3 Farm Cottages, Swinton Hill

Mid 19th century with later alterations. 3 separate ranges of 2-storey cottages linked by tall rubble walls (rear elevations of ancillary structures). Nos 1 & 2: 4-bay; Nos 3, 4, 5 & 6: 8 bay; Nos 7 & 8: 4 bay. Squared and snecked tooled cream sandstone; droved sandstone dressings. Droved quoins; droved long and short surrounds to openings; sandstone mullions to canted windows; projecting cills. Gabled and skewputted dormers breaking eaves throughout.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION, NOS 1 & 2: each cottage comprising boarded timber door in bay to right; letterbox fanlight; stop chamfered surround; gabled window breaking eaves above. Canted window at ground in bay to left; gabled window breaking eaves above. Square-headed opening and tall rubble wall to right linking adjacent lower range. NOS 3, 4, 5 & 6: each cottage comprising timber door at ground in bay to left (part-glazed doors to Nos 3, 4 & 6); single window above. Canted window at ground in bay to right; gabled dormer breaking eaves above. Tall rubble wall and square-headed opening to right linking adjacent range. NOS 7 & 8: each cottage comprising timber door at ground in bay to left (part glazed door to No 7); single window above. Canted window at ground in bay to right; gabled dormer breaking eaves above. Lean-to addition recessed to outer right No 8.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: regularly fenestrated, projecting gabled wing to rear of each cottage. Ancillary structures (forming screen walls to front) set between and linking each range.

2-, 4- and 6-pane upper, plate and 2-pane lower timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roofs; raised stone skews; cast-iron rainwater goods. Regularly spaced corniced ridge and apex stacks; octagonal cans.

INTERIORS: not seen 1998.

GARDEN WALL: continuous rubble-coped rubble wall enclosing garden front.