The Rookery is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1974. House. 1 related planning application.

The Rookery

WRENN ID
standing-pavement-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Constituency
Telford MP: Shaun Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 August 1974
Type
House
Address
The Rookery, 13, Wellington Road, the Gorge
OS grid reference
SJ 668 046
Coordinates
52.63901, -2.49158
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Rookery is a building from the early to mid-19th century located on Wellington Road in Coalbrookdale. It is constructed of brick and stands two storeys tall. The facade features two sash windows that have plain lintels and stone sills. The entrance is framed by a wood pilaster doorcase topped with a cornice hood, leading to a modern door. The building has modillion eaves and is topped with a tiled roof. It is included in the listing for its group value with other nearby structures.

Local climate

The Rookery receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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