Whitesmiths Arms Public House

The Whitesmiths Arms Public House is a building that was likely constructed in the late 17th century and has since been enlarged and significantly altered. It is made of handmade brick, with the front and left side covered in scored stucco, and features a slate roof with brick chimneys. The building is now double-depth with extensions at the back.

The exterior stands at two and a half storeys and includes four first-floor windows and three gables. There are moulded bands above the ground and first floors, which probably cover original brick banding. The ground floor has a doorway on the left side and two cross-windows, while the right side has a doorway between two similar cross-windows, all featuring 20th-century leaded glazing. The first floor has three similar windows, and the attic gables contain four-pane sash windows. All windows have moulded sills and surrounds. A ridge chimney is located at the centre, with a gable chimney to the right. The right-hand return wall has a small blocked segmental-headed window near the front corner and three two-light casements: one in the attic near the front, another at first floor level towards the rear with a brick label above it, and the third in the back extension.

Inside, there is a doglegged staircase from the ground floor to the attic, dating from around 1700. This staircase features a closed string, square newels, turned balusters, and a broad moulded handrail. A lobby at the foot of the staircase is formed by a wattle-and-daub partition. The bar, designed in the Art Nouveau style, includes mosaic decoration and was previously located in Glasgow. In the attic, there is an upper-cruck roof truss located approximately 2 meters from the west gable, with small dorsals supporting the lower of two pairs of original purlins. On the ground floor, there is boxing around the beams, which may conceal original features.