Eastbrook House

Eastbrook House is a house that was formerly a farmhouse, dating from the 16th or 17th century, and was extensively refurbished and enlarged around 1850. It is constructed of plastered local stone rubble, likely with cob, and features stone rubble stacks with plastered chimney shafts, topped with a slate roof that was originally thatch.

The main block of the house faces southeast and appears to be the historic core, featuring a 3-room-and-through-passage plan, with the inner room located at the right (northeastern) end. The 'hall' has an axial stack that backs onto the passage, and both end rooms have gable-end stacks. In the mid-19th century, a parallel rear block was added across the back of the passage and the left end room, which included a stair at the rear of the passage and a kitchen with a gable-end stack behind the left room. While the interior was not inspected during the survey, it is unclear how much of the 16th or 17th-century fabric remains in the main block, although the original plan appears to be largely intact. The house is two storeys high and features mid-19th-century service outshots at the rear of the 'hall' and 'inner room'.

The exterior showcases a well-preserved mid-19th-century front with a regular but not symmetrical four-window arrangement. The ground floor has French windows with overlights, while the first floor features casements, all following a consistent glazing pattern with margin panes. The passage front doorway is located to the left of centre and contains a 19th-century six-panel door with a fanlight. A four-bay verandah is supported by geometric pattern trellis posts. The main roof has eaves carried on a series of shaped brackets and is gable-ended. The rear block features horned 12-pane sashes, and the large horned sash lighting the stairs includes margin panes. Although the interior was not available for inspection, it is believed that most of it results from the extensive mid-19th-century refurbishment, with earlier carpentry said to survive in the main block.