Two Gates

Two Gates comprises two houses, Nos. 3 and 4, situated on Holme Lane, Slaithwaite. No. 3 dates to the late 18th century, while No. 4 was built in the early 19th century. The houses are constructed of hammer stone, with quoins to No. 3. They have stone slate roofs, and an ashlar chimney is located at the western end. Two chimneys are present, both featuring a square string course and water tabling. The buildings are two storeys high.

The south elevation of No. 3 has, on the ground floor, two recessed three-light stone mullioned windows, and one recessed two-light stone mullioned window. The first floor has three three-light stone mullioned windows. The south elevation of No. 4 has, on the ground floor, a blocked doorway with stone surrounds and tie-stones, a doorway with stone surrounds leading to a porch, one three-light stone mullioned window, and one four-light stone mullioned window. The first floor has one ten-light stone mullioned window, with four lights blocked.

The east elevation includes a barn doorway, a doorway with stone surrounds and tie-stones, and modern windows to an extension. The first floor showcases a two-light stone mullioned window. The north elevation of No. 3 features a doorway and a small window with stone surrounds on the ground floor, and a single window with a stone surround on the first floor. The north elevation of No. 4 presents a modern window on the ground floor and a modern window on the first floor, alongside one two-light stone mullioned window.

On the west elevation of No. 3 is a small window with a stone surround in the gable apex, and a lean-to extension with a concrete roof at the western end. A single-storey porch extension with a monopitch stone slated roof is situated at the eastern end. An extension to the rear of No. 3 was probably originally a barn. The group value of the building is derived from its architectural integrity and historical significance.