1, 2 and 3, The Rookery is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 October 1971. Houses. 2 related planning applications.

1, 2 and 3, The Rookery

WRENN ID
noble-storey-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 October 1971
Type
Houses
Address
1, 2 and 3, The Rookery, Eye, IP23 7AR
OS grid reference
TM 147 736
Coordinates
52.31915, 1.14907
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a range of three houses known as The Rookery, built in the early and mid-18th century, with later alterations. The houses are timber-framed with plastered and colourwashed walls resting on a tarred brick plinth. The roofs are covered in a mix of black-glazed and plain tiles.

The front elevation has a seven-window arrangement. Number 1 has a four-panelled door to the right, which is part of the architectural design of the adjacent Willow House (number 50 Castle Street). The door has a simple surround with a hood. Numbers 2 and 3 have late 19th-century half-glazed doors within timber surrounds, also with hoods. Cellar openings are visible at number 1. A square-headed carriageway provides rear access between numbers 2 and 3. The ground floor windows are mostly 8/8 unhorned sashes, with one 6/6 unhorned sash. The first floor windows consist of two 6/6 unhorned sashes at number 1, two 8/8 unhorned sashes at number 2, and two 3/6 horned sashes at number 3. The roof is hipped, with a ridge stack.

An early 18th-century two-storey wing projects westwards from the south end of the main range. This wing has a three-window range with late 20th-century casement windows and a stack set on the wall plane. At the rear, numbers 1 and 2 have two-storey outshuts fitted with 20th-century casement windows. The interiors have not been inspected, but are likely to be of architectural interest.

Local climate

1, 2 and 3, The Rookery sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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