Brookend House, Gate Piers And Boundary Wall

Brookend House, along with its gate piers and boundary wall, is a dwelling from the early 18th century. The house features a rendered exterior with ashlar stonework on the front and right gable, topped with a concrete tile roof and gable stacks, including one stack positioned to the right of the center. It is designed in an L-shape, with a small, low two-storey wing extending to the left. The house stands at two and a half storeys and has a three plus one window arrangement, showcasing three-light casements with transoms and brick sills. The windows on the right side are set lower, and there is a blocked opening that is presumed to have been the original entrance, located off-centre to the left. The right gable return features a two-light 19th-century casement window in the roof space, while the back slope includes three 20th-century dormers.

The door, located opposite the gate piers, consists of three vertical moulded panels above two flush panels, all framed in a moulded stone architrave. The gate piers are made of square sandstone and topped with elliptical ball finials on ogee square bases, complete with moulded capping. The piers bear the inscription "IWM : 1713," which refers to James and Mary Woodroffe, who died in 1728. The former overthrow is represented only by side irons, with 20th-century gates and flanking walls approximately one metre high, finished with flat sandstone capping that extends the full width of the site to the left and returns to the facade on the right.

The interior of the house has been significantly modified but still features a two-purlin roof, a tight spiral staircase leading from the first floor to the attic, some chamfered beams, and a vaulted cellar located in the back wing. The house was built for a member of the Woodroffe family, who were well established in the parish during the 17th and 18th centuries. At one point, it served as the Woolaston Inn, as recorded in the Victoria County History by 1800.