Description

NU 10 SW
5/164
21.10.5-3

LONGFRAMLINGTON
ROTHBURY ROAD
(North side)
Longframlington
Village
Rookwood House and
adjacent cottage (formerly
listed as Rookwood House)

GV
II

W
House dated 1717 with initials T M (Thomas and Mary Wardle) on door surround;
cottage probably later C18. Front of house squared stone of near-ashlar
quality, other elevations and cottage squared stone; Welsh slate roofs.
House T-plan.

Front elevation: House 2 storeys, 5 bays, symmetrical. Rusticated quoins,
sill bands. Central renewed door in lugged architrave under plain frieze
with re-cut inscription and pedimented hood on consoles. Renewed 12-pane
sash windows in architraves. Coped gables on moulded kneelers; stepped-and-
corniced end stacks with paired shafts. Returns each show 4-pane iron-barred
casement. Lower cottage to right 2 storeys, 2 bays; renewed door on far left,
plain sash windows. Coped right gable on moulded kneeler; right end stack as
on house.

Rear elevation: House rear wing shows arched stair window, with glazing
renewed, on right return, and old ridge stack. Cottage shows single-storey
gabled rear wing.

Interior not seen.

C20 extensions to rear and east of house wing, and to east of cottage wing,
are not of special interest.

Listing NGR: NU1284300888

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26293793

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Recommended Books

• 
  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
• 
  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
• 
  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
• 
  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
• 
  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)