The Black Bull Hotel And Attached Water Trough

The Black Bull Hotel and attached water trough is an inn dating from the early 19th century, constructed from millstone grit ashlar with a stone slate roof. The building is two storeys high and features three bays. A later gabled porch is located in the center, which includes a 20th-century panelled door with an overlight set within a doorcase that has pilasters and a cornice. On both the left and right sides of the building, there are 16-pane sash windows on each floor, with a smaller 12-pane sash window above the door. All windows have plain stone surrounds with projecting cills. The roof has shaped gutter brackets and a central stack. The left side of the building features a round-headed staircase window. Attached to the base of the wall to the left of the porch is a stone water trough, which is hollowed out of a single boulder. This location is reputedly associated with Branwell Bronte.