Pump Farmhouse

Pump Farmhouse is an early 19th-century house located in Little Warley, Brentwood. It is constructed of yellow brick with slate hipped roofs. The original rectangular plan has been extended on the north-east and north-west sides, though these later additions are not of special interest and are excluded from the listing.

The front, south elevation has a symmetrical three-window range with a central chimney stack. A saw-tooth eave course and quoins are emphasised with black bricks. A central round-headed doorway features a fanlight, and the door itself has two recessed upper panels and one lower panel. Original sash windows with horns and segment-headed surrounds, divided with triple glazing bars (1x4, 3x4, 1x4 panes), flank the doorway on either side. First-floor windows are also original segment-headed sashes with glazing bars; one is divided 4x4, and two are divided 3x4.

The east elevation is similar to the south, with a two-window range and original sash windows with glazing bars and horns. The brickwork incorporates both pink and yellow bricks. The west elevation displays irregular hipped roofs of double-pile form, with a stack to the north end. The brickwork to the north and south ends differs, with the south end containing some pink bricks, and a line of black brick quoining separating the two ends, indicating an addition to the north section.

The rear, north elevation mirrors the west elevation, featuring a break in the brickwork and a double roof. The east side of the brickwork includes pink bricks, while the west side is entirely yellow. A stack is positioned towards the east end. The fenestration is irregular, and the ground floor to the east end is masked by a later addition that connects the house to 19th-century outbuildings. A segment-headed doorway on the ground floor to the west has a 20th-century replacement door with a fanlight, recessed lower panels, and upper glazing with 2x3 panes. A segment-headed sash window with 3x4 panes is positioned above. The first-floor window above is similar. The voussoirs of the west end features are all in yellow brick.

The interior is largely plain. Window shutters are present in the principal ground floor room at the east end of the south front. Wall thicknesses reveal that the original house was L-shaped and that the northwest quarter was infilled soon after construction to match the original design. Original window sills are stone, while later sills are cast stone, confirming this addition.