1-6, Ropework Row

A terrace of four houses, now divided into six units, was built around the 1760s. The houses are constructed of local Nacevallen stone rubble, with granite jambstones and quoins, and have brick arches with projecting keystones above the openings. They are all covered by a common roof, with a half-hip at each end. The original roof covering was scantle slate, but numbers 1 and 6 now have asbestos slate, while numbers 2 and 3 have been re-slurried. Brick chimneys are located at each end of the terrace and above the three internal cross walls.

Originally, the three houses were arranged with rooms on either side of a central passage, with a central staircase and smaller service rooms to the rear. Numbers 2 and 3 have been subdivided into four units. The south front has nine windows, comprising three symmetrical three-window sections and a later one-window section at the right. A doorway has been inserted to the right of the original entrance in the second house. Numbers 1 and 2 retain their original four-panel doors, with number 2 having later glazing added to the top panels. The window and door openings are shallowly arched.

Originally, the windows were wide and featured three-light casements made of Burmese hardwood, with eight panes per light. These casements have ovolo-mouldings and pintail hinges for the central opening light. Narrower two-light casements were originally above the doorways. Number 1 has circa early 19th-century tripartite hornless sash windows on either side, and a hornless sash with 16 panes over the door. Number 2 has an original 18th-century window to the first floor on the left, and a later casement below. Number 3 has 20th-century steel casements. Numbers 5 and 6 have their original 18th-century windows, except for the ground floor on the left of number 5, which has a later tripartite sash with glazing bars. Number 6 is rendered and has 20th-century windows.

The rear of the buildings retains many original 18th-century two-light casements with eight panes to the ground floor and six panes to the first floor. Number 1 has three original windows to the first floor and one to the ground floor. Number 2 has two original first-floor windows. Numbers 4 and 5 have three original first-floor windows, with only number 4 having a ground-floor window. The interiors were not inspected. The terrace is believed to have been built for workers at a nearby smelting works. It represents a rare example of a symmetrical terrace of houses dating from this period.