Towneley Farmhouse And Towneley Farm Cottages Numbers 1 And 2

Towneley Farmhouse and Towneley Farm Cottages (numbers 1 and 2) are a group of buildings, originally a farmhouse, dating to the late 17th century, with alterations and additions in the 19th century. The main farmhouse range is constructed of coursed sandstone rubble with quoins, which were white-washed at the time of inspection, and has a stone slate roof. A 19th-century addition is built of coursed, rock-faced sandstone with a Welsh slate roof.

The original 17th-century portion is a two-storey, three-bay range, with an irregular window layout. A blocked square-headed doorway, with a chamfered surround, is located between the second and third bays. Later 19th-century doorways have been inserted into the first and second bays, and there is an inserted window to the right of the first bay. The windows are a mix of 12-pane sashed windows and mullioned windows. One window has a chamfered mullion incorporating the jamb of a smaller original window. A semi-basement window is present to the left, along with the remaining jamb of a former window above it. A 3-light, double-chamfered mullioned window stands in the third bay. First-floor windows include a 2-light mullioned window to the left, aligned with the basement window below, alongside coupled 16-pane sashed windows in the second and third bays; the first of these includes a timber sill. An attached cart shed on the west gable is not of architectural interest.

The rear elevation consists of two lower storeys and features recessed mullioned windows on both floors of the second and third bays. These windows consist of 3-light openings with hood-moulds at ground floor and 3- and 4-light openings above. An inserted doorway is present in the third bay, and an outshut covers a 17th-century square-headed doorway with a chamfered surround and small-paned sash windows to the right. The 19th-century addition has a symmetrical three-window east front in a Jacobean style, with a central doorway and 2-light mullioned windows fitted with 8-pane sashes, all with hood-moulds. A single-storey outbuilding attached at a right angle to the north side, between the original building and the addition, is not of special interest.

The interior has largely been remodelled in the 19th century, but retains some original beams with a small chamfer and run-out stops. The buildings form a group with a barn approximately 50 metres to the west.