Tofts Farmhouse

Tofts Farmhouse is a farmhouse, likely dating to the late 17th or early 18th century, with extensions from the later 18th century and subsequent alterations. It is constructed of mixed random rubble with quoins; the front and west gable are lime-washed, and the roof is covered in stone slate. The farmhouse has a linear, single-depth plan, arranged along an east-west axis with an original two units and later a third added.

The exterior presents two low storeys with an irregular arrangement of four windows. The original two-unit portion features a very prominent, gabled porch of one tall storey, set to the left of the centre. This porch has an unusual two-centred arched doorway with a chamfered surround (which appears to be re-used), a board door, a stone-slate band above, and a round-headed blind window with roundels in the spandrels – a characteristic feature of Dentdale fire-windows, and likely re-used. The porch has a shallow-pitched roof with remnants of an apex finial. Stone-slate bands are visible to the left and right of the porch. To the left of the porch, the ground floor has a narrow six-pane fixed window and a square six-pane sash window above. To the right, the ground floor features a low two-light casement with a massive lintel and a square window (now boarded). The first floor to the right has a rectangular six-pane fixed window with one opening pane and a narrow one-light window. A small gabled porch with a glazed door marks the junction with the added third bay to the right. Each floor of this bay has a large three-light window with flat-faced flush mullions and plain surrounds; the lower window has a stone-slate drip-course, and the upper one has a blocked light. Large square ridge chimneys are located at the junction of the bays, with a smaller square chimney at the left gable, both with stone-slate bands. A cut-down rectangular chimney is present at the right-hand gable. The left gable and rear elevation have prominent through-stones on two levels. The rear has a rectangular six-pane stair-window near the centre of the two-unit portion, small one-light windows on each floor to the left, and a small square window at ground floor to the right; the third unit has a four-pane sash window on each floor.

The interior is not accessible, but visible from the exterior are two lateral beams and a large 18th-century stone fireplace in the original housepart, to the right of the main doorway.