The Rookery

The Rookery is a house dating from about 1840, constructed of gault brick with colourwashed brick detailing, and covered by a slate roof. It is a double-pile house of two storeys, accompanied by two lower two-storey wings to the east and a single-storey lean-to wing to the north. The entrance facade is arranged with three shallow recessed panels. The central bay features a glazed entrance door with reeded moulding and a fanlight incorporating glazing bars. A timber porch with Doric columns, pilasters, entablature, and cornice provides shelter. The west facade has five bays, with central French casements including a fanlight. Windows are generally sash windows with glazing bars, flat-gauged brick arches, and stone sills. A blind window with an ogee arch is visible on the east wall at first-floor level. The north-east wing has two windows, while the south-east wing has one. These windows are casements with flat-gauged brick arches. External doors are four and six panel doors, set within timber doorcases with pentice boards on consoles. The roof is hipped, featuring timber bracketed eaves and secret gutters. Internal gault brick stacks are present. The interior of the 19th century remains largely intact, featuring a geometric staircase with square balusters and a wreathed hardwood handrail. Other interior details include six-panel doors with architraves, marble fireplaces with cast iron gates, and moulded plaster ceilings with paterae.