The Chequers Inn

The Chequers Inn is an inn that dates from the late 15th century or early 16th century, with additions from the 17th century. An inscription below the jetty reads 'ANO DOM 1675 WT'. The building is timber-framed and plastered, featuring a tarred brick plinth and 20th-century plain tiled roofs. It has a rectangular painted brick stack on the left and a red brick ridge stack on the right. The main range is two storeys high with a cellar and includes three bays of the original jettied structure, along with a one-storey and attic range to the east that was formerly the 17th-century kitchen. There are three gable extensions on the north side.

The main entrance is accessed by three steps and features a four-panelled 19th-century door with a moulded wooden architrave. To the right, there is a large three-light transomed window, and to the left, a canted hung sash bay window. On the first floor, there is a twelve-paned hung sash window and two horizontal sliding sash windows above the jetty. The jetty fascia is moulded and supported by three jetty brackets. The lower range to the east has three small windows.

Inside, there is a painted clunch arcade with ten trefoiled arches above the fireplace and ogee-moulded ceiling beams. Notably, Samuel Pepys stayed at the inn in 1660.