Brook Cottage Brook House

Brook House and Brook Cottage are a house and attached cottage, dating from the late 18th century, with additions made in the mid-19th century and refurbishment in 1986. The building is constructed of rubble limestone with gritstone dressings, brick chimneys, and a plain tile roof.

The plan is linear, composed of the house, the cottage, and a former service building which was raised and altered in 1986 to become part of the main dwelling.

The exterior presents a two-storey range of six bays. Brook House itself occupies four bays, including a raised former outbuilding at the south-east end. The north-east elevation of Brook House features a massive quoined surround and deep lintel to the main doorway, now fitted with a 20th-century half-glazed door. Flanking the door are two-light flush mullioned windows on each floor, now with 20th-century multi-paned casements. Brook Cottage, which is attached to the north-west gable, has a doorway set beneath a segmental arch with stone voussoirs, and three small windows set beneath shallow brick arched heads. A 20th-century extension is visible on the south-west elevation.

The interior was completely remodelled in 1986 and contains no original fixtures or fittings of particular architectural interest.

Brook House and Brook Cottage have group value with the Parish Church of St Peter (nearby), and with Church Gate and Church Gate Cottage.

The building is listed owing to its special architectural interest as a good example of the distinctive domestic vernacular architecture of the upland limestone region. The exterior has been carefully repaired and retains its character from the period of construction and original function. It also contributes significantly to the setting of other notable buildings in the area.