Freshneys Hotel

Freshney's Hotel comprises two houses, now combined as a hotel. The first house dates from the early 18th century and was altered with the addition of a rear wing in the late 18th century. The second house was built around 1785, with a 19th-century wing added later. It was initially built for Thomas Brook, who already occupied the earlier house.

The front of the first house, located to the left, is of orange brick in Flemish bond, set on a painted stone plinth, and has three windows over three storeys. The second house has a single window and is of a later date. Each house features a doorcase with narrow pilaster jambs, a fluted impost band, and a flat hood supported by attenuated grooved brackets. The doors are panelled with six raised and fielded panels, each topped by a fanlight with glazing bars. Ground-floor windows are single-pane sashes set beneath painted fascia boards. The first house has twelve-pane sashes to the first floor and four-pane sashes to the second floor; the later house has a sixteen-pane sash to the first floor and a squat six-pane sash to the second. All windows have flat arches constructed of gauged brick. Painted stone sills are present on all windows. The first house has three-course raised brick bands to its first and second floors. A common dentilled and modillioned eaves cornice runs between the two houses, incorporating an initialled inverted bell rainwater head.

The rear of the first house has a two-storey staircase window with glazing bars, a fifteen-pane sash on the first floor, and a sixteen-pane sash on the second floor, all with segmental arches. A rear wing is constructed of orange-brown brick in stretcher bond with a tiled roof and a gabled profile. The second house features a sixteen-pane sash on the first floor and a twelve-pane sash on the second floor, again with segmental arches. A continuous console cornice runs along the eaves of both houses.

The interior was not inspected, but records indicate late 18th-century fittings, including the first flight of the staircase. The upper flights of the staircase date from the early 18th century, featuring turned balusters, a close-moulded string, and a heavy handrail.