| Catalogue Finding Number | WYHER/12843 |
| Office record is held at | Historical Environment Record, West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service |
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| Title | Barn at Rookery Farm (Chapel Barn), Flockton, Upper Whitley |
| Description | Barn at Rookery Farm (Chapel Barn). Pre 1850 stone built barn.
The barn at Rookery Farm was the subject of a planning application in 2002 for 'Reuse and adaptation of barn to form 2 dwellings and erection of detached garages' (Kirklees Council planning reference number 2002/62/90203/E6). The architects plans associated with this application have been retained by WYAAS (John R. Bardley Ltd. 2002. 'Barn conversion at Rookery Farm, Wakefield Road, Netherton to two dwellings. Sketch plans and elevations'). A photographic record of the barn was produced in accordance to a planning condition. The photographic images produced are held by WYAAS (Glendean Photography, 2003. 'Rookery Barn. Wakefield Road. Flockton').
The images and plan depict a sandstone built barn of four bays. The barn has a north west/south east orientation. The roof is gabled and covered with stone slates. The western long elevation has an arched cart entrance in the second bay from the north. This was blocked at some point and a pedestrian entrance was inserted. There are various openings in this elevation, the earliest being slit vents on ground and loft floor level. There are four single light windows at ground floor level; most or all may be later insertions. To the right of the blocked cart entrance is a pedestrian entrance and a square opening at loft floor height to the right of this.
The eastern elevation seems to have had a similar arrangement of openings (the elevation is obscured by ivy or scaffolding) with arched cart entrance and pedestrian entrance against the north gable wall.
The south gable has an external brick chimney stack and a single storey stone built outshut with mono pitch roof. The northern gable is blank but appears to have an internal brick chimney stack.
Internal images depict a roof supported on queen post with collar trusses with butt purlins. A loft floor is also depicted. The inner side of one cart entrance has a curved timber lintel of rough scantling. There is also a brick dividing wall and the remains of divisions for animal stalls.
The barn seems to be of a typical plan with wagon entrances near the centre (possibly opposing) with animal stalls to either side with hay/storage loft above. The barn was converted at some point with the wagon entrances blocked and new windows and doors added suggesting a change in function. Chimney stacks also seem to be a later addition. A building was depicted here in 1851 forming part of 'Rookery Farm' (OS 6' 1st edition. Sheet 247).
(Lunn, K.R. (WYAAS). 2013. Description of barn at Rookery Farm base on photographic images and architect’s plans. Description found in digital record only and not on file at WYAAS).
Current on line map recourses depict the barn as converted to a dwelling (https://maps.google.co.uk/. Web site accessed 11/10/2013). |
| Date | 21st century |
| Extent | contact the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service for information on what is available |
| Level | Item |