France Corner

A former row of weavers' houses, now a detached house, dating from the mid- to late 18th century with an early 19th-century enlargement. The building is constructed of coursed rubble limestone with ashlar chimneys and a stone slate roof. It is three storeys high with an attic, and has various extensions to the rear.

The main part of the front, to the right, is of earlier build and features three ranges of casements. To the left are two segmental arched, small-pane timber casements, while the top floor has leaded iron casements. The right side features three-light, chamfered stone mullioned casements, also with leaded glass to the top floor. A small, gabled roof dormer has a leaded casement. An addition to the left has three segmental arched windows; the central window on the upper floor is blocked, and the others are leaded. There are three doorways, each with a projecting, flat-roofed stone porch with a moulded cornice. The central porch has scrollwork, and the doorway has Gothic detailing. Three chimneys are set into the ridge of the roof.

The west end has a gable with a flight of stone steps leading to an upper floor doorway, which has a timber lintel and plank door; a small single-light window sits above the door. A parallel-roofed range extends to the east rear. Single-light windows are located at the rear of the main range. Inside, some stone fireplaces remain. The building is part of a group that includes Little France Corner, Fernleigh, and Halstead.