THE ROOKERY

THE ROOKERY, KINGS WALDEN ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1103209
Date first listed:: 24-Oct-1988
List Entry Name:: THE ROOKERY
Statutory Address:: THE ROOKERY, KINGS WALDEN ROAD

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Date:: 2003-11-05
Reference:: IOE01/11160/25
Rights:: © Mr Derek E. Wharton. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1103209
Date first listed:: 24-Oct-1988
List Entry Name:: THE ROOKERY
Statutory Address 1:: THE ROOKERY, KINGS WALDEN ROAD

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: THE ROOKERY, KINGS WALDEN ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Hertfordshire
District:: North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Offley
National Grid Reference:: TL 14637 26678

Details

OFFLEY KINGS WALDEN ROAD TL 1626 (East side) Great Offley

13/101 The Rookery - GV II

House. C16 or earlier E crosswing, lower hall range probably C17 but brick cased. C19 alterations. Timber frame exposed externally only on E and N sides of crosswing, early C18 chequered red and grey brickwork to ground and 1st floor of S front of crosswing but gable above roughcast. Hall range to W cased in C19 red brick in Flemish-bond. Steep old red tile roofs. A 1 1/2-storeys hall range facing S with 2-storeys gabled E crosswing projecting to front. Very large English-bond narrow red brick chimney to E end (rear bay) of 2-bays crosswing. S front has plat band and plinth to brick front of wing with 3-lights flush casement window to 1st floor and segmental arches to 2 2-lights flush casements to ground floor. Entrance under tiled gabled hood into lobby by central chimney. 2 gables to 2 upper windows of 2-lights casements across line of eaves. 2- and 3-lights casements under segmental arches to ground floor and W lean-to. E and N sides of wing have close-studding to 1st floor. Boards to represent heavy tension braces have been coach screwed to outside of studs at rear, plastered infill panels. Purlin ends show the wing to have a side-purlin roof.

Listing NGR: TL1463726678

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Legacy System number:: 163111
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.