No 40, Foulden

No 40, Foulden is possibly an 18th century cottage that has undergone alterations in the mid to late 19th century, with further changes and additions in the late 19th century. This asymmetrical, two-storey, two-bay building, which was formerly a smithy house, forms the end of a terrace and features a two-storey wing at the rear, along with a further single-storey wing beyond. The ground floor is constructed of rubble, while the first floor is made of tooled cream sandstone rubble, which is squared and rake-jointed in parts. The building also includes tooled sandstone dressings, a harled two-storey wing at the rear, and a rubble single-storey wing beyond.

The southwest (front) elevation has a projecting gable end to the right, featuring a centrally located Venetian window at the ground level and a round-arched window above it on the first floor. To the left, there is a single window at ground level in a recessed bay, with a plaque embossed 'JBW 1898' positioned above. A segmental-arched canopy connects this property to the one on the outer right.

On the northwest (side) elevation, the principal block has a modern timber door in a bay recessed to the outer right, and a projecting gable end to the left with a single window at ground level and a round-arched window above. A flat-roofed, two-storey wing is recessed to the left, featuring a modern door and window at ground level, along with a tripartite window on the first floor. Adjoined to the outer left is a single-storey wing with a boarded timber door to the right and a modern garage door to the left.

The building has modern glazing throughout, a grey slate roof with terracotta ridge tiling, and stone-coped skews. The ridge and apex stacks are brick-built with dentilled detailing and circular cans. The single-storey wing at the rear has modern pantiles.

An ancillary structure to the west is a single-storey, flat-roofed building made of rubble sandstone. Its southeast (entrance) elevation features a boarded timber door to the left and a single window to the right. The interior of this structure was not seen in 1999.

The site is partially enclosed by rubble boundary walls.