Brickhouse Farmhouse And Attached Cider Mill

Brickhouse Farmhouse and an attached cider mill, now two separate dwellings, dates back to the early 17th century, with alterations and additions made in the early to mid-18th century and the mid-19th century. The farmhouse is timber-framed with painted brick and rendered infill, along with brick additions (some handmade), and has plain tiled roofs. It originally had a hall and a cross-wing plan; the hall part comprised three framed bays aligned roughly north/south. A passage bay at the south end was altered to include a chimney with four star-shaped stacks forming a lobby-entry plan. Intersecting with the hall is a cross-wing of two framed bays at the south end. The farmhouse is two storeys high with an attic, and partly features a dentilled eaves cornice. The timber framing consists of three and four panels from sill to wall plate. The two northernmost bays on the main part of the house have close-set studding at ground floor level, and there are short straight braces in the upper corners. The roof structure includes collar and tie-beam trusses with three struts to the collar and a V-strut in the apex. On the west front, the main part of the farmhouse has two ground floor three-light casement windows with plank weatherings, and a first floor has a three-light, a two-light, and a single-light casement. The main entrance, to the right, has a flat canopy, panelled pilasters, and a six-panelled door, with two glazed upper panels. The cross-wing elevation, which angles with the main part, has a ground floor two-light casement, a rectangular window, and two first floor single-light windows.

The 18th-century cider mill is attached to the cross-wing gable end, continuing the roof ridge. It is L-shaped and has two bays; the part adjoining the farmhouse has a three-light and a two-light casement on both floors of its north elevation, and a half-glazed door with a gabled canopy supported by brackets. A small external chimney is located to the left. The single-bay south-west return has a half-hipped roof with a truncated collar and tie-beam truss, two struts, and sandstone quoins. The interior has not been inspected, but it is said to contain large back-to-back fireplaces. A 19th-century two-bay addition joins the west gable end of the cider mill; the easternmost bay continues the main roof ridge and features a two-light ground floor casement, a loft opening, and a 20th-century multi-paned door on its north elevation. The westernmost bay is lower and has a double doorway in its west gable end, an ogee-arched attic light, and a re-used date stone in the gable apex, which appears to read "B W X (?) 1601".