NHER 31846 (Building record) - Rookery Farm House, Mattishall
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TG01SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MATTISHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Present three-cell house has rooms of great height with huge beams. Original kitchen in place of parlour, and grand room where services might be expected. Brickwork of around 1600. Reset arched doorway, and wave moulded doorway, both of around 1600. Later stair turret. Possibly one wing of a vanished mansion of that date converted to a house in its own right around 1700. One block of limestone in 19th century garden wall.
See (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 3 June 1996.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF63947 Photograph: Heywood, S. 1996. Plans and Photographs of Rookery Farmhouse, Mattishall Burgh..
- --- SNF10114 Photograph: Rose, E.. 1996. HJP 10-13 Rookery Farm, Mattishall Burgh..
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF59953 Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1996. Building Report.. Building Report.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 7 2011 10:03AM