Brookhall Farmhouse

Brookhall Farmhouse is a farmhouse with a core dating from the 16th century and a casing from the 19th century. It has two storeys and attics, and is timber-framed, encased in red brick that varies in age. At the south end, a break in the wall indicates a separate section, and there is a small stone panel dated 1824 set into the south gable wall. The north end features gable and side walls with blue headers. The roof is covered with black glazed pantiles, and both gables have mid-19th century crow-stepping, as does the two-storey porch on the east garden front. The house has one internal and one rear stack, each with two octagonal shafts, moulded bases, and starred caps. The windows are 20th century replacements, including some that are part 3-light mullion-and-transom type and others in a small-paned sash style with top-opening lights. There are two doors on the west side with four flush panels, and a six-panelled door with raised fielded panels leading to the porch on the garden side. The house features two gabled dormers with fluted bargeboards and has a basic three-cell internal chimney plan. Inside, some timbering is exposed, and one ground-floor ceiling has a heavy main beam and chamfered joists. The farmhouse is situated on the remains of a large, irregularly moated site, located immediately on the parish boundary.