Description

ROOKWITH
SE 28 NW
3/92 Rookwith House
GV II
Farmhouse. Late C18. Ashlar with pantile and graduated stone slate roof.
2 storeys, 3 bays with lower 2-storey, 2-bay wing set back to right. Main
house: central C20 door with stone surround of Doric pilasters on plinths
supporting a frieze, reeded in the top half, cornice and blocking course.
To either side sashes with glazing bars in top half. First floor has
sashes. All windows have stone cills and stone cill-like lintels. Shaped
kneelers. Stone coping, end stacks and graduated stone slate roof. Wing
to right: C20 casement to left on ground floor; side-sliding sash to right
on both floors; all windows with stone cills and flat stone arches. First-
floor band. Pantile roof with end stack to right. Pieces of medieval
window tracery, probably from Jervaulx abbey, can be seen in the gable end.
Interior: good neo-classical cornices and fireplace in main bedroom. Dog-
leg staircase with round-arched stair window.

Listing NGR: SE2049786632

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26485188

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy