The Rookery
THE ROOKERY, BURY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1182737
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The Rookery
- Statutory Address:
- THE ROOKERY, BURY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1182737
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The Rookery
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ROOKERY, BURY 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:
- THE ROOKERY, BURY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wortham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 09374 77144
Details
TM 07 NE WORTHAM BURY ROAD (SOUTH SIDE)
1/135 The Rookery 29.7.55
-- II
Large farmhouse. C17 origins, remodelled and extended 1815 for Harrison family, 'CH 1815' on brick to front. Timber frame, roughcast, white brick facade. Steeply hipped plaintiled roofs with some glazed pantiles to rear. A half H on plan: 3 bay front range with 3 and 4 bay wings extending to rear, 3 cell early core to rear right. 2 storey front block, lower 2 storey and attic wings to rear. Facade breaks forward to centre with a step up to a recessed 6 raised, fielded panelled door, traceried rectangular fanlight, raised fielded panelled soffit and reveals. Timber Roman Doric porch with a modillioned cornice, first floor recessed 16 pane sash with a gauged brick segmental head. Outer bays have tripartite 12 pane sashes with gauged brick segmental heads. Offset plinth, pilaster strips at ends, modillioned eaves cornice, parapet. Plain returns with stacks behind each bay. 3 bay wing to rear right is earlier core with rear bay an addition, outer elevation has an entrance towards front with a half glazed, half panelled door with shaped brackets to hood, Phoenix Insurance marker above, 2 and 3-light glazing bar casements, two 2-light gabled dormers with leaded panes, cross axial ridge stack. 4 bay wing to rear left has French windows, 2 and 4 light glazing bar casements, boxed eaves, two 2-light gabled dormers, cross axial ridge stack. Inner returns of wings enclose a small yard with a 1 storey lean-to behind main range, scattered casements and entrances, one leaded cross casement. Interior: early core has close studding, stop chamfered cross axial binding beams, double purlin roof with lower butt purlins, upper collars and halved principals clasping purlins. Early C19 front rooms with dado rails, dentilled cornices, open well stair with turned balusters, moulded ramped handrail. Attached to longer rear wing are lengths of red brick walling, about 50m long and 3 to 4m high, dentilled course to rounded coping, doorways at ends.
Listing NGR: TM0937477144
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 280425
- 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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