Bearoak

House. Probably built in the early 17th century, with extensions added to the rear in the mid-17th century and around the 19th century outshot extensions. The house is constructed of stone rubble and cob, with an asbestos slate roof featuring gable ends. There is a lower roof to the rear wing, also with a gable end. Stone rubble stacks mark the ends of the house and an end stack to the rear wing has a brick shaft.

The original layout is uncertain. The front section probably comprises a through passage flanked by thin lath and plaster partitions, with a large room on the left – heated by a gable-end stack – and a smaller room on the right, also heated by an end stack. A rear wing, likely added to the rear of the passage, has a one-room plan and is heated by an end stack, with a second through passage near the angle with the main range. Circa 19th and 20th century outshot extensions were added to the front right of the main range and to the left hand side of the rear wing.

The front elevation is asymmetrical, with three window bays and an outshot extension across the front on the right. The ground floor has a 2-light casement window and a horned 16-pane sash window. The first floor has a 2-light casement, an early 19th century 24-pane sash and a 6-pane sash to the right. Within the right-hand gable end of the front elevation is a circa early 17th century 2-light timber mullion window with a chamfered surround, mullions and stanchion bars. The right-hand elevation of the rear wing features a granite chamfered doorframe leading to the second through passage, which runs at right angles to the through passage in the main range. This entrance has a circa 19th century 6-panel door. An early 19th century hornless sash window is on the first floor.

Inside, the large room on the front left has a circa 19th century mantle shelf above the fireplace, and the smaller room on the right has a truncated timber lintel. Thin lath and plaster partitions are within the passage and there are roughly chamfered ceiling beams. The rear wing contains a 20th century fireplace. The first floor and roof were not inspected.