The Brew House

The Brew House is a former brew house, now used for storage or workshops, dating from the early 19th century. It is part of Cotswold House and part of Burdock, built with large dressed square limestone blocks arranged in courses. The roof is primarily covered with stone slate, although some areas use asbestos cement. The building is long and narrow, set back from the street and positioned at right angles to it, which takes advantage of the slope of the land to create an extra floor level at the outer end.

The long front faces the garden of Cotswold House and features four long, four-light wooden casement windows with leaded glass, positioned above four similar windows, though only the third and fourth bays are aligned. Most windows have wooden lintels, but the second bay on the ground floor has a very large stone lintel, beneath which is the head of a two-light pointed opening. The building also includes three roof lights and one dormer. At the far right, there is a plank door. The gable facing the road has a plank door at the top of steps leading to a square landing, with a two-light casement window below that features pigeon openings with horizontal ledges. The right side of the building is partially covered by later sheds or lean-tos.

Inside, there is an eight-bay layout across two to three floors, with heavy transverse beams supporting the first floor and A-frame trusses with two purlins. The top floor is partially located near the eaves at the back to allow light into the middle floor, or it may have been used as a grain container. The wall construction is similar to that of the adjoining Cotswold House, although much of the property is now occupied by the builder's yard on the south side.