The barn was partly walled in brick in the 17th century and in stone in the 18th century, then largely rebuilt in stone in the 21st century. It is now in sandstone with a blue slate roof, and has four bays. Inside the barn are three cruck frames.[2][3]
The stocks are to the south of Ringley Old Bridge. They consist of two stone posts with slots in their inner faces, and timber foot boards containing two tiers of foot holes.[4]
The farmhouse, which was extended later in the 17th century and again in the 18th century, is timber framed with walls of brick and stone, and with a stone-flagged roof. There are two storeys and two bays, a double-depth plan, and two one-bay two-storey extensions to the north. Inside are partitions with wattle-and-daub and lath-and-plaster infill.[2][5]
The byre is in sandstone with quoins and a stone-flagged roof. It has two storeys, a feeding passage at the east, and three stock entrances in the west wall. Elsewhere are other openings, including doors, windows, ventilation slits, a pitching hole, and a first-floor doorway.[2][6]
The bridge carries road over the River Irwell. It is in stone and consists of three round arches with a plain parapet, the west arch being lower. There are triangular cutwaters rising to form refuges. The bridge is also a scheduled monument.[7][8]
The stable block is mainly in brick, with an east front in sandstone, and a stone-slate roof, and is in Gothick style. There are two storeys, with a hayloft above, a three-bay north range, and a single-storey south outshut. The openings have pointed heads with keystones. In the ground floor is a central doorway and two windows, all with brick jambs, and in the upper floor are three lunettes.[2][9]
The boundary stone is to the west of Ringley Old Bridge. It has a scrolled top and lines down the middle, and is inscribed with the names of parishes.[12]
The tower is all that remains of a church by Charles Barry. It is in stone and has three stages. The entrance is now blocked, and has an inserted window with an architrave and a hood mould. Above is a mullioned window, and a clock face on each side. At the top is a cornice and an embattledparapet with corner pinnacles.[13][14]
Originally a house, later used for other purposes, it is in brick on a stone base, with stone dressings, a sill band, a top cornice and a slate roof. There are two storeys and four bays, the second bay projecting forward, and the fourth bay recessed with an additional storey. On the front is a porch with paired Ionic columns, and above the door is a segmental fanlight. The windows are sashes, that above the doorway in an architrave, and at the rear is a conservatory.[15]
The milestone is on the towpath of the former Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal which is now disused. It consists of a rectangular stone post inscribed "M/71⁄4", indicating the distance in miles from Manchester.[19]
The milestone is on the towpath of the former Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal which is now disused. It consists of a rectangular stone post inscribed "M/71⁄2", indicating the distance in miles from Manchester.[20]
The milestone is on the towpath of the former Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal which is now disused. It consists of a rectangular stone post inscribed "M/73⁄4", indicating the distance in miles from Manchester.[21]
The church was designed by Sharpe and Paley to replace a church nearby. It is in stone with a stone-slate roof, and consists of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a north porch, and a chancel with a south vestry. On the southwest corner is an octagonal turret with a cornice and a spire.[22][23]
The church is in stone, and has a tiled roof with copedgables and finials. It is in Decorated style, and consists of a nave, north and south transepts, a chancel, and a steeple in the angle of the nave and the south transept. The steeple has a four-stage tower with diagonal buttresses, a stairway to the second stage with a balustrade, clock faces, and a broach spire. At the east end is a five-light window.[24][25]
The church, designed by J. Medland Taylor in Decorated style, is in stone, and has slate roofs with copedgables and finials. It consists of a nave, a wide north aisle with a north porch, a chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower has four stages, a west door, clock faces on four sides, and at the top are gargoyles and an embattledparapet.[26][27]
A former cotton spinning mill built with steel framing and concrete and encased in red brick with some yellow brick. It has a main long rectangular building with five storeys and a basement. At the northwest is a chimney 200 feet (61 m) high with white lettering, and at the southeast is a stair tower containing a water tank and with a domed top. There are smaller buildings including a single-storey engine house and offices.[2][28]
