The Brow

The Brow is a large detached house built in the mid-19th century. It features a south front made of limestone ashlar, with dressed stone used elsewhere and a slate roof. The entrance front faces north and is divided into three sections, with the central range being taller and comprising two storeys with attics. The first floor has two twelve-pane sash windows, and there is a large stair sash window in the centre with eighteen panes plus margin panes.

A square stone porch with pilasters is located off-centre to the left and contains a six-panel door. To the right of the porch are a small light and a twelve-pane sash window. This section has a moulded cornice, blocking course, and a parapet. The lower wing to the left has a cornice at a lower level and one small opening, while the right side features a twelve-pane sash above a four-pane window, all in ashlar. The roof is hipped and includes a paired dormer on the west side.

The east side has a wrought iron trellis porch leading to a side entrance. The south front, positioned near the edge of a dramatic drop into the valley, has three large twelve-pane sashes on each level and a full-height canted bay to the right, also with twelve-pane sashes. All windows have a cornice, blocking course, and parapet that returns at the ends. There is a lower block attached to the right, which continues to the garden boundary wall that sweeps up to the house front. Two large ashlar chimney stacks are located at each end of the building.

The interior was inspected by Bath Council in 1990 and features a good white and Sienna fireplace with a Regency grate, as well as a six-panel door with three rectangular panels. The Brow was formerly surrounded by extensive gardens and is the largest villa in a group built during this period, including those on Belmont Road to the west, designed to take advantage of the extensive views of the countryside to the south.