The White Lion and attached stable block

The White Lion and attached stable block

This is a coaching or carrier's inn, probably dating from the late 18th century, with alterations and extensions from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.

The building is constructed of dressed millstone grit with painted ashlar dressings. The roofs are Welsh slate with brick and stone stacks.

The plan consists of three interconnecting sections aligned east to west. Each section is one room wide on each floor. The west and central sections are two rooms deep on each floor, while the east section is slightly shallower with subdivision only to the second floor. The central section has an attic storey. Two ranges extend south from the rear, with the ground floor of the eastern range set below ground level and containing an inserted mezzanine floor.

The principal façade faces north and appears as a row of three adjoining terraced properties. The east section is constructed of stone with ashlar dressings and rises three storeys. It has symmetrical pairs of horned sash windows to the first and second floors. The main entrance door is offset to the right, with both the door and ground floor windows having quoined surrounds. The section is flanked by two chimney stacks and has painted, rusticated quoins.

The adjoining central section appears as an extension to this building, of the same height and stone construction. It features individual and paired windows with wedged lintels arranged over four floors. The door to this section is also offset and has a bracketed hood.

The west end of the terrace is lower in height than the other two sections, with a rendered façade and a canted oriel window at first floor level.

The building extends south with a parallel range creating a double pile roof. The east elevation has a band of smooth, partially painted stone, with a change in stone coursing to the two gables suggesting the roof level may have been raised. An adjoining single storey wing of four bays features leaded stained glass windows with horned sashes to its east elevation.

The rear elevation has a stepped roof line with an irregular arrangement of windows in casements, sashes and fixed styles, including one with marginal glazing to the rear of the east section. To the west of the rear elevation is a range of single-storey stone outbuildings with pitched slate roofs, possibly including the former stable block. The southernmost part of this range features pairs of side hung doors with strap hinges.

The principal entrance leads into the lower ground floor of the east range, which contains a central pillar. Further rooms on this floor contain timber supporting posts with concrete flooring throughout. A winder staircase at the rear of the central section has turned balusters and a decorative outer string. Much of the interior fixtures, fittings and wall finishes on the first and second floors have been removed. Three fireplaces remain in place, possibly of 19th century origin, including one with a tiled surround. Some moulded door architraves and panelled doors also survive.