NHER 40946 (Building record) - Rookery Farm, Church Street

House of about 1810, red brick, mixed pantiles and slate.
L-shaped plan, two storeys. Five bays to south with doors below blank windows in second and fourth. Eastern is principal door with broken pediment, western is kitchen door. Eastern elevation has full height ground floor windows. Timber eaves brackets. Extension at rear.
Attached is cart shed of four bays, granary over, curved timber lintels to brick arches.
Details from (S1).
(S2) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 23 November 2004.

Cartshed converted to housing with dormers inserted. Aerial photograph of about 1980 shows original state, and (S2) shows present appearance. The date of 1810 has been added to one dormer presumably copying that on the barn.
(S3) shows how dangerous it is to trust dates on buildings.
E. Rose (NLA), 22 February 2005.

(S4) in file discusses evidence that the 1810 building is a refacing and extension of an 18th century house.
E. Rose (NLA), 12 February 2007.

The barn c.80m to the south of Rookery Farm (Rookery Farm Barn) is now recorded separately as NHER 69779.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 March 2026.