Brownmoss Farmhouse

Brownmoss Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates back to the 16th or 17th century, with additions and alterations made in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. It features a timber frame with brick infill and brickwork, topped with a thatched roof covered in corrugated metal. The building has a T-shaped plan, consisting of an original cross-stroke range from the 16th or 17th century, to which an 18th or early 19th-century downstroke has been added, along with a mid to late 19th-century extension that lengthens the cross-stroke on the left side.

The entrance front showcases a projecting gabled wing on the right, which is the end of the cross-stroke. This section is rendered and scored to imitate ashlar, featuring a large 20th-century three-light window on the ground floor and a smaller three-light casement window on the first floor. Some timber framing is visible where the render has deteriorated. The eaves are covered in corrugated metal. To the left, there is a recessed wing that forms the down-stroke of the T, constructed with Flemish-bond brickwork and blue headers. In the re-entrant angle, there is a 19th-century lean-to porch. The right side of the building is mostly obscured by a 19th-century lean-to outshut, except for the right side where a 17th-century nailed plank door is set within a 19th-century brick wall.

Inside, both ground floor rooms feature chamfered and stopped ceiling beams, along with similarly treated minor cross-beams. The parlour has an inglenook fireplace that is now blocked and contains a 19th-century marble fire surround. The staircase, which has three flights, appears to have been removed from its original location and features square newel posts with moulded caps, a moulded balustrade, and turned balusters. The first floor is adorned with wide oak floorboards from the 17th century, and both floors have 17th-century plank doors. The structure also includes double wind bracing above and below the purlins.