Bronte House

Bronte House is a large detached house, now divided into two dwellings, originally built in the late 16th century and significantly enlarged and altered in the 19th century. The structure is made of cob and stone with a roughcast finish and features a gabled-end slate roof. Initially, it had a three-room, cross-passage plan, which was later extended to create a double-depth layout. The older section of the house was heated by a left-hand external end stack, which is now redundant. It is possible that the hall was heated by an axial stack that backed onto the passage, which has since been dismantled. This may explain the unusual internal space between the two left-hand rooms that extends through the full height of the house. The 19th-century extension includes later axial and end stacks, all with brick shafts.

The house stands two storeys tall. The front, which faces south, features a three-window range with each bay separately gabled, showcasing wavy bargeboarding and apex pendants. There are decorative cast-iron snow guards, and the first floor has two-pane horned sash windows. The entrance door to the hall is tripartite with a moulded architrave and uprights that have capitals. There is also a tripartite horned sash window in the inner room, with upper sashes that have curved corners. A notable feature is the open-work cast iron verandah, which has elaborate uprights and decorated spandrels. The rear of the house presents an asymmetrical three-gabled window range, with horned sashes on the first floor and casement windows below, complemented by a gabled porch with glazed margin panes. The roof is a seven-bay structure with principals that are halved and crossed at the apex, and collars that are halved, all of which are pegged.