Brown'S House

BROWN'S HOUSE is a house that has been converted into a cow house and outbuilding, all under one roof. It was built in 1670 and has seen later alterations. The structure is made of rubble with a stone slate roof and stands two storeys high. The south elevation features three first-floor windows. On the ground floor, from left to right, there is a chamfered round-arched fire window, a blocked three-light double-chamfered mullion window, a blocked four-light double-chamfered mullion window with a central king mullion and dripstone, a blocked two-light double-chamfered mullion window, an inserted stable door, and another blocked two-light double-chamfered mullion window with a dripstone. The first floor has three-light double-chamfered mullion windows with dripstones, each missing a mullion. There are stacks at both ends and between the second and third first-floor windows. At the rear, there is a window in a part-blocked ashlar quoined chamfered doorway, which has a triangular soffit to the lintel. The lintel features a recessed panel with the raised characters "GIH" "1670" and a decorative motif of crossed knives, possibly indicating a butcher's trade. The Browns were the last family to reside in the house.