Description

SP 7448 STOKE BRUERNE BRIDGE ROAD
(East side)
13/156 Rookery Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. Early C19. Coursed squared limestone, hipped slate roof, brick
internal stacks. Double-depth plan. 3-storey, 3-window range. Central
part-glazed door with fanlight in open porch on thin cast-iron pillars
supporting timber superstructure which has semi-circular arches to front and
sides; frieze and moulded cornice. 12-pane sash windows to ground, first and
second floors, all with flat arched stone head with keyblocks. Moulded stone
eaves. Lead rainwater heads and pipes. Interior. Central staircase from ground
floor to attic with stick balusters and mahogany ramped and wreathed handrail;
stone-paved floor. Front and back doors either end of staircase hall have
shutters which fold back during day either side to create Venetian window style
composition with wood surround to shutter recesses and round doors. Reeded
doorcases to principal rooms that to sitting room with lions head masks to
angles. Ornamental plasterwork borders to ceiling of principal ground floor
rooms and marble chimney pieces. Originally part of the Grafton estate.

Listing NGR: SP7453749980

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26652765

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings