1, Apiary Gate

CASTLE DONINGTON APIARY GATE SK 4427-4527 9/34 No 1 - II

House, at one time a public house. C15-C16 in origin, mostly rebuilt mid C18 and later. Stone plinth, upper walls mostly brick, all roughcast and colour- washed. Dentil eaves, tiled roof with half-hip to front, central brick chimney. 2 storeys and attic; 2-bay original wing at right angles to road, with half-bay extension to right. Front end of main wing has traces of first and second floor band courses, C19-C20 bay window with pair of sashes to ground floor, C20 paired barred wooden casement to first floor, and small round attic w:Lndow with brick surround. Half-bay to right has steps up to C19 flush- panelled door in wooden architrave frame, and C20 paired wooden casement above. Interior: To centre of original wing is a cruck truss with blades missing below first floor level. Fragment of another cruck truss in far gable wall. Central chimneystack mostly removed C20, but winder stair on same axis retained. C17 stop-chamfered beams. Formerly known as the Bell and Crown Inn.

Listing NGR: SK4462627305