The Rookery is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1983. Town house.

The Rookery

WRENN ID
twisted-railing-larch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Breckland
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1983
Type
Town house
Source
Historic England listing

Description

TL 99 NE 4/56

ROCKLANDS THE STREET The Rookery

  • II

House. c.1600 core, but mainly c.1900. Brick and roughcast clay lump with pantiled gable roof. Through passage plan. 2 storeys and dormer attic, 3 bay main range with door to left under flat hood. Timber moulded string course at first floor. 2 bay addition to left of 2 storeys. C19 casements throughout, some C20. Attic storey half timbered. External stack to extension, central stack to main range. Similar rear but with full length timber conservatory on roughcast plinth of c.1900. Cross gabled cruciform billiard room to right. South-west gable retains early C17 window of 5 lights with hollow chamfered timber mullions. Interior has pegged plank and muntin Screen dividing original hall from passage. Plain section with 4 muntins missing to provide access. Rebuilt fireplace. Drawing room with 2 cross bridging beams with sunk quadrant mouldings. End stopped joists.

Listing NGR: TL9896196446

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