Earl de Grey Public House

The Earl de Grey Public House likely dates from the early to mid-19th century, with later alterations. It is constructed of rendered brick with a faience ground floor dating to around 1913 and has a slate roof. The building is three storeys high.

The pub’s principal elevation faces onto Castle Street, comprising the former numbers 8 and 7. A heavily altered rear range and a 2003 extension, built on the site of the former number 6, are not included in the listing.

The four-bay principal front has a green faience ground floor with a moulded plinth and cornice, and a panelled stall riser. Ionic pilasters are set upon pedestals, with plain consoles above the capitals supporting the cornice. The main entrance is located slightly left of centre and features a panelled door with a surround rising to a swan-necked pediment displaying a coat of arms and a festoon. Wide two-light windows with segment-headed lights, later vertical glazing bars, and modern glazing flank the doorway. A narrower doorway with a four-panel door and overlight exists to the far right of the ground floor. Cream-coloured signage fascias sit above the windows, with green faience relief lettering reading ‘Earl de Grey’. A plain fascia is positioned above the secondary entrance. Replaced two-over-two sash windows, which are currently boarded over externally, have moulded surrounds to the upper floors. A sill band runs along the second floor, and the eaves are dentilled and painted black. A substantial chimneystack rises from the western end of the roof. Following the demolition of number 6 in 1988, short brick buttresses have been added to support the pub's now-external east wall.

The ground-floor faience continues around the west gable return, covering half of it, with two windows separated by a pilaster. Plain signage fascia panels are positioned above. The northern half of the gable features window and ventilation openings of varying sizes.

The interior has been heavily altered and lacks features of historic interest and is therefore excluded from the listing.