Gallery — Broadfield House

Gallery

Photographs from the house today, the 2022–23 restoration, and the archive of deeds, family papers and surviving original detail.

The house today

Broadfield House from the garden, summer 2022 — From the garden, summer 2022

Broadfield House from the road, 2022 — From the road, with the countryside beyond

Aerial view of Broadfield House and grounds — The house and grounds from above

Broadfield House in autumn — Autumn at Broadfield House

The finished dining room — The dining room, restored

A window seat at golden hour — Window seat at sunset

By the fireside, Christmas 2024

Freestanding bath in the restored bathroom — The bathroom against original stone

The restoration, 2022–23

The encaustic tile floor restored — Encaustic tiles, restored

Marble fireplace relief detail — Restored marble fireplace

Original green-glazed bricks revealed in fireplace — Green–glazed brick revealed

Stripped 1860s mantel mirror frame — 1860s mantel mirror, stripped

Sander on the parquet floor — Parquet, sanded back

Restored cornice plaster detail — Cornice, restored

Hand-drawn 250 stained glass design — The “250” fanlight, in design

Original encaustic tiles found at the back door — The best find — original tiles

Tiles all the way up the hall — Tiles, all the way to the back

Three fireplaces opened up — Three fireplaces, opened

Stone repointing in progress — Repointing the stone

Plasterboard going up

Slate mantel found in the garden — Slate mantel, found in the garden

The slate roof relaid — Roof, relaid

Original panel doors revealed — Original doors, uncovered

Master bedroom wallpaper close-up — Master bedroom — Sweet Briar

Plaster rose ceiling detail in the dining room — The favourite ceiling rose

Landing and hall painted — The landing, painted

The view before and after the conifer was removed — The view, before and after

The bathroom stripped back — The dark days

Sycamore tree being taken down — Sycamore, in three stages

The new extension under way — Extension under way, 2025

The garden

Broadfield House on the day it was bought — The day it was bought, Dec 2022

Garden flowers in summer — Hidden gems in the garden

Discoveries & the archive

Sam Foote With Compliments slip — Sam Foote’s “With Compliments” slip

Cabinet maker's pencilled signature on the wall — Cabinet–maker’s signature

Father Michael Moorman inscription — Father Michael, the Moorman Priest

Broadfield House mid-twentieth century — Mid–twentieth century

Broadfield House circa 1900 — Broadfield House, circa 1900

Original 1874 indenture of lease — The original lease, 25 March 1874

Original fanlight from the front door — The front–door fanlight

The fanlight in situ — Fanlight in situ

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