The Tram Inn

EARDISLEY CP HIGH STREET (west side) SO 3049 - 3149 7/72 The Tram Inn GV II House, now public house. C17 with C18, mid- to late C19 and mid-C20 alterations and additions. Timber-framed with painted brick infill on rubble base, painted brick and rubble replacement walling and additions, and machine- tiled roof with rebuilt rubble stack to front of ridge and rear brick stack. Three framed bays aligned north/south, the southernmost bay being a probable C18 addition. Two storeys. Framing: three and four panels from sill to wall-plate, collar and tie-beam truss with three struts and V-strut above collar at south end. East front elevation: there is a rectangular light, two 12-pane single-hung sashes, and a C20 rubble lean-to bay window with a 4-light casement on the ground floor and three 2-light casements and a 3-light casement on the first floor. Central entrance has a C20 gabled timber-framed porch and a 6-panelled door within. There is a C19 cross-wing at the north end. Two storeys with cogged eaves cornice. East gable end has a multi-paned sash on the ground floor, a 16-pane sash on the first floor and a half-glazed C19 door. Also lean-to outshut at south end with a 12-pane single-hung sash in its east elevation. The building is prominently situated at the north end of the village and adjoins Cartref, Whitney Road (south side)(qv). Included for group value. (RCHM, III, p 54, item 11).

Listing NGR: SO3104249610