Rookery Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Dated 1720 on a rainwater head on the rear wing, with later 18th-century additions to either side of the rear wing and some 20th-century alterations. The farmhouse is constructed of coursed squared limestone rubble with stone dressings and stucco, and has a slate mansard roof with stone ridge, raised coped verges, gable stacks, and two central stacks. Some areas have pantiles and double Roman tiles. The building follows a T-plan, formed by the short rear wing.

It is two storeys high with nine windows, all 18-pane sashes in exposed boxes with thick glazing bars and stone segmental heads. The windows are arranged in pairs. The centre bay projects forward and is stuccoed, set out with lines, featuring an entrance with a tall 6-panelled fielded and glazed door in a plain recessed surround. Above the door is an 18-pane round-headed sash with splayed glazing bars and keystones in the stucco. There is a cornice and shallow pediment over the central bay, a cornice over the outer bays that returns to the sides, and a plinth. A gabled dormer is present on the left.

The right return has a single-storey lean-to to the rear of the main house, with a 20th-century glazed door, a double Roman tiled roof, and a stack. A second single-storey pantiled lean-to is located to the right, with a 20th-century window and door. The rear of the house has a central wing with a returned cornice and a small, steep gable. There's a panelled and glazed door in a 20th-century porch, along with a 24-pane sash at the first floor and a sash with thin glazing bars in the gable’s attic. Later 18th-century two-storey lean-to additions extend to each side of the wing; the addition to the right has a 20th-century window at ground and first floor, while the addition to the left has a 20th-century French window and a similar first-floor window, both with pitched double Roman tiled roofs. The left side of the addition to the left has a first-floor sash. A gabled dormer is located on the left. The interior was not inspected.