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Detached five-bay single-storey house, c.1850, probably originally thatched with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to front. Reroofed, c.1930. Refenestrated, c.1990. Hipped roof. Replacement corrugated-iron. Iron ridge tiles. Roughcast chimney stack. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roof to porch behind blocking course. Materials not visible. Roughcast walls. Painted. Rendered margins to porch. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Replacement glazed uPVC door, c.1990, with sidelights and overlight. Interior with timber shutters to window openings. Road fronted. Tarmacadam verge to front.Detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding, c.1850, to north-east. Reroofed, c.1950. Hipped gabled roof. Replacement corrugated-iron, c.1950. Iron ridge tiles. Roughcast walls. Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Timber fittings.Detached three-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding, c.1850, to south-east possibly originally four- or five-bay. Reroofed, c.1950. Gable-ended roof. Replacement corrugated-iron, c.1950. Iron ridge tiles. Rubble stone walls. Painted. Exposed concrete block to side elevation to north-east (possibly dating to period of truncation). Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone lintels. Timber boarded door.

This house is an attractive long, low single-storey range that was probably originally thatched – the replacement of the thatch covering to the roof with corrugated-iron is nevertheless a vernacular practise and confirms the social importance of the building. Although altered over subsequent years, the original character of the building is still evident, most notably in the small proportions of the window openings that were formed so as to conserve heat within - the re-instatement of timber fenestration to the front (north-west) elevation would restore a more accurate representation of the original appearance of the range. The low-lying nature of the piece is also in keeping with the roofline and streetscape qualities of the village of Johnstown Bridge. The house is attractively set fronting on to the road and is complemented by a small group of outbuildings, forming a prominent feature in the locality.