The Croft

The Croft is a house dating from the mid-18th century, with a 19th-century addition. It features white-washed, coursed rubble walls that have imitation black-painted timber framing, topped with a Kerridge stone-slate roof and two stone chimneys. The building is two stories high with a symmetrical three-bay front. The windows have plain reveals and consist of three-light, square-leaded wooden casements, some of which are original. The entrance has a rough stone, semi-circular arch above the opening, leading to an internal porch. Behind this is the original three-board door with iron hinges, which has been restored and is set in a plain wooden frame. To the right, there is a single-bay addition that was originally a shippon and hay loft but is now used as a garage, with a casement window above. Inside, there are some original three and four-board doors. The building formerly included the village shop. Clifton Taylor, in his work referenced by Pevsner and Hubbard, notes that the black-painted timbers and whitewash enhance the appearance of this solid gritstone housefront.