The Angel Inn

The Angel Inn is an inn that has been converted into shop premises. It dates from the late 18th century and likely underwent some alterations in the late 19th century. The building is constructed of red-brown brick laid in a 1:4 and irregular English bond pattern, with the ground floor rendered and featuring decorative hoodmoulds and keystones. The roof is not visible, but there may be coping left, and the end stacks are positioned forward of the ridge.

The structure has three storeys and attics above cellars, with two bays and a ground-floor passage on the right. The left side features a late 20th-century shop entrance and window, while the right side has a three-light window and a round-arched passage entrance at the far right. On the first floor, there are two casement windows with margin lights and flat brick arches, and on the second floor, there are two smaller, almost square casements, along with an inserted window between them. Stone blocks are set into the walls at the second and third floor levels. The left return has a tall staircase window with 8 x 4 panes, and the right return includes an entrance from the passage with double doors featuring three fielded panels in a moulded casing, topped with a fascia displaying the name 'Angel Buildings'.

Inside, the side passage entrance leads into a narrow hall with shop premises to the left and stairs at the far end. A timber partition on the right has a doorway and window into the rear premises, which were not examined. The cellars are accessed by stone steps and contain two brick segmental vaulted rooms at the rear, one of which has a stone barrel ramp and steps leading from the rear yard. The floors are made of stone, and a reused timber with a mortice hole and slots is used as a floor beam at the foot of the steps, while the front-room floor is supported by joists. The stairs from the ground to the second floor feature a finely turned column on vase balusters and a ramped handrail, although the handrail has been damaged due to scaffolding insertion on the upper floor. The ceiling beams on the upper floor are cased in.

The Angel Inn is noted as the oldest purpose-built inn building still standing in the yards off Briggate, and it likely originally had a higher elevation than the street frontage shops, with access from Briggate and Lands Lane.