Former Malthouse Attached To Right Side Of The Willow Tree

The former malthouse attached to the right side of The Willow Tree is a disused building that was originally a theatre, dating from around 1819 with later additions and alterations. It is constructed of red brick, with uncoursed limestone rubble on the left side and regularly coursed limestone on the rear gable. The building features a slate roof that has a gable positioned at right angles to the street. It stands three levels high and includes a stone band with widely spaced dentils on the front gable, along with brick dentilled eaves cornices on the left and right sides. The facade has three bays, with the central bay slightly projecting. It has segmental-headed fixed-light windows and a door located at the lower right, along with an infilled roundel on the gable. The right return also displays three tiers of segmental-headed windows and double doors, one on each floor to the left, and an infilled round-headed arch on the rear gable. There is a mid- to late 19th century two-storey gabled range at the rear. The interior could not be inspected during the re-survey in August 1985, but it is reported to retain features from its time as a malthouse, although all theatre fittings have been removed. The building was opened as a theatre in 1819 and converted to a malthouse in the 1850s.