Rookery Farmhouse
ROOKERY FARMHOUSE, LIMEKILN LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1058228
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Rookery Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- ROOKERY FARMHOUSE, LIMEKILN LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1058228
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Rookery Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROOKERY FARMHOUSE, LIMEKILN LANE
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:
- ROOKERY FARMHOUSE, LIMEKILN LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Leigh-on-Mendip
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 70209 47192
Details
The following building shall be added to the list
ST 74 NW LEIGH ON MENDIP LIMEKILN LANE (north-west side, off) 3/233 Rookery Farmhouse
II
Farmhouse. Late C17, altered. Rubblestone with ashlar dressings; C20 machine- tile roof. 2 storeys; 5 lst-floor windows to 4 bays, with added wing to rear right. Quoins. Entrance to right in 2nd bay has quoined surround, C20 part- glazed 4-panel door, and C20, gabled,stone and glass porch (not of special in- terest). Ovolo-moulded mullion windows throughout: on ground floor of 4 lights under hoodmoulds flanking door, of 3 lights to left, and a replacement early C20 sash with brick jambs and wood lintel to right; on 1st floor of 2 lights above door, otherwise of 3 lights. Raised verges with stepped coping. Stone stacks to ends and to ridge between bays 3 and 4, the 2 left-hand stacks heigh- tened in brick. Rear: Main range has board door with wood lintel in line with front door; a 2-light window with hoodmould to its left; small later wood- framed window above, to its right, and another to far right; 2 board doors into wing; C20 addition in angle of wing and house not of special interest. Left return: a 2-light window to right on each floor. Right return: C20 added lean-to not of special interest; inserted 1st floor window on right; wing has 2-light wood-lintelled windows, 2 on ground floor, one above, and end stack. Interior not inspected but seen to have: in bay - 4 room, boxed, cross- beams; in bay - 3 room a large stone inglenook fireplace and a deeply-chamfered cross-beam. Abandoned and in state of disrepair at time of inspection.
Listing NGR: ST7020947192
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 266945
- 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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