Description

SILVERSTONE CHURCH STREET
SP6644 (North side)
13/64 Rookery Farmhouse
29/04/76 (Formerly listed as The
Rookery (Farmhouse))

GV II

Farmhouse. Dated 1659. Coursed limestone rubble, slate roof, brick end and ridge
stacks. L-plan. 2 storeys and attic. Range facing road has 6-panel door with
moulded wood surround, timber lintel and rustic porch. C20 bay window to right,
3-light casement window to left with timber lintel and similar windows to first
floor. Return wing has C20 bay window to gable end, a 3-light casement to first
floor, a 2-light casement to attic floor, both with timber lintels and datestone
in between inscribed RR 1659. Quoins and stone-coped gables with kneelers.
Single-storey extension to left. Interior: ogee stop-chamfered spine beams, open
fireplace with cambered chamfered bressumer, fitted corner cupboard with shaped
shelves and panelled doors with H hinges, staircase with slender turned
balusters, and collar-truss roof with clasped principals.

Listing NGR: SP6663944256

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26493921

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)