Pair of cottages. Early - mid C19. Coursed squared sandstone with stone dressings and slate roofs with central brick ridge stack. Each cottage two storeys on base- ment and single bay. No 26 to right has board door with 2-light casement window to right, both below tooled large stone lintels. Above similar casement. No 28 has board door to right and 2-light small pane casement to right, both below similar lintels to No 26. Above similar small pane casement. Rear elevation has central board door in plain stone surround to basement stables and 16-pane sashes to each floor. Probably built for canal workers as is immediately adjacent to the Cromford Canal, built 1792.