Broom Cottage

Broom Cottage is a house that was formerly occupied by a local blacksmith. It dates from around 1675 and has undergone alterations in the mid-19th century and mid-20th century. The building is timber-framed with rendered and painted brick infill on a sandstone base, partly roughcast, and it has a slate roof. The structure consists of two plus one framed bays aligned north-west to south-east, with the single-bay part located at the end of the range adjoining to the south-east, known as The Haven.

A large rubble chimney is situated at the junction of the two-bay and single-bay parts, featuring three diagonal brick ridge stacks. The main entrance currently faces the chimney, creating a lobby-entry plan. There is also a 20th-century external chimney at the north-west end. At the rear, there is a continuous timber-framed lean-to outshut. The cottage is partly two storeys and attic, and partly single storey and attic with half-dormers.

The framing includes four rows of panels from the sill to the wall-plate, with a collar and tie-beam truss that has four struts and a V-strut in the apex at the north-west gable end. On the south-west front elevation, the two-bay part features 20th-century casements on both floors, each with two lights. The single-bay part has a two-light ground floor casement, a 19th-century gabled half-dormer with a two-light casement, and the main entrance is highlighted by a gabled 20th-century timber porch and door.