Brookside

Brookside is a house, likely dating from the 18th or early 19th century, with alterations around the 1870s and a re-fronting in the early 20th century. It is situated on Golvers Hill Road, Kingsteignton. The house has a cob and slate roof with sprocketted eaves and coped end gables, along with end stacks and a front lateral stack to the first floor in the centre. A rear wing has a thatched roof, gabled ends, and two axial stacks with brick shafts.

The main range is single depth to the left and centre, with a central entrance hall containing the stair and heated rooms to the left and right. It is double depth at the right end, which is separately roofed. A two-storey block, described as a 'porch' in a 1952 listing description, is built over a mill leat at the left end of the main range.

The front facade is symmetrical with four bays. The central entrance has a 19th-century half-glazed door with margin glazing, a rectangular fanlight, and panelled soffit and reveals. The four first-floor windows have segmental arched heads and hood moulds with label stops. The outer windows are 3-light casements with three panes per light and high transoms; the centre windows are similar 2-light casements. French windows are located to the left and right on the ground floor, also with hood moulds and label stops. A smaller 1-light window with three panes, a hoodmould, and label stops is situated to the right of the front door. A front lateral stack is flush with the front of the house.

The west elevation of the rear wing has a recessed section and four casement windows. The east elevation, overlooking Crossley Moor Road, is slightly set back on the left and has a decayed 3-light ground floor window. A recessed section at first floor level features a 2-light casement above a blocked opening on the ground floor. The right-hand section of the rear wing, containing house accommodation, has two 2-light first-floor casements (6 panes per light) and two 3-light ground floor casements (8 panes per light). A single-storey block projects over the mill leat in Crossley Moor Road.

The interior of the main range’s stair and right-hand chimney piece date to around 1870. The right-hand room contains a chamfered cross beam which likely dates from the 18th century or earlier. The rear wing has not been inspected internally but may contain features of interest.