Buck I' Th' Vine Inn

The Buck i’ th’ Vine Inn is likely a late 17th or early 18th century public house, with later 18th and 19th century extensions and additions. It is constructed of brown brick in an English garden wall bond, with a stone plinth to parts of the building, sandstone dressings and a stone slate roof. The layout is a T-shape, consisting of a main range running parallel to the street and set back from it, a projecting wing, and a rear extension to its left. The building has two low storeys and a 1:2 window arrangement. The two-window main range features brick buttresses between the windows, a vertical joint in the centre, and 12-pane sash windows with raised sills. Ground floor windows have wedge lintels, and the right-hand corner is rounded at ground floor level, featuring protective stone quoins. A 20th century porch is located in the re-entrant angle, above which is a 12-pane sash window. The gable of the wing has a window on each floor and a rounded corner, mirroring the design of the main range. The rear of the building has a range of additions linking to a much longer and taller two-storey brick structure in a Flemish bond pattern. This latter range reportedly contains a small former theatre with a minstrels’ gallery on the first floor, although this has not been inspected. This range is attached to the former barn at the west end of the courtyard.