Rook Hall
ROOK HALL, YAXLEY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1096781
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jun-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Rook Hall
- Statutory Address:
- ROOK HALL, YAXLEY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1096781
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jun-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 12-Feb-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Rook Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROOK HALL, YAXLEY 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:
- ROOK HALL, YAXLEY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Eye
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 13233 72766
Details
EYE
TM17SW YAXLEY ROAD 585-1/3/151 (South side (off)) 15/06/51 Rook Hall (Formerly Listed as: IPSWICH ROAD Rook Hall)
II
Farmhouse. Mid C16, and later alterations. North-south range with early C17 east-west range added at south end. Rendered, plastered and colourwashed timber frame on brick plinth. Plaintiles to north wing, mixed red and black-glazed pantiles to south block. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. North wing is 4-window range. Early C20 half-glazed door to right. 3-and 4-light late C20 casements. Gabled roof with rebuilt ridge stack left of centre. North gable-end lit through 3-and 4-light late C20 casements. South front entered through late C20 half-glazed door to left. Fenestration of late C20 casements: 2-light left of door, two double 2-light casements right and a single 2-light casement to extreme right. One 2-light and one 3-light first-floor casements. Gabled roof. Ridge stack right of centre. INTERIOR: south block with dairy at west end under low ceiling. Centre with chamfered bridging beams and C17 fireplace under plain bressumer. C17 brick in east and west walls of cellar. North range with early C19 stick-baluster staircase. North room with two bridging beams: one of mid C16 with roll and hollow mouldings and run-out stops; other early C17 with sunk-quadrant mouldings. Fireplace with cambered bressumer also with roll and hollow mouldings, and a brattished timber cornice. Frame of moderate scantling with splayed principal posts and tie beams on solid braces. Tension bracing to corners. Remains of shutter slides to former mullioned windows. Both roofs with C17 principal rafters and butt purlins, that to the north wing replacing C16 roof of which queen-post mortices remain to tie beams.
Listing NGR: TM1323372766
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 468413
- 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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