The Oxclose Public House

The Oxclose Public House is a public house built in 1939, designed by T Cecil Howitt for the Home Ales Brewery Company. It is constructed of brick that is rendered and painted, featuring reconstituted stone dressings and roofs made of Westmorland slate. The building has two brick ridge stacks and a brick plinth with a chamfered top. It is a single-storey structure with an attic.

The south-facing street front has a slightly projecting off-centre gable that includes a large canted bay window with a six-light mullion and transom window, along with a small two-light mullion window to the left. Above the gable, there is another six-light window. To the left, there is a set-back moulded doorway with double doors and ornate iron hinges, followed by another two-light mullion window. To the right, there is a set-back moulded doorway with a glazed door, leading to a large six-light mullion and transom window, and above it, an eight-light raking dormer window. Further back, there is another moulded doorway with double doors and ornate iron hinges.

The east gable wall features three pairs of mullion windows, with a six-light mullion and transom window above. The west garden front has a gable front with a five-light mullion and transom window, accompanied by a single and a two-light mullion window to the left, and another five-light window above. To the right, there is a slightly projecting gable with a large six-light canted bay window that has French doors in the centre, and above it, a four-light mullion window. The rear north front retains its original irregular openings and cellar access with a steel girder hoist.

Inside, the public bar preserves much of its original decoration, including an inset bar with a stepped horizontal front, original doors and door surrounds, and some original benches. The function room features original doors, plaster ceilings, and a bar front. Other bars also retain original doors, bar, plate rail, and plaster ceiling.