Brook Farmhouse

Brook Farmhouse is a house with origins dating back to the 16th century, featuring alterations and an addition from the early to mid-19th century. It is constructed of whitewashed rendered cob on stone rubble footings, topped with a bitumen painted slate roof that has gables at both ends. The building has end stacks and one axial stack. The original layout likely consisted of a three-room plan with a through passage, although the passage no longer exists. It was probably located immediately to the left of the axial stack, which would have heated the hall. The lower left of the axial stack was heated by a gable end stack, while the inner room was heated by the right gable end stack. An outshut at the rear of the lower end appears to be an addition. A parallel range was added to the rear of the higher right end around the mid-19th century, possibly at the same time as the refenestration of the front.

The house is two storeys high with an asymmetrical four-window front. In the centre, there is a 20th-century flat-roofed glazed conservatory, with a 20th-century front door located to the left behind the conservatory. The left side features two ground floor 16-pane sash windows, while the right side has a 20-pane sash window. On the first floor, there are three-light casements with some square leaded panes on the left and two-light casements with four panes per light on the right.

Inside, a notable feature is the oak plank and muntin screen with wide planks and chamfered stopped muntins visible from the hall side, along with a cambered doorway. The hall contains a chamfered cross beam and exposed joists. There are three fireplaces with stone rubble jambs and plain timber lintels, which have likely been reconstructed; the hall stack is made of cob. The roof trusses from the 19th century are likely contemporary with the addition at the rear right.