Rook Lane House and Archway to Rook Lane Cottage
ROOK LANE HOUSE AND ARCHWAY TO ROOK LANE COTTAGE, CHRISTCHURCH STREET WEST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1057852
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jul-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Rook Lane House and Archway to Rook Lane Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- ROOK LANE HOUSE AND ARCHWAY TO ROOK LANE COTTAGE, CHRISTCHURCH STREET WEST
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1057852
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jul-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Rook Lane House and Archway to Rook Lane Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROOK LANE HOUSE AND ARCHWAY TO ROOK LANE COTTAGE, CHRISTCHURCH STREET WEST
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:
- ROOK LANE HOUSE AND ARCHWAY TO ROOK LANE COTTAGE, CHRISTCHURCH STREET WEST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Frome
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 77517 47821
Details
1. 5363 CHRISTCHURCH STREET WEST (North-East side)
ST 7747 NE 10/54 GV Rook Lane House and 22.7.49 Archway to Rook Lane Cottage II
2. Late C17 altered late C19. Rubble walling with relieving arches over window openings, stone tiled roof. End gables and 2 gables to front, coped verges, stone chimneys. 2 casements with chamfered stone mullions. 3 + 1 bays, late C19 glazing bar sashes. Left hand ground floor window 7 light bay with transomes, ogee heads and parapet (late C19. Right hand bay has modern casements inserted in 1st floor and paired plate glass sashes on ground floor. Good late C18 door in architrave opening with cornice hood on brackets and fluted frieze; modern door with rectangular fanlight of intersecting pattern including section in glazing for lamp. Once the house of Frances Rowe, an C18 poet. Formerly the home of the Smith family who sheltered the deposed priest of St John's Church (1662). Linked to right by segmental arch with passage over to 2 storey 1 window gabled cottage with bargeboards and plate-glass sashes dated 1898. (Rook Lane Cottage not of special interest).
Listing NGR: ST7751847828
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 266137
- 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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