Rook House is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1950. House. 3 related planning applications.
Rook House
- WRENN ID
- strange-moulding-dust
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1950
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
WYMONDHAM
TG1001 VICAR STREET 655-1/8/162 (West side) 29/12/50 No.8 Rook House
GV II
House. Early C17. Timber-framed, rendered and colourwashed. Formerly jettied at first floor to front and rear, but now underbuilt. 7 bays to frame, but only 5 now apparent as window bays on exterior. Lobby entrance plan. Door right of centre with 2 C18 sashes with glazing bars right, and one left. Carriage entrance to rear at south end of elevation. First floor lit through 5 3-light C18 casements. Brick ridge stack over door. INTERIOR. Ground Floor: The stack has an arch cut through to form passage, and the fireplaces rebuilt. Plain-stopped chamfered bridging beams. South room with an early C19 cupboard in rear wall, probably formerly a window. First Floor: Rear wall retains 4-light diamond-mullioned casement with C20 glazing. Roof of principals, 2 tiers butt purlins and collars. Many of the collars are renewed. (Margham J: Survey notes deposited at Norfolk Archaeological Unit: 1986-: 15866).
Listing NGR: TG1078501711
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