The Milbank Arms

The Milbank Arms is a public house dating back to the 18th century, prominently sited within the village and oriented east to west. The building is constructed of squared stone with tooled-and-margined lintels, sills, and door surround, and has graduated Lakeland slate roofs, with the lower outbuilding having a tiled roof.

The inn has a linear plan with a rear outshut and comprises three former public rooms on the ground floor, accessed by an L-shaped corridor. A central, rear staircase leads to the domestic accommodation, and a small cellar is located across the corridor, accessible by a short flight of stone steps. A courtyard is situated to the rear, with a pair of outbuildings flanking the west side.

The main (south) elevation is symmetrical, two storeys high, and five bays wide. A central six-panelled door has a plain overlight, set within a raised stone surround, flanked by a pair of 16-pane unhorned sash windows (one of which is a replacement). Five identical windows are located on the first floor. Above and to the left of the door is an historic signboard displaying painted arms and the motto 'Resolute and Firm'. Stepped-and-banded end and ridge chimney stacks are visible. The rear elevation features an L-shaped outshut with an arched stair window fitted with a 16-pane sash with intersecting glazing bars at the head, and a first-floor 12-pane Yorkshire sash window to its right.

The interior is entered into a vestibule with a stone flagged floor and a timber glazed screen of small, coloured geometric panes leads to a corridor also with a stone-flagged floor. The public area consists of three rooms, only one - the tap room - being in regular use. The tap room features a stone-flagged floor, panelling to half height, a fireplace to the west wall, fixed seating with boarded backs, and a baffle by the door. A timber and glazed service hatch is still in situ, formerly used for service. The Domino Room to the left was not inspected; the Dining Room to the right contains a 20th-century fireplace and was formerly the location for monthly rent collections on the second Tuesday in January, where the licensee provided a cooked meal for the tenants.

To the west of the courtyard, a rectangular linear range with a lean-to roof includes four rooms: a coal shed, stable, and wash house, the latter with an original flue and set pot.