Curtain Walls, Gateway Buildings, Stables, and Domestic Ranges Forming Part of Brougham Hall

Curtain walls, gateway buildings, stables, and domestic ranges form part of Brougham Hall. The site largely dates to the late 15th or early 16th century, with 17th-century additions, and unifying early 19th-century alterations and additions by L.N. Cottingham for Lord Brougham. Parts of the complex were demolished in 1934.

The walls are constructed of mixed sandstone rubble with 19th-century battlemented parapets. They create a U-shaped enclosure, with a section of the wall having been demolished but rebuilt in 1986 using similar materials. A left inner gateway is from the 19th century, while an external gateway is dated to the 17th century. A central early 19th-century two-story, square gate tower stands adjacent to the walls.

Inside the wall near the 17th-century gateway is a guardhouse situated under a parapet walk. A two-story, three-bay range dating to the late 15th or early 16th century is located between the gateways. Beyond the gate tower lie the ruins of 19th-century stables and domestic ranges. The higher section of the wall has 19th-century mullioned and cross-mullioned windows on three levels, which lit the domestic ranges. The gate tower features double-studded panelled doors within a pointed archway, and angled turrets with chamfered loops. The battlemented parapet includes a central machicolation.

The left section of the wall is lower and appears to be the result of four distinct phases of construction. The 17th-century gateway has 17th-century studded panelled doors set within a round, chamfered arch under a machicolated parapet. Originally it contained a lock dated and inscribed AP 1680 (Anne Pembroke), but this is now missing, with a further inner gateway featuring a round arch. The 15th-century range has Tudor-arched doorways and two-light stone-mullioned windows. The guardhouse has a similar doorway and a barred window; the interior is vaulted and contains a fireplace in the angle. A vaulted archway is visible behind the 17th-century gateway. The rear of the gate tower has a large vaulted through archway under a replica 12th-century window.

The stables are almost entirely ruined. The adjacent domestic range displays segmental-arched openings with two-light windows above, and contains cellars beneath. Correspondence relating to Cottingham's work between 1829 and 1840 is held at University College Library, Cambridge. In 1986, repairs were underway to the walls, with roofs being added to some buildings and other parts being excavated for eventual use as a craft centre. A late 19th-century red sandstone garden wall is not considered of historic interest.