Rhydspence Inn

Rhydspence Inn is a house that has been converted into a public house. It dates back to the 16th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century and late 20th century. The building is timber-framed with rendered infill sitting on a rubble base, and it features some coursed rubble walling. The roof is stone tiled and laid in diminishing courses, with a rubble stack located at the center and at the north-east end of the ridge.

The structure consists of four framed bays aligned north-east to south-west, with a large central chimney and a porch wing on the north-west side. It has two storeys. The framing mainly consists of two rows of close-set studding per storey. The south-east elevation includes four rows of square panels from the sill to the wall-plate, with small solid braces in the upper corners. The south-west end has a jettied first floor and a renewed chamfered bressummer with pendant ball finials at each end, one of which has been renewed. Above this is a tie-beam truss with close-set and diagonal struts.

The porch wing features two rows of close-set studding at the first floor level, which is also jettied, supported by a plain bressummer on shaped brackets, with pendant finials at each end. The north-west front elevation has windows that are mainly 19th-century casements, including a 5-light window, a 2-light window, and a 2-light 20th-century casement on the ground floor, along with a 4-light and a 3-light window on the first floor. The porch wing has inner and outer segmental archways, a first floor 2-light 20th-century casement, and plank and battened studded double doors inside.

To the left of the porch is a lean-to addition with a catslide roof and a verandah at first floor level, which has a square ground floor window and door, with steps leading up to the verandah and an inserted 20th-century glazed double doorway. Adjacent to this lean-to is a 20th-century addition featuring a 3-light first floor window, and there is another 20th-century single-storey addition at the north-east end. Inside, the main ceiling beams are stop-chamfered, and the fireplaces have been altered.