Shrigley Fold

Shrigley Fold is a farmhouse dating from the mid-17th century, with alterations made to the front in the mid-19th century. It is constructed of white-washed coursed squared buff sandstone rubble, featuring stone and brick dressings, and has a Welsh slate roof with four blue brick chimneys. The building has a three-storey, four-bay front, with windows that are 4-pane horned sashes set in rough brick reveals, some of which have chamfered stone heads. A large chamfered stone doorcase from the 17th century is located in the third bay and now contains a glazed door. The gables are flat and stone-coped, with kneelers, and the side walls display projecting rubble bands at the first and second floors. Inside, all partition walls have timber small framing with plastered infill. The ceiling beams on the lower storey are chamfered with flat stops. The dogleg staircase features a moulded handrail, square newels, and flat, serpentine balusters. The exposed roof structure suggests that the front of the building was originally twin-gabled. Notably, John Wesley stayed and preached here when he first visited Macclesfield in 1745.