Building record 1487/0/2 - Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 Shaws Fold

Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 Shaws Fold, Holt's Lane, Styal. Formerly farmhouse and farmbuildings, later converted to seven mill workers' cottages. C17 additon at east end dated 1721, late C18 alterations to cottages. Largely timber framed on stone plinth, with additions at either end and raising of roof in wasted brick. Welsh slate and stone-slate roof. Long rectangular plan. 15-bay north front. Left four bays in brick. Remainder in small timber framing with some angle bracing, but central six bays have raised roof in brick. Five bays at right are the former farmhouse. East gable has date plague reading HTJ 1721. Full architectural description (1).

<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /1/289 (Report). SCH1934.