Rookery Farmhouse
ROOKERY FARMHOUSE, MANOR ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268459
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Rookery Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- ROOKERY FARMHOUSE, MANOR ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268459
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Rookery Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROOKERY FARMHOUSE, MANOR 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:
- ROOKERY FARMHOUSE, MANOR ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Babergh (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Elmsett
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 04479 47462
Details
ELMSETT
TM 04 NW MANOR ROAD (South side)
966- /38/10010
Rookery Farmhouse
II
House. c.1500 and c.1840-50. The earlier range is rendered and colour-washed timber-frame with plain-tile roof and the later, front, range is red brick with Welsh slate roof Brickridge stacks. 2 storeys; 3-window range of 6/6 sashes with central casement over part-glazed 5-panel door and 3-pane overlight. Rising from a plinth are pilaster strips either side the door and at the corners and these continue on light side where there are further 6/6 sashes, and C20 3-light casement and door. The rear range consists of main range and jettied cross-wing to right and has 2- and 3-light casements and 4/8 sashes. INTERIOR. Front range has stick-baluster open-well staircase. Rear range has heavy bridging beams and joists in kitchen area with a massive arched brace. Jowled and braced wall posts on first floor. There is close studding visible in wing on both floors with cranked tie beam on first floor where former arched braces have been cut away. One door of probably early C17 square panelling. Earlier range has crown-post roof to wing with curved braces from crown posts to crown plate and clasped purlin roof in main range with curved windbraces and coupled rafters.
Listing NGR: TM0447947462
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 461808
- 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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