Browda House

Browda House is a large house, largely of the mid to late 19th century, incorporating some 17th-century fabric, with later 19th-century additions and some 20th-century alterations. It was owned and rebuilt for Thomas Kittow, purser of South Caradon Mine.

The building is constructed of slatestone and sandstone rubble with granite dressings and quoins, partly rendered. It has a slate roof with ridge tiles and gable ends, with ashlar gable end stacks featuring shaped tops and cornices, and a rear lateral stack with a brick shaft. The original plan was a three-room arrangement with two rooms to the left and one to the right; the end rooms are heated by gable end stacks and the central room by a rear lateral stack. A two-story porch leads to a wide passage and a stair hall at the rear. In the mid-19th century, the rear of the house was extended with a two-room service wing to the right, and the rear of the passage was extended to create the stair hall, with a service room positioned behind the hall stack. A further single-room addition was made to the rear left in the later 19th century.

The exterior presents as two stories and an asymmetrical four-window range. The windows are 19th-century granite casements with diamond lights. A projecting bay to the left has a four-light window on the ground floor and a three-light window above, with a gable over. The hall bay mirrors this with a four-light ground floor window and a three-light window on the first floor, both with hood moulds. A two-story porch with a hipped roof features a re-set 17th-century granite doorway with a four-centred arch, roundels in recessed spandrels, and a hood mould. A small 20th-century two-light casement is located above, set in a chamfered granite surround. There is a two-light granite casement to the left side and a lean-to porch with a plain door to the right, with a two-light window above. The lower end to the right has a three-light window at ground floor and a two-light window at first floor, with a small gable over. The right side has a two-light window at first floor to the left and a projecting oven to the right. The two-story rear wing to the right has three three-light granite casements at first floor, three 20th-century casements at ground floor with granite lintels, and a door. The rear of this wing has 20th-century casements and a door. The gable end of the front range is blind on the left. A set-back and rendered rear wing is located to the left, featuring a two-story canted bay with plate-glass sashes and a hipped roof, including a 24-pane sash at first floor to the right. The rear of the main range features a large, mullioned and transomed stair light with diamond glazing. There are two 20th-century casements at ground and first floor to the right.

The interior has not been inspected.