Rookwoods, Stable Block Approximately 30 Metres North West of House
ROOKWOODS, STABLE BLOCK APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH WEST OF HOUSE, YELDHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1233770
- Date first listed:
- 15-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Rookwoods, Stable Block Approximately 30 Metres North West of House
- Statutory Address:
- ROOKWOODS, STABLE BLOCK APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH WEST OF HOUSE, YELDHAM ROAD
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- Date:
- 2001-08-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/05210/10
- Rights:
- © Mr Frank Swift. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1233770
- Date first listed:
- 15-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Rookwoods, Stable Block Approximately 30 Metres North West of House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROOKWOODS, STABLE BLOCK APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH WEST OF HOUSE, YELDHAM 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:
- ROOKWOODS, STABLE BLOCK APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH WEST OF HOUSE, YELDHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sible Hedingham
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 77566 34948
Details
TL 7734 SIBLE HEDINGHAM YELDHAM ROAD 9/328 Rookwoods. Stable block approx. 30 metres north west of house
GV II
Stable block. c.1887. Red brick with fine moulded brickwork. Grey slate roof hipped to west. Red brick chimney. The ornate two storey east face symmetrical with central pediment to Dutch gable. Four pilasters with moulded and enriched capitals surmounted by stone ball finials. Plinth with moulded brickwork. Flower vase panels between the pilasters at ground floor level. Band with swag decoration at eaves level above which to left and right are fleuron panels. Central circular window with glazing bars, swag panel over. Moulded and dentilled pediment enriched with egg and dart motif and fleuron panels. Weathervane finial. South face two semi-circular headed windows with glazing bars in rectangular recessed moulded panels. Two vertically boarded doors in moulded surrounds. There is a small single storey extension to west with red tiled roof hipped to left, a stable door and a two light small paned vertically sliding sash window. Included as a particularly good example of moulded brickwork in Queen Anne style.
Listing NGR: TL7756634948
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 409105
- 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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