Brookside, Chapel Lane, Drinkstone

Brookside is a cottage dating back to the 17th century, with earlier elements, and extended in 2008. The cottage is timber framed, primarily using oak and elm, with lathe and plaster panels and a straw-thatched roof. A red brick plinth supports the building, and a substantial red brick stack is positioned on the east side, widening at the base and tapering asymmetrically.

The cottage originally consisted of two rooms, one heated and one unheated. The south-facing front has a central timber battened door beneath a rebuilt gablet, flanked by two casement windows. An off-centre eyebrow dormer is located on the first floor. The rear elevation adjoins a 2008 extension which extends to the east. A single casement window sits at attic level on the west elevation. The east elevation is dominated by the large, red brick stack. A visible purlin end can be seen beneath the barge board on the roof.

The interior retains a nearly intact timber frame, with many original lathe and plaster panels. Jowled storey posts are present in the north-east and north-west corners of the ground floor, along with studs, straight bracing, and the sole plate. An inglenook fireplace with a charred bressummer is located at the east end, and a preserved metal chain and hook indicates where pots were suspended over the fire. A blocked opening for a bread oven is visible, potentially with external lean-to access. The east cross frame features robust ogee braces, and the intact floor frame includes substantial, inconsistently chamfered, axial bridging beams and joists. A 20th-century dog-leg staircase leads to an attic where the original two-room layout is retained. The roof structure likely features a simple pegged 'A' frame with purlins.