Brickhouse Farmhouse

Brickhouse Farmhouse is a 17th-century farmhouse that was altered and extended in the early 19th century as part of a significant remodeling of the Fust Estate, with later modifications. The building is constructed of brick and partly rubble, featuring a slate roof with some double Roman tiles on the west wing and gable stacks. It has a U-shaped plan with a former through passage and a symmetrical front.

The farmhouse is 2½ storeys tall and has three windows, all of which are 3-light casements with gauged brick flat heads. The central plank door is set in a moulded frame and topped with a triangular hood supported by brackets. On the east side, there are two 2-light attic windows with similar heads, while the two-storey east wing has two windows that match those on the front. The west side features the same attic windows, but the two-storey wing has no windows and includes a single-storey lean-to on a rubble plinth.

At the rear of the main block, there is a 20th-century central door flanked by large windows, all with a timber lintel above, and a 3-light casement window above. The inner side of the east wing has a ground floor 20th-century window and a plank door, with a 2-light casement window featuring leaded lights and loop catches on the first floor, though not all panes are intact. There are two attic windows in the gable end. The inner side of the west wing has a 2-light casement on both the ground and first floors, along with one attic window in the gable end, and there is a single-storey addition to the north.

Inside, the farmhouse features an early 19th-century straight stair leading from the ground to the first floor. The first floor has chamfered beams with run-out stops and plank and batten doors throughout. There is a straight stair behind a door leading to the attic. The roof of the main house consists of five bays with a base cruck, a tie beam under the floor, two rows of purlins, a plated yoke, and a single collar. The two-bay west wing and three-bay east wing have base crucks replaced by short posts and metal braces, and there are shutters on the attic windows. The farmhouse is marked on a 1659 map of Hill plotted for Edward Fust, who was then the Lord of the Manor.