11, 12 AND 14, FIRWOOD FOLD

Four houses, now three dwellings, were built in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, in two phases of construction. They are built of coursed and squared stone, with a slate roof. Numbers 11 and 12 form a cohesive pair, likely built as cottages in the 18th century. The houses have a double-pile plan. The exterior features doorways with flat wedge lintels, and 20-pane sash windows in chamfered surrounds on the inner side. First-floor windows are 2-light casements, renewed within original openings. Axial stack present. Number 14 incorporates the former number 13; the left-hand unit shares the same construction as numbers 11 and 12, with a canted bay window to the ground floor, a 2-light window beneath a gabled dormer with a glazed apex to the first floor, and a doorway to the right. A straight joint is visible to the right of this unit, marking the original extent of the structure. The former number 14 features a 4-light mullioned window to the left and a 2-light window inserted into a former doorway against the gable wall. The gable wall appears to have been rebuilt and is asymmetrical, with a short slope to the rear and a stack forward of the ridge line. Numbers 11 and 12 have end wall stacks. Low plinth walls with cast-iron railings define a small yard in front of number 14. The interior was not inspected.