78-84, HORNS MILL ROAD

The Liberty of Brickendon Poor House, dating to around 1820, has been converted into four cottages. In the mid-to-late 19th century, the architect S Adams undertook alterations. The building is constructed of yellow brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with the left return rendered; it has a Welsh slate roof.

The exterior is two storeys with an attic. There are four bays facing the road, with three bays visible at the rear. The windows are mostly 2-light metal casements with small panes, or replacement 12-pane or 16-pane sash windows. These are set within reveals with projecting sills and flat brick arches. On the road elevation, the third bay features a later 19th-century 6-panel door, with the top two panels glazed, set within what was originally a window opening; a metal casement is present in the left bay. The other windows are sashes, with those in the right bays being unhorned. The first-floor windows of the three right bays have raised heads and segmental-arched tops. There are boxed eaves, with two stacks to each gable and one to the rear, at bay 2.

The right return, which represents the original entrance elevation, features a central 4-panel door (with glazed top two panels) and a fanlight with radial glazing bars within a stepped round-arched surround. A metal casement window is located above the door, aligned with the eaves, which are stepped. Attached to the right is a single-storey outhouse with a board door and a 2-light 6-pane window to the left return, and a board door to the right return. It has a pantile roof and a gable stack.

The left return mirrors the right return, although the doorway is a later 19th-century insertion, with a late 20th-century door. The rear of the building retains two original doorways with cambered arches – one with a board door, the other converted into a window, and another door inserted between the two original window openings. There are two further original window openings above.

The interior remains uninspected. A single-storey outhouse is attached to the right side.