Description

ST 46 NW KINGSTON SEYMOUR C.P. BACK LANE

2/22 Rookery Farmhouse

- II

Farmhouse. Mid C17, altered. Roughcast rubble, raised, coped verges on
kneelers, pantile roof. Former 2 unit cross passage. 2 storeys, 3 windows;
central, 3 plank, nailed door has stopped ovolo moulded surround with similar
lintel above, all within a gabled C19 porch; 2- and 3-light C19 casements below,
2-light C20 casements above, large square gable stacks. East gable has a
2-light C17 casement at attic level. Full length rear catslide extension with
C20 dormers in attic. Interior: ground floor has deep chamfered beams, those
to former, wide, crosspassage have rounded stepped stops; east room has inglenook
with stopped, chamfered bressummer and a small spice cupboard within; winder
stair alongside rises through 2 storeys; winder at east gable rises only one;
west room has one, formerly external, C17, ovolo moulded, 3-light casement, stays
intact.

Listing NGR: ST4029367040

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26421914

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
• 
  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
• 
  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
• 
  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)