Description

BEDINGFIELD
TM 16 NE
4/16 Rookery Farmhouse
- II
Farmhouse. Part medieval core, raised and extended c.1600. Renovated c.1972.
Timber framed and rendered under a pantiled roof. 2 storeys. A single long
range. 4 windows, mid C20 standard casements without glazing bars. Lobby
entrance with mid-late C19 flat-roofed porch and mid C20 glazed door. A
further similar door to left. Internal stack with mid-late C19 panelled white
brick shaft. Older core (to left) comprises service end, the walls raised
over one metre, probably when hall and parlour cells added. One ground floor
service room has re-used bridging beam and heavy plain joists. Hall has axial
bridging beam with 2 ovolo moulds and ornate leaf stops with enriched bar.
Ovolo bridging beam in hall chamber. Plain first floor studding in both
phases. Some C16-C17 internal doors. Roof not examined.

Listing NGR: TM1727467738

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26508481

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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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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  Old House Care and Repair