Description

TM 38 SE WISSETT GRAY'S LANE

2/59 Brookhall Farmhouse
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- II

Farmhouse. C16 core, C19 casing. 2 storeys and attics. Timber-framed, encased
in red brick which is not all of one date: at the south end a break in the
line of the wall indicates a separate section, and a small stone panel dated
1824 is set into the south gable wall; at the north end, the gable and side
walls have blue headers. Black glazed pantiles. Mid-C19 crow-stepping to both
gables and the 2-storey porch on the east (garden) front. One internal and
one rear stack, both with 2 octagonal shafts, moulded bases and starred caps
(cf. Ashtree House, Item 5/60). C20 replacement windows: part 3-light mullion-
and-transome type, part small-paned sash style with top-opening lights. 2
doors on west side with 4 flush panels; a 6-panelled door with raised fielded
panels to the porch on the garden side. 2 gabled dormers with fluted
bargeboards. Basic 3-cell internal chimney plan. The interior has some
exposed timbering and one ground-floor ceiling has a heavy main beam and
joists, all chamfered. The house stands on the remains of a large,
irregularly moated site, immediately on the parish boundary.

Listing NGR: TM3707181363

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26495239

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living