Westbrook

This is a former farmhouse, dating to the late 16th and early 17th century, with some 20th-century modifications. It has been subdivided into three tenancies. The house is constructed from stone rubble and cob, with whitewashed and rendered surfaces, and has a slate roof, gabled at the ends (previously thatched). It features end and axial stacks, including one on the main range and others on the rear wings and at the junction of the main range and rear right wing.

The building follows a 'U' plan, comprising a three-room main range with a through passage, and rear left and right wings set at right angles. The rear left wing is domestic, while the rear right wing originally served as an outbuilding before being converted into living space. The house is terraced into a slope, with steps leading down to the wings and from the rear courtyard to a barn that originally formed part of the complex. A single-storey lean-to at the left end of the main range, featuring a mullioned window, is likely from the 17th century. The overall plan suggests a complex and high-status dwelling.

The front elevation is asymmetrical, with four windows and a front door positioned to the left of centre, featuring a moulded doorframe and plank front door with a cover strip. There are mullioned three- and four-light ground floor windows; the hall and inner room windows have stone hoodmoulds and label stops. The first floor has a mullioned window on the left, while other first floor windows include two probably 18th-century casements. The rear elevation has a moulded doorframe and plank front door to the rear passage, alongside a first-floor and two ground-floor moulded mullioned windows. The courtyard elevation of the rear left wing includes 17th-century windows, while the rear right wing has a 20th-century porch and door leading into the courtyard, and various 20th-century casements on its courtyard elevation. Steps and terrace walling connect the courtyard to the rear passage door and up into the courtyard between the wings.

The hall and inner room were not inspected during a 1986 survey but likely contain features of interest. The passage contains a probably early 19th-century arched door to the lower end room, which has roughly-chamfered cross beams and a large kitchen fireplace with a chamfered lintel. The rear left wing features chamfered stopped cross beams and an open fireplace with a chamfered lintel, while the front room of the rear right wing has a chamfered scroll-stopped cross beam. The roof space was not inspected, but early roof timbers may remain. This is an important house with a wealth of late 16th and 17th century features.