The Griff House Hotel

The Griff House Hotel is a farmhouse that has been converted into a hotel. It has origins dating back to the 17th century, with a small wing at the rear, a front range from the late 18th to early 19th century, and additions from the mid to late 19th century. The 17th-century wing is timber-framed with rendered infill and a sandstone rubble plinth up to sill height. The front range and additions are constructed of Flemish bond brick and feature a brick dentil cornice. The building has old plain-tile roofs and brick ridge stacks, forming an L-plan that extends to a U-plan with rear wings. It is two storeys high with an attic and has a five-window range.

The front of the building is mostly symmetrical. It features a flush six-panelled double-leaf door with an overlight that has glazing bars, set within a moulded wood architrave and doorcase with fluted pilaster strips, large shaped brackets, and a pitched hood. Above the door is a painted stone panel inscribed with "George Eliot lived here 1820-1841". The central three bays are closely spaced. The ground floor has wood cross windows with many glazing bars and brick cambered arches. The first bay on the left has a small 19th-century single-storey addition with cross windows that have a horizontal glazing bar. There is also a small lower two-storey mid-19th-century addition on the right. The left side of the building features the 17th-century wing, which is two storeys high with a two-window range, although the framing on the right half has been largely renewed. There is a 20th-century open-fronted porch made of stone and sham framing, and a 19th-century ribbed door inside. The windows include 19th-century and 20th-century casements.

On the right side, there is a string course and brick corbelling at the gable, along with a two-light attic casement. A large 19th-century canted bay on the left has a French window with an overlight and moulded wood architrave, with sashes on the canted sides and a four-pane sash above. Beyond this is a 19th-century two-window range, with a late 20th-century addition across the ground floor and 16-pane sashes above. Throughout the building, the lintels are painted and rendered.

The interior has been altered, and extensive later 20th-century additions to the rear are not considered to have special architectural interest.