Brockholds Farmhouse

This is a house, likely dating from the 15th century, with crosswings added in the 17th century and a new floor and chimney inserted into the main hall in the late 17th century. It was renovated in the later 19th century. The house is timber-framed, with plaster and decorative panelled pargetting, a stucco plinth, and red tile hanging above the window sills. It has steeply pitched red tile roofs. The house is arranged in an H-shape, facing west. The main range represents an open hall with an additional bay to the north. A south crosswing replaces an earlier service wing. A 17th-century parlour wing to the north includes a substantial external chimney built in the early 18th century, with a small gabled extension alongside. A large 17th-century central chimney has a lobby entry, and a staircase was likely positioned behind it. The rooms on either side of the hall have axial, chamfered beams, one of which has pyramid-and-bar stops. A low, single-story lean-to is at the rear of the south wing. The west front is symmetrical, with two gabled wings, each featuring a flush, triple-sash window. A central four-panel door has a moulded surround and a flat entablature with a hood above. There are two triple-sash windows on each floor. The roof features side purlins. Jowled posts on the ground floor support the structure of the former south wing. The house stands on a moated site and was historically the manor house of Brockholds manor.