Brookside

Brookside is a shop that was originally a farmhouse, dating from the 17th century, possibly incorporating some earlier elements, with an addition from the 18th century and alterations from the 19th century. The building features rendered stone rubble walls and a gable-ended asbestos slate roof, while the barn addition has a half-hipped grouted slate roof. There are two rubble stacks: one projecting from the right-hand gable end and an axial stack to the left of center, which is likely a later addition.

The original layout has been altered for its current use as a shop; the original part now consists of two main rooms, each heated by the gable end stack. It is possible that there was once a passage between these two rooms and an additional unheated room to the left of the left-hand room, as indicated by the continuation of the roof-line beyond the stack. The barn extension, built at right angles, probably dates from the 18th century. The shop currently occupies the left-hand room.

The building is two storeys high with an asymmetrical three-window front. The two right-hand first-floor windows are 19th-century two-light casements with small panes in gabled dormers. The left-hand first-floor window is similar but likely from the 20th century and lacks a dormer. On the ground floor, to the left, there are possibly 18th-century three-light casements with glazing bars. The center features a three-light 19th-century casement with small panes, and to its right is a similar two-light window. To the left of center are 20th-century double plank doors. A lean-to 19th-century porch is attached to the front of the right-hand end, featuring a 20th-century part-glazed door and an outshut to its right.

The probable 18th-century barn addition projects from the front of the left-hand end, characterized by its half-hipped roof and a very small window under the eaves. Inside, the right-hand room has insubstantial chamfered cross beams, although the stops are indiscernible. The original fireplaces are concealed, and the roof timbers, which are inaccessible, may be of interest; those in the barn are pegged and lapped, likely dating from the 18th century.