Lane Head House

Lane Head House is a large house, primarily dating from the early 18th century, but it retains some earlier features. The building is constructed from thinly coursed rubble and hammer-dressed stone, with quoins. It has a stone slate roof with hollow chamfered gable copings on cut kneelers, and ashlar and stone stacks with string and cornice detailing. The house is two storeys high and has an L-plan layout with different builds, including a rear outshut to the main range.

The main range slightly projects forward and features a well-crafted moulded doorway on the left, which has a deep lintel inscribed with the raised letters 'IF 1709'. A hood-mould over the doorway extends to the right, covering an altered ground floor window. On the first floor, there are two double chamfered windows, although all the mullions have been removed. The eaves cornice is also moulded.

To the left, the projecting wing is at a 90-degree angle and has a slightly projecting section on the right, which includes a part-blocked doorway with a deep lintel dated 1597. To the left of this is a wide, part-blocked doorway with a chamfered surround. There is also a part-blocked loading door on the first floor, likely from the 19th century.

At the rear of the main range, the outshut features two, three, and four-light double chamfered windows, along with a well-crafted chamfered doorway on the right. To the right of the outshut, there is a three-light double chamfered window with early glazing, and on the first floor, a six-light double chamfered window with a king mullion. The right gable apex has two oval windows in stone surrounds, as well as one on the right side of the outshut.

The interior has not been inspected. Joseph Firth of Holroyd established a Friends Meeting at this location in 1695.