Brookside Including Garden Wall To Rear

This is an 18th century or earlier house, substantially refurbished in the early 19th century. The house is constructed of whitewashed rendered cob and stone, with a slate roof that is hipped at the ends. It has an axial brick stack and a rear right lateral stack. The layout is a single depth, three rooms wide, with the main entrance located to the right of the centre, leading into a stair hall. There are heated principal rooms on either side, and a former service room at the left end, which has a separate entrance to the front and was previously heated from the axial stack.

The front has a symmetrical design on the right side, with steps leading to a recessed panelled front door, which has panelled reveals, a soffit, and a rectangular fanlight with glazing bars. This doorway is flanked by early 19th century 16-pane sash windows on the ground floor, and three 4-over-8 pane sash windows above the first floor. A further door, with a half-glazed flat porch canopy supported on moulded brackets, leads into the left end service room, with 4-over-8 pane sash windows above. A curious arched recess with a sill is present on the left return.

Inside, the joinery includes 18th and 19th century features, such as cupboard doors, a 2-panel first floor door, and a stick baluster staircase with a ramped handrail. A probably 19th century pump is in working order in the service room. The roof structure features a timber wall plate and sawn timbers, with some main trusses having secondary collars, likely dating to the early 19th century, but showing evidence of a change in roof pitch at the front. A curved cob and stone garden wall to the rear is included in the listing. The building has group value with other detached houses in Silver Street.