Low Fold

Low Fold is a farmhouse that has been converted into two dwellings. It dates back to the 17th century and has been enlarged and altered over time. The building is constructed from coursed squared sandstone with quoins and features a stone slate roof. It has an L-shaped plan formed by a three-unit range oriented north-south, with an early addition on the west side of the south end.

The farmhouse is two storeys high and has a chamfered plinth. The east front includes an inserted doorway for No. 1, located at the junction of the second and third units. On either side of this doorway are deeply-recessed four-light chamfered mullion windows, both missing the first and third mullions. There is an irregular joint in the masonry to the left, which may indicate the position of a former doorway. Additionally, there is a 19th-century window in the first unit and three similar windows on the first floor.

The left return wall, which belongs to No. 2, is built in two sections. The right-hand section features a recessed mullioned window on each floor, resembling those of No. 1 but with five lights, lacking the first and fourth mullions, and both are topped with hoodmoulds that have double-returned ends. A sundial is situated between these windows. In the centre of this wall is an inserted doorway, and to the left of it is a double-chamfered mullioned window with six lights, missing the first, third, and fifth mullions, along with a formerly four-light window above that has been altered. The roof is hipped at the angle, with a corniced chimney at the junction and additional chimneys at both gables.

Inside, No. 2 features a beam in the right-hand room that has a deep chamfer and cyma stops. No. 1 has one beam in each room, both with smaller chamfers and stops.