Rooke Farmhouse
ROOKE FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1129867
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Rooke Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- ROOKE FARMHOUSE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/03294/03
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1129867
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Rooke Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROOKE FARMHOUSE
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:
- ROOKE FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Kew
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 99512 76245
Details
SW 97 NE ST KEW 4/171 Rooke Farmhouse - GV II Farmhouse. Possibly early to mid C18 extended in circa early and mid C19. Stone rubble with dressed granite quoins. Slate roof with hipped ends to front range, originally with hipped projection to rear and extension to rear with gable ends. Brick chimney stacks on left-hand hipped end and left and right-hand gable ends of rear extensions. The circa early to mid C18 range probably comprised a 2 room and cross passage plan with a rear wing on right, probably for the stair. In circa early C19 the house was extended with a service range of one room-plan to rear left forming an overall double depth plan. In circa mid C19 the house was further extended with a wing of one-room plan set back, projecting from the right hand side elevation. In circa late C19 a range of service rooms including dairy were added to rear left in a single-storey outshut extension. 2 storeys regular 3:1 window front. Left-hand range with 2 early C19 16-pane hornless sashes. Set back on right-hand side, range with large 16-pane hornless sash on ground floor with tripartite hornless sash on first floor. C19 partly glazed door in right-hand side of front range. Interior Front earlier range with partitions removed to form one large room. Kitchen to rear on left with large C19 kitchen fireplace, plaster ceiling and meat hooks. Rear projecting wing of earlier range with chamfered timber ceiling beams, some with straight cut stops. Roof to main range, rear projecting and service range circa mid to late C19. roof above 1-room range set back onright with lapped and pegged collars and apex.
Listing NGR: SW9951276245
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 351510
- 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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