The Rookery

The Rookery, located at No 34 on Kneesworth Street, is an early 19th-century building constructed of gault brick with a Welsh slated roof featuring wide eaves cornices. The structure has a plinth and stands two storeys tall, showcasing four triple light sash windows set under elliptical white brick arches. To the left, there is a two-storey canted bay window. The recessed doorway, positioned left of centre, is framed by fluted Greek Doric quarter columns that support an entablature, with an oblong fanlight above a six-panelled door that has two flush panels. The lower wings of the building have eaves level bands and low parapets, with mostly blank walls and central segmentally arched panels featuring imposts.

Inside, the ground floor room has a segmental vaulted ceiling, while the hall features elliptical archways supported by fluted oval half columns. The Rookery is part of a group with Nos 28 to 36 (even), the yard wall to No 36, and No 36A, as well as the former United Reformed Church and Nos 1 and 3 Lower King Street.