Howe Brook House Farmhouse

Howe Brook House Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates from the 17th century or earlier, with an addition made in the mid-18th century. The earlier section is timber-framed with wattle-and-daub panels, set on a high plinth of sandstone blocks and 19th-century common brick. The 18th-century part is constructed of handmade brick on a stone plinth, with roofs covered in slate and stone slate.

The earlier section has an L-shaped plan, consisting of two bays at right angles, likely representing a hall range with an east wing. The 18th-century addition forms a crosswing at the west end of the hall part and may have replaced an earlier wing. The front of the 18th-century section features two bays and two storeys with an attic, displaying a first-floor band, a segmental-headed door, and two segmental-headed windows on each floor, all slightly offset to the right of centre. It has gable chimneys, sliding sash attic windows in the gables, and a stairlight in the right gable.

The timber-framed section at the rear has been altered and rebuilt on the south side, while the north side is post-and-rail framed. The hall part and the gable of the wing are divided into three bays by posts, with straight bracing to the wallplate. The panels show various states of weathering, with some still plastered and painted and others with exposed staves. The hall part has one inserted window on each floor of the middle bay, and the re-entrant of the wing includes a window in the topmost panel. The gable of the wing features an integral row of windows between the sill and a low rail, consisting of three old small-paned two-light fixed windows separated by studs, a blocked opening, and a plastered panel. The topmost panel in the centre has a four-light wooden mullion window, with three lights blocked, and the gable exhibits chevron bracing. Additionally, there is a full-height added brick lean-to on the east wall of this wing. The interior has not been inspected but is likely to contain features of interest.