Rookery House

SP 81 SE 5/19

ASTON CLINTON LONDON ROAD (south side)

Rookery House (Formerly listed as Rookery Park House)

25.10.51

GV

II

Small country house, C18 with C17 north wing. Red brick with some blue bricks, hipped tiled roof, rendered parapet, moulded brick modillion cornice. 2 storeys with attic, over basement. South front has 3 bays of widely spaced sash windows in reveals with gauged brick flat arches. Central bay projects under triangular pediment containing circular recessed panel. Door and flanking windows within semicircular arched shallow recess. Gibbs door surround and dentil pediment in painted wood imitating masonry. Six stone steps in front. Return elevations 1 bay of sash windows C19 1-storey west wing, parapet and cornice, 2 sash windows to S. central sash door and flanking panels to N. N. wing. 2 storeys, brick, slate roof, 3 upper sashes with thick glazing bars of early C18 pattern. Further N., C17 timber framed wing brick infill, tiled roof with one old chimney on W. side, small wooden cupola on ridge. Casement windows, door in angle with main house having pedimented hood. N. front of main house has tiled lean-to on ground floor, upper window with gothic pattern glazing. Interior chamfered beams and open fireplace in C17 wing, original C18 staircase, fireplaces to main house. RCHM I p. 21. MON. 6.

Listing NGR: SP8771011980