Sowdens

Sowdens is a 17th-century farmhouse that has been converted into a cottage with outbuildings. It is constructed of stone and features a stone slate roof. The building is one storey high, with 20th-century windows. The rear elevation has two low storeys and includes stone mullion windows, some of which are blocked. On the left side, there is a gabled porch with coping, which has a moulded Tudor-arched opening, inner stone benches, and an inner-chamfered Tudor-arched doorway. This doorway retains its original oak-pegged oak door with wrought ironwork. A re-used datestone from 1699 is also present. From 1742 to 1763, the farmhouse was home to William Grimshaw, the incumbent of Haworth, who played a significant role in the growth of Methodism in the area, helping to build the Methodist chapel in 1758 and hosting many meetings in the kitchen at Sowdens.