Description

OFFLEY KINGS WALDEN ROAD
TL 1626 (East side)
Great Offley

13/101 The Rookery
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GV II

House. C16 or earlier E crosswing, lower hall range probably C17 but
brick cased. C19 alterations. Timber frame exposed externally only on E
and N sides of crosswing, early C18 chequered red and grey brickwork to
ground and 1st floor of S front of crosswing but gable above roughcast.
Hall range to W cased in C19 red brick in Flemish-bond. Steep old red
tile roofs. A 1 1/2-storeys hall range facing S with 2-storeys gabled E
crosswing projecting to front. Very large English-bond narrow red brick
chimney to E end (rear bay) of 2-bays crosswing. S front has plat band
and plinth to brick front of wing with 3-lights flush casement window to
1st floor and segmental arches to 2 2-lights flush casements to ground
floor. Entrance under tiled gabled hood into lobby by central chimney. 2
gables to 2 upper windows of 2-lights casements across line of eaves. 2-
and 3-lights casements under segmental arches to ground floor and W
lean-to. E and N sides of wing have close-studding to 1st floor. Boards
to represent heavy tension braces have been coach screwed to outside of
studs at rear, plastered infill panels. Purlin ends show the wing to
have a side-purlin roof.

Listing NGR: TL1463726678

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26397272

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)