Rookwood House and Adjacent Cottage
ROOKWOOD HOUSE AND ADJACENT COTTAGE, ROTHBURY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1041856
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Rookwood House and Adjacent Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- ROOKWOOD HOUSE AND ADJACENT COTTAGE, ROTHBURY ROAD
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/13339/18
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1041856
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Rookwood House and Adjacent Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROOKWOOD HOUSE AND ADJACENT COTTAGE, ROTHBURY ROAD
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:
- ROOKWOOD HOUSE AND ADJACENT COTTAGE, ROTHBURY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Longframlington
- National Grid Reference:
- NU1284300888
Details
NU 10 SW
5/164
21.10.5-3
LONGFRAMLINGTON
ROTHBURY ROAD
(North side)
Longframlington
Village
Rookwood House and
adjacent cottage (formerly
listed as Rookwood House)
GV
II
W
House dated 1717 with initials T M (Thomas and Mary Wardle) on door surround;
cottage probably later C18. Front of house squared stone of near-ashlar
quality, other elevations and cottage squared stone; Welsh slate roofs.
House T-plan.
Front elevation: House 2 storeys, 5 bays, symmetrical. Rusticated quoins,
sill bands. Central renewed door in lugged architrave under plain frieze
with re-cut inscription and pedimented hood on consoles. Renewed 12-pane
sash windows in architraves. Coped gables on moulded kneelers; stepped-and-
corniced end stacks with paired shafts. Returns each show 4-pane iron-barred
casement. Lower cottage to right 2 storeys, 2 bays; renewed door on far left,
plain sash windows. Coped right gable on moulded kneeler; right end stack as
on house.
Rear elevation: House rear wing shows arched stair window, with glazing
renewed, on right return, and old ridge stack. Cottage shows single-storey
gabled rear wing.
Interior not seen.
C20 extensions to rear and east of house wing, and to east of cottage wing,
are not of special interest.
Listing NGR: NU1284300888
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 236833
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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