Friars House

Friars House is a house that dates from the 15th, 17th, and 18th centuries. It is constructed of coursed squared gritstone, close-studded timber framing, and red brick, topped with a plain tile roof and brick coped gables featuring plain kneelers. The building has brick gable stacks and stands two storeys high with attics.

The east elevation consists of four irregular bays. The right-hand half has gritstone walling on the ground floor, which has been re-used from Dale Abbey. This section features a casement window and a small pane fixed light, along with a doorway to the right that has a stone lintel and a plank door. Above this is red brick with first and second-floor brick bands. The first floor includes a two-light and a three-light casement window, and there is a small square window in the attic. A dentil cornice adorns the taller right-hand part.

The left-hand part showcases close-studded 17th-century timber framing on part of the ground floor, with one curved brace. The upper floor jetties out, supported by two uprights, with the wall plate visible, while the rest has been replaced in brick. The ground floor features a doorway with a panelled door, a 20th-century casement window to the right, and a 19th-century three-light casement to the left. The first floor has two 19th-century three-light casements.

The stone ground floor continues along the north elevation and half of the west elevation, with brick above and first and second-floor bands. The fenestration is mostly irregular and from the 19th century. Inside, there is an entrance hall with an inglenook that contains an 18th-century stone fireplace with a bracketed lintel. The staircase features massive turned balusters from the 17th century, likely re-used, and there are exposed beams throughout.