Black Lion Inn

The Black Lion Inn is a house that has been converted into an inn, dating from the early 17th century. It features a timber-frame and brick construction with a plain tile roof, and has two 20th-century brick stacks on the left side and one at the right rear.

The building stands three storeys high, with an attic and cellar, and has a two-window range. The late 19th-century windows are 2/2 sashes set in moulded architraves, with similar sashes in twin gables. The gables are adorned with moulded barge-boards that have pendants at their apex. A half-glazed double door is located to the centre left, flanked by matching leaded windows also in moulded architraves, and there is a moulded cornice above. The left and right gables feature late 19th-century brickwork, while the box framing has brick and plastered brick infill, with a brick and stone chimney visible at the left rear. The rear has a long central wing with lattice leaded casements and a cross wing to the left rear that is deeply jettied, supported by chamfered soffit joists on 20th-century restored posts and a bressumer. This wing includes a brick chimney and an 8/8 sliding sash window in a moulded case, along with 20th-century additions and brick infill with light timber-framing on the first floor. The rear also features two 4/4 casements.

Inside, there is an early 19th-century winder stair with stick balusters. The attic reveals an exposed earlier roof truss, and various rooms are present. On the first floor, there are panelled doors, wall paintings, and wall cupboards with panelling, as well as a plaster overmantle and a decorative plasterwork ceiling. A moulded stone fireplace with an oak lintel and moulded ceiling frame are also notable features. There is a 17th-century panelled room with a chamfered ceiling beam, a panelled alcove with a fireplace, a plank door, and 4-panel doors with moulded ceiling beams. The ground floor showcases some exposed timbers, while the rear range includes a bolection moulded stone fireplace, chamfered ceiling beams, and a cast-iron fireplace.