Description

METFIELD HONEYPOT LANE
TM 28 SE
2/97 Rookery Farmhouse
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-- II

Farmhouse. C16 with C19 alterations. Timber framed and plastered, with
brick-cased gable ends. The front (east) side has old panelled plasterwork.
Roof with black glazed pantiles to the front and plaintiles to the rear. 2
storeys and attic. 3-cell form. 3 windows, old 2-light casements. Some
windows have square-leaded glass. To the left an early C19 doorway with 4-
panelled door and architrave with corner roundels. Boarded door to right.
Heavy internal stack and a second smaller stack. Some exposed first-floor
framing internally with evidence for original windows. There have been
alterations to accommodate a C19 staircase although the original newel stairs
still survive. Substantial remains of medieval moat.

Listing NGR: TM2941181182

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26284360

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)