The Old Malt House

The Old Malt House is an early 18th-century house with an attached barn, located in Brimpsfield. A 19th-century addition and enlargement were made later. The construction is of coursed rubble limestone with ashlar dressings, topped with a stone slate roof and ashlar chimneys featuring moulded caps to the front. The barn has a shingle roof. The house is two storeys with an attic, originally having a two-room plan and a fireplace with a spiral staircase. A back wing was added and enlarged in the 19th century, and a barn is attached to the west end. The front facade has a two-window arrangement with a central doorway. This doorway features a chamfered surround and an open, segmental pedimented porch supported by stone brackets. It has 3-light windows with hood mouldings and leaded casements on the upper floor. There are two 2-light windows to the rear of the main range. The 19th-century wing has an irregular pattern of timber casements with deep stone lintels. Inside, a large 18th-century fireplace with a timber lintel is located at the west end, with a door leading to a timber spiral staircase to the right.