Ridshaw Farmhouse And Attached Barn

Ridshaw Farmhouse and the attached barn date from the late 17th century and have been altered over time. The building is constructed of slobbered rubble with quoins and features a stone slate roof. There is a brick chimney near the left gable and a modern brick chimney on the front wall. The structure has a two-bay end-baffle-entry plan and stands two storeys high, with a single-storey porch on the left end wall and a four-bay barn extending to the right.

Access is now through a small single-storey extension at the junction with the barn, which is reached by steps. On the ground floor to the left, there are two altered windows with hoodmoulds; the first window retains one mullion, while the second is partly obscured by the extension. On the first floor, there are two three-light chamfered mullion windows. The single-storey gabled porch at the left end has a doorway in its gable wall and a small vertical rectangular window to the left.

The rear wall features a two-light firewindow, a single-light window, and a doorway, all with hoodmoulds. Inside, there is an inglenook fireplace with a cambered bressumer, a sphere to a former doorway on the left, and two chamfered beams. The lateral partition wall displays large framing with some wattle panelling partially exposed. The barn has altered openings and a rear addition. The plan type is similar to that of Sales's Farmhouse on Sales's Lane.