1, 2 and 3 Lea Road

A late 18th-century mill manager's house, extended to form workers' cottages during the 19th century, refurbished in the 21st century. The building is constructed of coursed gritstone with slate roofs.

The three cottages are arranged as a linear range facing east, with a complex plan reflecting their development. The original late 18th-century mill manager's house at the south end has an L-shaped plan created by a rear western extension. The two cottages to the north share a lean-to range to their rear.

The original mill manager's house forms a three-bay dwelling with gable end chimney stacks and symmetrical fenestration across three storeys. A central entrance is placed beneath a large stone lintel. Each bay contains window openings on each floor, each with a stone mullion flanked by casements. Most window frames are 21st-century timber replacements, though some leaded lights have been retained and restored.

An early 19th-century extension extends north from the original house, featuring an additional entrance under a stone lintel and matching window openings on each storey. A further bay at the very north dates to the late 19th century and has larger windows on each floor with stone surrounds. This later extension has two storeys rather than three, but the greater height between floorplates makes it equal in overall height to the earlier buildings. Two northernmost chimney stacks mark the 19th-century extensions.

The south façade of the late 18th-century cottage is largely blind except for a small single-light ground-floor window. A later two-storey gable-roofed range projects westward, housing the modern entrance to 1 Lea Road, with a further bay containing stone-surrounded windows.

The west elevation displays the lean-to range at the north end with a tall brick stack and doorway, and the gable end of the original cottage's rear range to the south, featuring an additional stone stack and window opening.

The interior plan is irregularly arranged across three separate dwellings. The south cottage enters via the south elevation, leading directly to a kitchen and bathroom with mostly 21st-century finishes. A 19th-century plank timber door encloses a winder stair to the first floor. One reception room within the late 18th-century section retains its original stone fireplace surround with stone corbels supporting the large stone lintel. Built-in cupboards survive adjacent. A ceiling joist in this room is chamfered with run-out stops. On the first floor, two bedrooms occupy the space; the eastern room also retains a chamfered and stopped beam.

The central cottage is accessed via the original mill manager's front entrance, which leads directly to a staircase. A reception room to the north opens via an early 19th-century four-panel timber door with architrave and contains a fireplace with simple stone surround. The rear lean-to extension houses the kitchen. The first floor contains a bathroom and bedroom with stone fireplace and late 18th-century cast-iron grate. An arched niche with stone shelf stands immediately east of the fireplace. The first-floor landing retains a late 18th or early 19th-century cupboard with timber door and L-hinges. Two rooms occupy the second floor, creating a flying freehold arrangement with the southern cottage.

The north cottage is accessed via a doorway on the east elevation and enters directly to a reception room with cast-iron fireplace on the north wall. A chamfered ceiling joist is present in this room. An arched opening west of the fireplace leads to the late 19th-century section with higher ceiling heights and an additional fireplace with stone surround on the north wall. The east window retains 19th-century timber shutters. The lean-to range to the west contains the kitchen, with a winder stair in the south reception room serving the upper floors. The first floor holds a bathroom within the early 19th-century section and a bedroom to the north with stone fireplace and cast-iron grate. The second floor, within the early 19th-century part only, contains an additional bedroom.