The Rookery is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 1986. House. 5 related planning applications.
The Rookery
- WRENN ID
- silver-timber-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 February 1986
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Rookery, Dowdeswell, GL54 4LT
- OS grid reference
- SP 004 191
- Coordinates
- 51.87135, -1.99479
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rookery is a detached house, originally three cottages, dating to the 17th century. It is constructed of coursed squared and dressed limestone with an artificial stone slate roof and stone stacks. The main rectangular section of the house has been extended to the rear and to the left. A 20th-century porch is positioned off-centre to the right, and a 20th-century lean-to adjoins the right gable end. The house has one and a half storeys. The ground floor incorporates two-light stone mullioned windows, while the upper floor is lit by two two-light stone mullioned half dormers and a single light with a stone surround. An opening for a double garage is located far to the left, featuring two-light stone mullioned windows. At the rear, original 17th-century double-chamfered stone mullioned casements remain. An axial stack is present. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Rookery receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2019
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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