Broomlands Including Retaining Wall To The Terrace To The South

This is a house, likely dating to the 1840s, although it may incorporate an earlier structure, with additions made in 1908 using matching materials. It is believed to have been built as a dower house associated with Holmewood. The house is constructed from rusticated local sandstone ashlar, with a slate roof featuring lead rolls, and incorporates stacks with stone shafts, with the service stacks rendered. A retaining wall of rock-faced sandstone serves the terrace to the south.

The house is oriented along an east-west axis, with a south-facing garden elevation and the main entrance on the north side toward the east. The main block features two principal rooms facing south, one of which projects to create a canted bay. A third principal room is situated within a single-room plan north wing, which is itself canted at its northern end. An original service block is located to the northwest, and this was extended in 1908. An axial corridor runs along the north side of the main block, housing the staircase.

The north-facing elevation has an asymmetrical arrangement of 2:3:1:2 bays, with a three-window canted wing at the end. A flat-roofed stone porch, likely dating to 1908, is situated at the extreme left, featuring a moulded cornice and a panelled front door. A platband runs along the first-floor sill level across the two leftmost bays and the canted wing. The south-facing garden elevation comprises 5:1:3:2 bays, with the 5 bays forming the 1908 service wing. A conservatory, constructed in 1989 on stone footings and featuring small-pane windows with margin glazing, occupies the area to the right of the canted bay. Various 19th-century sash windows are present; these include 8-pane sashes with margin panes, a 24-pane sash on the first floor, and a 20-pane sash on the ground floor. A one-light fixed window with margin panes is positioned to the right of the porch. A lower-roofed block at the right end is thought to be the original service wing. The terrace wall to the south is distinguished by its curved coping stones.

Interior features include surviving early 19th-century plaster cornices and joinery, such as shutters. Fireplaces have been altered with replaced chimney-pieces or have been blocked. The open string staircase features slender turned balusters, with later replacement newel posts.