Brooking House

Brook House is a house dating from around the middle to late 18th century, with an enlargement likely occurring in the early or mid 19th century, and alterations made in the 20th century. It is built of roughcast stone rubble, with an asbestos slate roof that is gable-ended and has a raised ridge forming a half-hipped roof. The house has rendered gable end stacks. Originally, the house comprised two rooms with a central entrance and a gable-end stack for heating each room. In the early to mid 19th century, additional rooms were added to the rear, creating a double-depth plan and raising the roof ridge. A 20th-century modernization involved the removal of a partition on the right-hand side of the central passage. The main façade has a symmetrical three-window arrangement of early 19th century sash windows with glazing bars; the first floor windows have 12 panes, and the ground floor windows have 16. A central doorway has a 20th-century glazed door and side lights. To the left, set back from the main house, is a short parallel wing with an asbestos slate gable roof. This wing is one storey high and has a single window, with 20th-century 12-pane casements and a 19th-century glazed and panelled door. This wing represents the remaining portion of a former range of cottages.