Rookes Hall, Norwood Green is also known as Lower Rookes, Nether Rookes. The Hall takes its name from the De Rokis / Rookes family who lived there.
There must have been an earlier building on the site There is a stone sundial over the porch dated 1638 when John Whitley who encased in stone or rebuilt the hall.
The present building is a 2-storey house with a 3-bay front. The attached warehouse was partly built over the service end in the mid 18th century. The ground floor of the warehouse is used as a garage.
Members of the Rookes family were recorded, including
In 1519, John Rookes left Rookes Hall, probably one of the last of his family to live there.
Subsequent owners and tenants have included
The windows at the front were altered [1846].
The farm was entirely demolished in 1888 and replaced by modern dwellings
See Upper Rookes, Norwood Green
This & associated entries use material contributed by Frank Appleyard & Jeffrey Knowles
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