Brook House Farmhouse

SJ 97 NW ADLINGTON C.P. LONDON ROAD (West Side)

6/11 Brook House Farmhouse.

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Farmhouse: C16 , early C17 addition, further additions and alterations from late C17. Partly coursed squared buff sandstone rubble, partly rendered brick. Kerridge stone-slate roof and 2 plastered stacks. L-shaped plan with east range containing the early features. North gable of this has 6-light chamfered stone-mullion with hood mould below, rebated 5-light above and simpler 2-light to left. Remaining openings to an east front are all C20 some placed where 2 lateral stacks were demolished. Interior: original house timber framed with 1½ pairs of full crucks on padstones surviving. Added stone parlour has weakly ovolo-moulded jetty posts, ceiling beams and wooden lintels to rear of windows. A 3-light stone-mullion survives within the house (1 light with original lattice leaded glazing). Roof truss over parlour has a tiebeam and 2 diagonal struts. A clay floored priest hole with access from the loft only has now been included in the bathroom. North range with Welsh slate roof not included in the item.

Listing NGR: SJ9044479552