Way House

Way House, built in 1858 as Brockham Home and Industrial School for orphan girls by Mrs Way of Wonham Manor, Betchworth, with an infants' home added in 1871, stands on Wheeler's Lane, Brockham. A plaque commemorates the school's inauguration in 1859, and the date 1871 is inscribed at the southern end. The building is constructed of red brick at its base, with tile hanging above, and features a brick modillion course between the ground and first floors. It has a red tiled roof. The building is two storeys high and is arranged with paired and single window bays, the gables extending to varying heights, alternately projecting and recessed. The west-facing elevation has eight window bays and gables; the south has two bays and gables, while the northeast corner is canted. The window arrangement is described as 2a 1: 2b: 2az: lc: ld: 2e. Dormer windows with bargeboards are located above. Bays b and e project through both storeys, with conjoined gables and projecting gables respectively. The bay labelled 'a' has two oriel dormer windows with gables and bargeboards. Bay 'c' is a projecting bay with a double sash window above with glazing bars, and a casement window below with diamond-shaped panes. Bay 'd' is recessed, featuring an oriel dormer with a gable, while bay 'e' has two projected bays with gables over. The upper windows within bays ‘e’ are double-sash windows with glazing bars. The lower element of these bays features a three-light window above and a similar window below within a segmental arch. A bellcote sits on the roof ridge. The windows are primarily sash windows with glazing bars, although one features diamond shaped panes and another diamond and rectangular shaped tracery. The central doorway is topped with a rectangular fanlight and a pointed canopy. The door itself has six fielded panels.