Wellington Hotel

The Wellington Hotel is a former town house, now functioning as a hotel and pub, built between 1764 and 1795 for Thomas Smith, a wealthy woollen merchant. Initially, it served as a town house, later becoming a school, and from 1818, it has been known as the Wellington Hotel. The building was also a meeting place for police commissioners between 1825 and 1839. By 1844, it was still owned by the Smith family, with Elizabeth Richardson managing the hotel.

The structure is primarily brick, with some parts appearing to be of various dates, and the front has been re-faced. It features stone dressings and a slate roof. The building has five bays, is double-pile with three storeys, and includes a wider bay on the right that previously served as a bar entrance. Notable architectural elements include a stone plinth, continuous cornices on the ground and first floors, and a modillion eaves cornice. The steeply pitched roof is complemented by a pedimented Ionic doorcase, and the entrance in the sixth bay is adorned with four Ionic pilasters and an entablature. Window openings are framed with moulded architraves; the ground floor windows have pulvinated friezes, while the first and second floors feature sill blocks. The ground and first floors have Victorian sash windows, and the remaining glazing is from the 20th century. The original glazing pattern and some original brickwork can still be seen in the gable.