone archway with a projecting stone cornice on brackets and the above dates in the frieze. The inner doorway is in a 4-centred arch in brick with brick dripstone. The north gable end has an attic window and the date 1663, again with the initials of Nicholas Cooke. On the east side the original L-wing containing the kitchen has a tall stone chimney stack with 4 brick shafts and to the north of it a small tall gabled projection which contains the staircase. Parallel with these a modern wing has been added in matching style with 2 gables. The Parlour in the south-west corner of the house has early C17 panelling and above it a fine contemporary plaster frieze of festoons of fruit and flowers. C16 brick fireplaces. The staircase is built round a hollow square enclosed to form cupboards. Articles in the Sussex County Magazine Vol 3 p 356, and in Country Life of 1909 and of 31 October and 7 November 1947.
Listing NGR: TQ0001913868
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 300393
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in Country Life, (1909)
Country Life in 31 October, (1947)
Country Life in 7 November, (1947)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 44 West Sussex,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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