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

• Wikidata Q26493921

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair