Hold Farmhouse

Hold Farmhouse is a former farmhouse, believed to have been a flax mill, dating from the 16th, 17th, and 19th centuries. The building consists of two parallel ranges. The rear range features a first floor that is timber framed and rendered at the back, with a partly early 16th century brick left gable and a 19th century right gable. The ground floor is constructed of English bond brickwork from around 1600, with some 19th century patching on the exposed front wall, while the front range is made of 19th century brick. The roofs are covered with plaintile and slate.

The farmhouse is two storeys high and the rear range has five bays. The north elevation includes a 4-centre arched entrance with two orders of chamfered brickwork, topped with a rendered hood. There is a blocked opening containing a 20th century sash window with glazing bars, along with two additional 20th century sashes with glazing bars to the left. On the first floor, there is a three-light mullion window featuring cavetto and roll mouldings, along with two 20th century horned sashes with glazing bars. A 19th century wing to the south obscures all but one bay of the rear building, which is treated as one with the extension. A brick band runs along the first floor. The 19th century two-bay wing has sashes with glazing bars, similar to the left bay of the rear wing.

An external stack made of early 16th century brick is located on the left hand gable of the rear wing, with another stack at the rear of the 19th century wing. Inside the rear wing, there is evidence of original ground floor partitions in the left hand bay only. An opposing brick archway in the south wall features finely cut brickwork in two chamfered orders, with a moulded hood. The first floor frame is exposed, and some ground floor brick is visible in English bond. The first floor was formerly jettied to the south, and there are remains of early windows in the south wall. The roof features crown posts with square posts, some of which have cranked braces.