Thatchers Arms Inn

The Thatchers Arms Inn, located on Warley Road in Great Warley, is a public house dating back to the 17th century, with later alterations in the 18th and 19th centuries. The building is timber-framed and plastered, with some rendering to imitate ashlar. The roof is a mansard style covered in a mix of peg and machine-made tiles, featuring a central red brick stack. The building has a rectangular plan with a cross-wing to the north.

The east front has a three-window range with three doorways. The ground floor features early 19th-century sash windows with glazing bars (1x4, 3x4, 1x4 panes), along with doorways containing panelled doors – one with six heavy beaded panels, and the others with recessed lower panels and glazed upper panels. First-floor windows are 3-light casements, and the attic has two dormers with hipped roofs and renewed 2-light casement windows. The west elevation, largely obscured by later 19th and 20th-century additions, includes a timber-framed and rendered cross-wing with a peg-tiled lean-to and yellow brick stack. The principal range has a 19th-century red brick lean-to and early house wall containing narrow 2-light windows. The south elevation features a 19th-century yellow brick stack, a dormer doorway for a fire escape, and a small 20th-century flat-roofed addition to the north.

The interior has been largely rebuilt, but some original tie-beams and binding joists remain exposed, displaying chamfers with simple run-out stops, indicative of 17th-century craftsmanship. A central stack on the ground floor has been restored, revealing original 17th-century bricks, a wooden lintel, and an inglenook seat. Primary braced framing is visible in a rear wall. The Thatchers Arms, along with other buildings around the village green, forms a notable group.