Brockton Farmhouse And Former Stable Block Adjoining To North-West

Brockton Farmhouse and the adjoining former stable block date largely from the 17th century, with rebuilding and roof raising occurring in the 18th century. A mid to late 19th-century addition was made to the left, and a stable block was built to the north-west, creating an L-shaped arrangement. The farmhouse is timber framed, with largely rebuilt coursed limestone rubble walls, raised eaves featuring reused timbers and rendered panels (the rendering has since been removed), and a partially weatherboarded timber frame to the first floor of the stable block. Slate roofs cover the structure.

The framing shows vertical studding with tension braces. The farmhouse is a two-cell lobby-entrance type building, with a later addition on the east side and the stable block creating the L-shape. It has two storeys and a gable-lit attic on the right, and a basement underneath, with a two-storey, gable-lit attic to the left. A large rendered ridge stack is above the entrance door, which is off-centre to the right, and an integral brick end stack marks the left side. The main front has an irregular two-window appearance, with 19th-century wooden casements; a two-light window is on the left, and a three-light window with a transom to the right. A boarded door is beneath the stack in the angle to the right, and another boarded door with a gabled porch sits between the first and second windows from the left. The south front has a three-window arrangement with 19th-century two and three-light wooden casements, some with transoms, and a 20th-century French casement to the left. A 19th-century lean-to extends from the gable end to the west.

The stable block is a one-and-a-half-storey building. The left-hand return front has a 20th-century semi-dormer to the left and a boarded loft door to the right; below are two 20th-century casements, flanking a two-leaf boarded door to the left, and a two-leaf boarded stable door to the right. A boarded loft door is in the gable end to the north. A lean-to adjoins the west side.

Inside the farmhouse, you will find chamfered spine beams with run-out stops, and 17th-century fireplaces.