Brookhill

Detached three-bay two-storey double-pile over part raised basement country house with attic, built 1845, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay full-height gabled frontispiece; three- or five-bay two-storey rear (south) elevation centred on single-bay full-height gabled "bas-relief" breakfront. Occupied, 1911. Vacated, 1945. Sold, 1946. For sale, 1972. "Restored", 1990-1. Hipped and pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront); hipped slate roof to rear (south) elevation on a T-shaped plan including gablets centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront), pressed or rolled lead ridges, rendered "wallhead" chimney stacks on axis with ridge centred on rendered chimney stack having concrete capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, timber bargeboards to gables on trefoil-detailed polygonal corbel label stops, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered replacement cement rendered walls; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish to rear (south) elevation. Tudor-headed central door opening approached by flight of thirteen drag edged tooled cut-limestone steps between wrought iron railings, trefoil leaf-embossed timber doorcase having engaged colonette-detailed moulded rebated reveals with hood moulding on polygonal label stops framing timber panelled door. Pointed-arch flanking window openings with creeper- or ivy-covered sills, timber Y-mullions, and carved timber surrounds framing timber casement windows. Square-headed window openings in tripartite arrangement with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, timber cruciform mullions, and rendered flush surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings framing two-over-two timber sash windows without horns. Hipped square-headed central door opening to rear (south) elevation approached by flight of nine drag edged tooled cut-limestone steps between replacement mild steel railings, tooled cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding framing glazed timber panelled double doors having sidelights below overlight. Square-headed window openings with rendered flush surrounds having chamfered reveals framing timber casement windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall on a square plan retaining carved timber lugged surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds.