The Free Trade Inn

The Free Trade Inn is a public house and shop located at 73 and 75 Castlegate in Berwick Upon Tweed. It was built in 1847, with alterations made around 1900. The building features ashlar stonework with ashlar dressings and a slate roof, characterized by raised gables and kneelers, along with two brick gable stacks. The ground floor is rusticated, while the first and second floors have moulded bands, chamfered eaves, and raised quoins. It is three stories tall with a three-window front.

The ground floor has a central passage entrance, with an altered 19th-century shopfront on the left and a pub front on the right, dating from around 1900. This pub front includes panelled pilasters, a fascia board, glazed tiles, and stained glass windows arranged in a 3:1 pattern, along with a recessed four-panel door. Above, there are two 16-pane sash windows, flanked by an ornate iron pub sign and a sign board, with a plain sash window to the left. The second floor features three more 16-pane sashes.

Inside, the Free Trade Inn has an entrance passage with tongue and groove plank panelling and a series of four-panel doors. The bar to the right also has similar panelling throughout, with a side screen that is plank panelled, featuring glazed upper panels and dividing pilasters with moulded tops and ball finials, supported by curved iron braces. The bar area includes panelled dividing fluted pilasters, two fitted wooden benches, and a moulded fire surround. This building is listed for its well-preserved Edwardian pub front and interior.